Ocklawaha is a very small town located in the state of Florida. With a population of 1,508 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ocklawaha is the 406th largest community in Florida.Ocklawaha is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ocklawaha is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ocklawaha who work in office and administrative support (15.23%), maintenance occupations (10.20%), and management occupations (8.19%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ocklawaha is worth considering. One downside of living in Ocklawaha, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.44 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Ocklawaha does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Ocklawaha, just 10.51% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Ocklawaha in 2022 was $21,894, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,576 for a family of four. Ocklawaha is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ocklawaha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ocklawaha residents report their race to be White. Ocklawaha also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.74% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ocklawaha include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Ocklawaha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
