East Marion, Florida
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| Males: 11,674 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 11,457 |  (49.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 46.0 years |
| Florida median age: | 38.7 years |
Zip code: 34488
| East Marion: | $44,680 |
| FL: | $69,303 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,502 (it was $14,237 in 2000)
East Marion CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $151,263 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
| East Marion: | $151,263 |
| FL: | $354,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $289,010; detached houses: $332,000; townhouses or other attached units: $219,714; in 2-unit structures: $201,025; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,483; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $329,373; mobile homes: $111,369; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $35,822
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Marion, FL
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- 17,86295.8%White alone
- 3892.1%Hispanic
- 1700.9%Two or more races
- 1310.7%American Indian alone
- 440.2%Black alone
- 340.2%Asian alone
- 40.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 40.02%Other race alone
Races in East Marion detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 496.0 square miles.
Population density: 47 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| East Marion CCD: | 1.2% ($539) |
| Florida: | 1.4% ($1,262) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Deltona, FL 
(41.6 miles , pop. 69,543).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (77.8 miles , pop. 735,617).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (817.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Astor, FL (4.1 miles ),
), Pittman, FL (4.2 miles),
Altoona, FL (4.4 miles),
Latitude: 29.20 N, Longitude: 81.82 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 352
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Florida: | 2.9% |
- Construction (14.8%)
- Health care (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Educational services (5.1%)
- Public administration (3.7%)
- Construction (24.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.1%)
- Truck transportation (4.1%)
- Utilities (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Health care (14.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.8%)
- Educational services (8.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.8%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (2.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.2%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.4%)
- Cashiers (4.9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Registered nurses (3.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.7%)
Average climate in East Marion, Florida
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 52.1. This is better than average.
| City: | 52.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 25.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 25.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2003 was 16.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 16.8 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Tornado activity:
East Marion-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/2/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the East Marion place center killed 13 people and injured 51 people and caused $98 million in damages.
On 12/31/1975, a category F3 tornado 23.0 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
East Marion-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 358.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 274.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 325.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 150.0 miles away from East Marion center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 151.5 miles away from East Marion center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 152.6 miles away from East Marion center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 9, Fires: 4, Tropical Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Marion:
- College of Central Florida (about 22 miles; Ocala, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,103)
- Rasmussen College-Florida (about 24 miles; Ocala, FL; FT enrollment: 5,736)
- Lake-Sumter State College (about 26 miles; Leesburg, FL; FT enrollment: 2,983)
- Saint Johns River State College (about 32 miles; Palatka, FL; FT enrollment: 4,698)
- Stetson University (about 34 miles; DeLand, FL; FT enrollment: 2,956)
- Wyotech-Daytona (about 43 miles; Ormond Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 2,295)
- Seminole State College of Florida (about 45 miles; Sanford, FL; FT enrollment: 14,124)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in East Marion: Big Scrub Camp (A), Big Trees Campsites (B), Caldwell Landing (C), Camp Oklawaha (D), Cedar Creek Landing (E), Cedar Landing (F), Conner Landing (G), Cracker Landing (H), Doe Lake Camp (I), Durisoe Landing (J), Piney Island Landing (K), Sharps Ferry (L), Wells Landing (M), Osceola Landing (N), Hickory Camp (O), Parch Landing (P), North Hunt Information Center (Q), Fore Lake Organizational Camp (R), Ocala Sand Pine Seed Orchard (S), Lake Catherine Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in East Marion include: Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Solid Rock Bible Church (B), Moss Bluff Church (C), New Beginnings Church of God (D), Forest Lutheran Church (E), Forest United Methodist Church (F), First Assembly of God (G), Saint Joseph of the Forest Catholic Church (H), Sandy Acres Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Long Cemetery (1), Waldena Cemetery (2), Old Grahamsville Cemetery (3), Gore Family Cemetery (4), Electra Cemetery (5), Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery (6), Altoona Hinson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Chain O Lakes (A), Lake Charles (B), Church Lake (C), Clear Lake (D), Crooked Sapling Pond (E), Deer Lake (F), Lake Delancy (G), Dinners Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Strouds Creek (A), Silver River (B), Salt Springs Run (C), Morman Branch (D), Hulls Creek (E), Eaton Creek (F), Dead River (G), Cedar Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in East Marion include: Farles Prairie Recreation Area (1), Fore Lake Recreation Area (2), Grassy Pond Recreation Area (3), Juniper Springs Recreation Area (4), Moorehead Park (5), Buck Lake Recreation Area (6), Lake Delancy Recreation Area (7), Ocala Wildlife Management Area (8), Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Florida: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 63.5% |
| Whole state: | 65.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 12.5% |
| This place: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.7% |
9 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010
91 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in East Marion:
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 12.7%
For population 25 years and over in East Marion:
- High school or higher: 70.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.0 |
| Florida average: | 12.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for East Marion, FL (based on Marion County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 59,057 | 236 |
| Catholic | 31,957 | 11 |
| Mainline Protestant | 16,032 | 59 |
| Other | 4,456 | 27 |
| Black Protestant | 3,996 | 28 |
| Orthodox | 82 | 3 |
| None | 215,718 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 51
| Here: | 1.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
| Here: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 151
| Marion County: | 4.66 / 10,000 pop. |
| Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 152
| Here: | 4.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 11.7% |
| Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Marion County: | 25.0% |
| Florida: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Florida: | 14.0% |
10.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,847 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.03% |
| Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($190 average AGI)
Marion County: 0.04% Florida average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lake County, FL |  0.61% ($43,731 average AGI) |
| from Orange County, FL | 0.37% ($43,703) |
| from Alachua County, FL | 0.35% ($48,132) |
6.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,379 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.78% |
| Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Marion County: 0.02% Florida average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Lake County, FL | 0.43% ($38,031 average AGI) |
| to Sumter County, FL | 0.36% ($51,992) |
| to Citrus County, FL | 0.34% ($44,196) |
Strongest AM radio stations in East Marion:
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCFI (1290 AM; 10 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WLBE (790 AM; 5 kW; LEESBURG-EUSTIS, FL; Owner: WLBE 790, INC.)
- WOCA (1370 AM; 5 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: WESTSHORE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRZN (720 AM; 10 kW; HERNANDO, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WQBQ (1410 AM; 10 kW; LEESBURG, FL)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in East Marion:
- WKSG (89.5 FM; CEDAR CREEK, FL; Owner: DAYSTAR PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WMFQ (92.9 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WNDD (95.5 FM; SILVER SPRINGS, FL; Owner: OCALA B/CASTING CORP., L.L.C.)
- WHIJ (88.1 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WWKO (91.3 FM; BELLEVIEW, FL; Owner: WALKER INFORMATION & ED INSTITUTE INC)
- W244BC (96.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
- W212BF (90.3 FM; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: CTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- W257BD (99.3 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)
TV broadcast stations around East Marion:
- WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
- WVEN-TV (Channel 26; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WOGX (Channel 51; OCALA, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WCJB-TV (Channel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 66.8%Electricity
- 23.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.8%Wood
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 68.2%Electricity
- 22.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.7%Utility gas
East Marion compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
East Marion on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of mobile homes (2,000+ housing units)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: driver/sales workers and truck drivers (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"