County profile
Marion County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#288 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 83% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
101,916
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
8,389
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
442,660
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$61.0k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%±0.9%
Poverty rate
14.4%±1.0%
Business applications
8,249 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,177
27.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Nobility Homes, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$52.7M68B2AIM ImmunoTech Inc.Healthcare$88.0k36DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade28%
Health care24%
Food & accommodation15%
Manufacturing13%
Construction10%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
442,660
residents · 2025 · +17.3% since 2020
Income per capita $49.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+71,208
International migration+7,568
Natural change−14,367
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$10.8B2019
$11.6B2020
$13.0B2021
$14.6B2022
$16.5B2023
$17.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$243.1k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$42/mo
Vacancy rate
12.4%±0.7%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$1.2B
5,985 units · 13.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 99Hurricane 98Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2662016
2892017
3132018
3382019
3542020
4142021
5232022
5582023
5732024
5772025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -4% since 20216,2292021
6,4892022
5,1972023
6,7292024
5,9852025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.6 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
CSXT
Nearest port
63.4 km
PALATKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
16.9 km
OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.1k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $17.6B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.