Marion County, FL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Marion County, Florida. Population: 378.2K.

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Median Home Price

$286.6K

Based on 23 cities

Median Household Income

$58.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

4.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$73.2K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,659

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.58%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,449

Property Tax$138

Insurance$119

Total Monthly$1,707

Historical Home Prices

2015

$126.4K

2016

$137.0K

+8.4%%

2017

$150.0K

+9.5%%

2018

$161.2K

+7.5%%

2019

$171.4K

+6.4%%

2020

$188.8K

+10.1%%

2021

$234.9K

+24.4%%

2022

$285.7K

+21.6%%

2023

$284.0K

-0.6%%

2024

$281.6K

-0.9%%

2025

$271.4K

-3.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.5%%

Below national average

Population Density

238

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

7.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

66.8%

Black

12.2%

Hispanic

15.9%

Asian

1.5%

Two or More Races

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

71°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

213

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

52.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 95/100

January Low

21°F

Average winter low

July High

85°F

Average summer high

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