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Ocala, FL
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Living in Ocala



Ocala is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 65,478 people and 50 associated neighborhoods, Ocala is the 49th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Ocala has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Ocala telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall education level of Ocala is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.28% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ocala in 2018 was $31,710, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,840 for a family of four. However, Ocala contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ocala is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ocala home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ocala residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Ocala also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ocala include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Ocala is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.