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People QuickFactsMarion CountyFlorida
Population, 2012 estimateNA19,317,568
Population, 2011 estimate332,52919,082,262
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base331,29818,802,690
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012NA2.7%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 20110.4%1.5%
Population, 2010331,29818,801,310
Persons under 5 years, percent, 20115.1%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 201119.0%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 201126.3%17.6%
Female persons, percent, 201152.1%51.1%
White persons, percent, 2011 (a)83.6%78.5%
Black persons, percent, 2011 (a)12.8%16.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)0.5%0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a)1.4%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 20111.6%1.8%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b)11.2%22.9%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 201173.6%57.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-201184.2%83.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-20117.9%19.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-201111.8%27.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-201184.8%85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-201116.8%26.0%
Veterans, 2007-201143,5271,637,466
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-201125.025.7
Housing units, 2011164,0379,026,965
Homeownership rate, 2007-201178.4%69.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-201110.0%29.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011$142,000$188,600
Households, 2007-2011133,9777,140,096
Persons per household, 2007-20112.412.56
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011$22,328$26,733
Median household income, 2007-2011$40,103$47,827
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-201116.5%14.7%

Business QuickFactsMarion CountyFlorida
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 6,774 491,1501
Private nonfarm employment, 2010 73,940 6,626,5581
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 1.1 6.61
Nonemployer establishments, 2010 21,322 1,686,142
Total number of firms, 2007 29,443 2,009,589
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.5% 9.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.2% 22.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 28.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,841,509 104,832,907
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,639,464 221,641,518
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,218,810 262,341,127
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,060 $14,353
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 353,110 41,922,059
Building permits, 2011 361 42,360

Geography QuickFactsMarion CountyFlorida
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,584.55 53,624.76
Persons per square mile, 2010 209.1 350.6
FIPS Code 083 12
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Ocala, FL Metro Area

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Thursday, 10-Jan-2013 15:08:11 EST