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34472 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34472 covers Ocala, Florida, with a population of about 34,665 and a median household income of $61,635.

Population
34,665955 per square mile
Median age
40.11.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,63514% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$236,150up 30.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,23221% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
18.6%16.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.7%13.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
329

Where 34472 is

Ocala, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population34,665
Median age40.1
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US10.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.1%
White (non-Hispanic)49.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)20.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino25.1%
Veterans9.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,635
Income per person$29,979
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,140
Mean adjusted gross income$48,920
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.2%
Returns, under $25k32.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$185,900
Median gross rent$1,232
Rent as a share of household income31.6%
Owner-occupied78.7%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house85.2%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units4.4%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home6.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$236,150as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 134.6%
Typical asking rent$1,679as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$248,913$67,231

$87,699 in 2004 to $236,150 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,679$1,516

$1,516 in 2022 to $1,679 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%
High school diploma or higher85.9%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone76.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments329
People employed4,068
Annual payroll$192,504,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 45.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.2 out of 100
Community resilience14.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$61,635$71,711$78,538
Income per person$29,979$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$185,900$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,232$1,564$1,348
Homeownership78.7%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.2%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US10.6%21.4%13.9%
Median age40.142.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOCALA, FL US8 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January70.6°F / 45.6°F3.38 in rain
February73.7°F / 48.4°F2.94 in rain
March78.6°F / 52.1°F3.68 in rain
April83.9°F / 57.4°F2.22 in rain
May88.9°F / 63.9°F3.53 in rain
June91°F / 70.4°F7.41 in rain
July92°F / 72.2°F6.94 in rain
August91.6°F / 72.5°F7.07 in rain
September89.5°F / 70.3°F6.49 in rain
October84.3°F / 62.7°F3.21 in rain
November77.2°F / 53.5°F2.09 in rain
December72.2°F / 48.3°F2.68 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket41% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Marion County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32111 Candler, FL8.1 km away
34420 Belleview, FL8.5 km away
34480 Ocala, FL9 km away
34470 Ocala, FL11.2 km away
34478 Ocala, FL12.2 km away
34471 Ocala, FL12.3 km away
32183 Ocklawaha, FL12.4 km away
34491 Summerfield, FL12.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.28 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq mi
Population density955 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.1253, -82.0086

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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