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Population (year 2000): 45,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 49,745 (+8.3% change)
Males: 21,726 (47.3%), Females: 24,217 (52.7%)
Marion County
Zip codes:
34470,
34471,
34472,
34473,
34474,
34475,
34476,
34479,
34480,
34481,
34482.
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $30,888 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ocala:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.6%)
- Black (22.1%)
- Hispanic (5.7%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.1%), Irish (11.7%),
English (11.0%), United States (6.7%), Italian (5.4%), French
(3.2%).
Elevation: 73 feet
Land area: 38.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ocala
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ocala city
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 14.6%
4.5% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,726 (+6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Ocala:
- MUNROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (131 SW 15TH
ST)
- OCALA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1431 SW FIRST
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ocala:
- VILLAGES REGIONAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 23 miles; THE
VILLAGES, FL)
- NATURE COAST HOSPITAL INC SWB (about 29 miles;
WILLISTON, FL)
- CITRUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; INVERNESS,
FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ocala:
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 7 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 36 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL;
ID: GNV)
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 69 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ocala:
- DUNNELLON/MARION CO & PARK OF COMMERCE (about 19
miles; DUNNELLON, FL; ID: X35)
- WILLISTON MUNI (about 26 miles; WILLISTON, FL; ID:
X60)
- INVERNESS (about 30 miles; INVERNESS, FL; ID: X40)
Amtrak station:
OCALA (531 N.E. 1ST AVE.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/Universities in Ocala:
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,101; Location: 3001 SW COLLEGE RD; Public;
Website: www.cfcc.cc.fl.us)
- WEBSTER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 328;
Location: 2221 SW 19th Avenue Road; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.webstercollege.com)
- MARION COUNTY SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
(FT enrollment: 20; Location: 1014 SW 7TH RD; Public;
Website: www.mcctae.com)
- FLORIDA AUCTION SCHOOL INC (Location: 5305 S
PINE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.flauctionschool.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ocala:
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 38 miles; GAINESVILLE,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
- SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
- SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
- SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ST LEO, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,597)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 66
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
Public high schools in Ocala:
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,759;
Location: 7 NW 28TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,748;
Location: 1614 SE FORT KING STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,681;
Location: 10351 SE MARICAMP ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,518;
Location: 3733 SW 80TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- STOREFRONT (Students: 108; Location: 2091 NE
35TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Ocala:
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 780;
Location: 1915 SE LAKE WEIR RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- OCALA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 443;
Location: 1714 S E 36TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
- SHORES CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 243;
Location: 10515 SE 115TH AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- NEW GENERATION SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Location: P. O. BOX 1377; Grades: KG - 12)
- OCALA BAPTIST TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 14;
Location: 1484 NW 42 PLACE; Grades: 5 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Ocala:
- HOWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,257;
Location: 1108 NW MARTIN LUTHER; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST PORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,199;
Location: 3733 SW 80TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 972;
Location: 526 SE TUSCAWILLA AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FORT KING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 941;
Location: 545 NE 17TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 890;
Location: 375 MARION OAKS COURSE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 845;
Location: 3700 SW 43RD COURT; Grades: PK - 05)
- WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
776; Location: 537 SE 36TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 775;
Location: 4751 SE 24TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 737;
Location: 207 MIDWAY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 4000 W ANTHONY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Ocala:
- BLESSED TRINITY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 670;
Location: 5 SE 17TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- FIRST ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students:
288; Location: 1827 NORTHEAST 14TH STREET; Grades: PK -
8)
- GRACE EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 503 SE BROADWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- OCALA WORD OF FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 196;
Location: 5180SW 60TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 10)
- CORNERSTONE SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location:
2313 S.E. LAKE WEIR AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAULS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 121;
Location: 800 SE 41ST AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- HIGHLANDS BAPTIST CHURCH DAY C (Students:
119; Location: 3530 SE FT KING STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- GRACE BUILDING BLOCKS PRESCH (Students: 80;
Location: 2255 SE 38TH ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
- SHILOH CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location:
500 SW 17TH AVE.; Grades: PK - 8)
- THE SCHOOL OF THE KINGDOM (Students: 78;
Location: PO BOX 9083; Grades: KG - 9)
Library in Ocala:
- MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
(Operating income: $4,222,822; Location: 15 SOUTHEAST
OSCEOLA AVENUE; 343,913 books; 7,662 audio materials;
7,965 video materials; 350 serial subscriptions)
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