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Alachua County, FL

291,782 Population
875.6 square miles 333.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,376 ±$2,209 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,033 ±$3,409 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

23.9% ±2.3% (65,479  ±6,349) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.9 minutes ±1.6 (2,776,805  ±238,779) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 28.9 270,952,670 (±0.2 / ±2,105,094)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

126,187 ±1,805 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (272,599  ±364) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±1.3% (2,781  ±1,094) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

131,529 ±174 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$329,000 ±$13,494 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

23.6% ±2.9% (68,208  ±8,314.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • about double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.7% ±4.6% (171,051  ±8,290.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
54.5% ±3.5% (96,375  ±6,293.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.3% (32,941  ±4,431) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.8% ±0.9% (13,959  ±2,123) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
13,959 Total veterans ±2,123 11,488 Male ±1,821 2,471 Female ±1,268

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