OnaFL
This town of 44 people was settled in 1897.
Is Ona a good place to live?
Ona’s age of the median resident is 72.4 years, against 42.5 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 639 in Florida we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Ona. Ona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Ona stand out
Where Ona beats most towns.
44 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ona: who provides what
Ona is unincorporated, so Hardee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ona.
With 2.1 jobs for every working resident, Ona draws in 186 commuters
1.1% of working residents work locally in Ona. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Ona dropped by 136, to 187. The top destinations are Wauchula (19%), Arcadia (3%) and Avon Park (3%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 24 miles.
| Ona | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Ona is strong wind, at a very high overall level
Households in Ona have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 40% come from strong winds and 33% from hurricanes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Ona
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 49° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Ona is worth about $436K, on Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 6.3% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with most of Florida and the rest of the country, more of Ona’s adults have obesity
The share of adults in Ona who have diabetes: 18%. Two figures for adults locally: 21% smoke cigarettes, 19% report frequent physical distress.
| Ona | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 14% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ona | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.9% | 12.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 28.3% | 16.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 14% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Ona is conserved land
Ona’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. 2.0 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ona
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ona; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ona residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Every workday, about 186 people come to Ona for work
Where Ona’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Ona
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ona, FL a good place to live?
Ona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.