| Marion County, FL | |||
| Change | |||
| 1980 | 1990 | 1980-90 | |
| County Population | 122488 | 194833 | 59% |
| % White | 83% | 86% | 3% |
| % Black | 17% | 13% | -4% |
| % Hispanic | 2% | 3% | 1% |
| % Under 18 | 26% | 22% | -4% |
| % Over 65 | 17% | 22% | 5% |
| % Under 6 | 7% | 8% | 0% |
| % Foreign Born | 8% | 4% | -4% |
| Education(% pop over 25) | |||
| % 0-8 years | 21% | 10% | -11% |
| % 9-11 years | 20% | 20% | 1% |
| % Completed H.S. | 36% | 35% | -2% |
| % Some College | 14% | 18% | 4% |
| % Bachelors or Graduate Degree | 10% | 12% | 2% |
| Persons over 25 | 78617 | 137001 | 74% |
| H.S. Dropout Rate | 19% | 18% | -1% |
| Labor Market Structure | |||
| Employed Persons | 43511 | 74958 | 72% |
| % Operators, Nonfarm Laborers & Service | 31% | 29% | -2% |
| % Professional & Technical | 11% | 14% | 2% |
| % Managers & Administrators | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| % Sales Workers | 12% | 16% | 4% |
| % Clerical | 15% | 14% | -1% |
| % Craft Workers | 14% | 13% | -1% |
| % Operators | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| % Nonfarm Laborers | 6% | 4% | -1% |
| % Service Workers | 15% | 14% | -1% |
| % Farm Workers | 6% | 5% | -2% |
| % Males Working less than 26 weeks | 47% | 46% | -1% |
| Males over 16 | 44873 | 73907 | 65% |
| Poverty and Welfare | |||
| % Persons in Impoverished Families | 18% | 15% | -3% |
| % Whites in Poverty | 13% | 11% | -2% |
| % Blacks in Poverty | 44% | 38% | -5% |
| % Hispanics in Poverty | 22% | 22% | 0% |
| % Families Receiving Welfare or PA | 8% | 6% | -1% |
| Income | |||
| Aggregate Income | $600,923,145 | $1,886,119,837 | 214% |
| Number of Families | 35384 | 57770 | 63% |
| Average Family Income | $16,983 | $32,649 | 92% |
| Aggregate Wage and Salary Income | $427,428,710 | $1,380,175,471 | 223% |
| Wage & Salary Households | 29179 | 50586 | 73% |
| Average Wage & Salary Income | $14,649 | $27,284 | 86% |
| Aggregate Self-Employed Income | $66,935,675 | $145,504,840 | 117% |
| Self-Employed Households | 5632 | 8677 | 54% |
| Average Self-Employed Income | $11,885 | $16,769 | 41% |
| Aggregate Earned Income | $494,186,855 | $1,525,680,311 | 209% |
| Earned Income Households | 31322 | 53023 | 69% |
| Average Earned Income | $15,778 | $28,774 | 82% |
| Average Welfare Income per Household | $2,164 | $3,497 | 62% |
| Households Grouped by Income Level | |||
| Income Under $5,000 | 8071 | 5256 | -35% |
| Income of $5,000-9,999 | 10716 | 8749 | -18% |
| Income of $10,000-14,999 | 9400 | 10098 | 7% |
| Income of $15,000-24,999 | 10874 | 19427 | 79% |
| Income of $25,000-49,999 | 5207 | 25521 | 390% |
| Income over $50,000 | 1275 | 9513 | 646% |