City safety & data profile

On Top of the WorldFL

On Top of the World, FL is a 13K-resident city in Marion County with a median household income of $60,670.

Marion County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for On Top of the World, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. On Top of the World has a population larger than 16% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $303,900.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 17%
By size
$60,670
Median income (place)
$303,900
Median home (place)
7%
Poverty rate (place)
My saved cities

The read on On Top of the World

On Top of the World posts a median household income higher than 23% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 24%
by median income, US cities

Where On Top of the World income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$60,670 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

On Top of the World $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading On Top of the World, FL beyond the headline numbers

On Top of the World sits inside Marion County, Florida, at roughly 29.12°N, -82.29°W. Population 12,668, $60,670 median household income. Median home value $303,900, median rent $1,212. Poverty rate 7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7%, poverty in On Top of the World, FL runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in On Top of the World runs about 5.0 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

22.7% of On Top of the World workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 14.8% in On Top of the World, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of On Top of the World workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 71.4 years, On Top of the World's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for On Top of the World from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,668
On Top of the World · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$60,670
-32% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$303,900
-27% vs avg
Median Age (place)
71.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Marion County): On Top of the World's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
400K+20%
Median Income
$61,010+55%
Median Home Value
$243,100+104%
Poverty Rate
14.4%-20%
Unemployment
4.8%-65%

Economics

Economics indicators for On Top of the World, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,212/mo
Poverty Rate
7% -44% vs avg
Unemployment 3.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 38.8%
Work From Home 22.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 89.6%
African American 4.1%
Asian 1.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
54.4%
Obesity
30.5%
Short Sleep Duration
29.2%
Physical Inactivity
26.2%
Diabetes
18.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
14.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
10.4%
Current Smoking
10.1%
Current Asthma
8.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 68.1%
Annual Checkup 90.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.2%
Binge Drinking
6.8%
Stroke
6.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect On Top of the World?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for On Top of the World right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet FL-ON-TOP-OF-THE-WORLD · On Top of the World

On Top of the World: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to On Top of the World; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Florida state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of On Top of the World, FL?
On Top of the World, FL has a population of 12,668 people, located in Marion County, Florida.
What is the median household income in On Top of the World?
The median household income in On Top of the World, FL is $60,670 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7%.
What is the median home value in On Top of the World?
The median home value in On Top of the World, FL is $303,900. Median rent is $1,212/month.
What are the top health concerns in On Top of the World?
The top health indicators in On Top of the World include High Blood Pressure (54.4%), Obesity (30.5%), Short Sleep Duration (29.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in On Top of the World?
The median age in On Top of the World, FL is 71.4 years. 38.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for On Top of the World, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($60,670 here).

Compare On Top of the World with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Using On Top of the World's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the On Top of the World area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare On Top of the World against Florida peers on any ranking lens. Explore Florida

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Marion County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.