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Marion County


POPULATION

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town 2002 2003 Change
Belleview 3,519 3,612 2.6%
Dunnellion 1,908 1,922 0.7%
McIntosh 455 450 -1.1%
Ocala 46,453 47,139 1.5%
Reddick 523 530 1.3%
Unincorporated 218,238 228,313 4.6%
Total 271,096 281,966 4.0%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase -1839 (0.0%)
Net Migration 24,889 (100.0%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14 58,140 (20.6%)
15-24 46,780 (16.6%)
25-44 72,119 (25.6%)
45-64 37,144 (13.2%)
65+ 67,783 (24.0%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003 2,979
Deaths, 2003 3,687
AIDS cases, (1981-2003) 592
Marriages, 2003 1,999
Divorces, 2003 1,417

Households, April 1, 2003
Total 116,403
Change, 2002-2003 4.0%
Average size 2.35
Average home cost (change from 2002) $131,542 (19.6%)

Per capita personal income
2001 $23,274
2002 $23,637
Change 1.6%


EMPLOYMENT

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries 70,668
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 2,200
Mining 141
Construction 7,258
Manufacturing 9,168
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 3,130
Wholesale Trade 3,149
Retail Trade 14,799
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 3,918
Services 26,907
Government 15,469

Major Employers
Marion County School Board 5,500
Munroe Regional Medical Center 2,500
Wal-Mart 2,182
State of Florida (all departments) 1,862
Publix Supermarkets 1,400
Emergency One Inc. 1,311
Ocala Regional Medical Center* 1,241
City of Ocala 1,216
Marion County Board of Commissioners 1,077
Department of Corrections 1,006
* includes West Marion Community Hospital


SALES AND INCOME

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
  2002 2003 Change
Gross Sales 7,033,632 7,523,309 7.0%
Taxable Sales 3,087,946 3,370,575 9.2%

Earnings, 2002 (in thousands)
Total earnings 3,255,282
Farms 56,431
Government 586,254
Manufacturing 381,789
Mining 5,855
Construction 261,967
Wholesale Trade 127,625
Retail Trade 408,215
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 222,975
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 176,998
Services 977,551
Agriculture Services 49,622


CONSTRUCTION

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location No. of Months Reported Total Residential Value Single Units Multiple Units
Belleview 12 6,672 46 13
Dunnellon 12 659 5 0
McIntosh NA NA NA NA
Ocala 12 48,441 211 491
County office 12 723,581 5,579 130
Total NA 779,353 5,841 634
 

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