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Census Tract 17.02, Alachua, FL

5,336 Population
2.9 square miles 1,837.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.7 ±10.3 Median age
  • about double the figure in Gainesville: 26.5 ±0.5
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Alachua County: 32.3 ±0.2

Economics

$55,595 ±$10,219 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Gainesville: $30,051 ±$1,513
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alachua County: $38,869 ±$1,312
$86,754 ±$21,466 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Gainesville: $46,195 ±$2,205
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Alachua County: $61,949 ±$1,676

5.6% ±2.4% (299  ±134) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Gainesville: 30.8% 39,803 (±2.1% / ±2,719)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Alachua County: 21.2% 56,741 (±1.2% / ±3,214)

16.8 minutes ±1.9 (29,765  ±7,617) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Gainesville: 18.8 1,100,965 (±1.1 / ±77,104)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Alachua County: 21.8 2,526,345 (±0.6 / ±91,502)

Families

2,361 ±428 Number of households
  • Gainesville: 59,816 ±1,159
  • Alachua County: 116,786 ±949
2.2 ±0.5 (5,180  ±786) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Gainesville: 2.1 127,890 (±0 / ±518)
  • a little less than the figure in Alachua County: 2.3 266,338 (±0 / ±440)

7% ±6.3% (64  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Gainesville: 1.9% † 957 (±0.6% / ±302)
  • more than double the rate in Alachua County: 3% † 2,423 (±0.6% / ±492)

Housing

2,497 ±437 Number of housing units
  • Gainesville: 66,114 ±995
  • Alachua County: 127,731 ±206

$319,600 ±$30,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Gainesville: $247,500 ±$6,472
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alachua County: $288,800 ±$7,665

12% ±5.8% (631  ±318.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Gainesville: 30.8% 44,598 (±1.8% / ±2,618.5)
  • about half the rate in Alachua County: 22.2% 62,841 (±1.1% / ±3,008)

Social

96.7% ±22.3% (4,049  ±635.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Gainesville: 94.3% 72,744 (±2.7% / ±2,451.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Alachua County: 94.5% 164,816 (±2% / ±3,446.9)
62.5% ±6.5% (2,615  ±517.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Gainesville: 53.7% 41,424 (±2.2% / ±1,815.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alachua County: 48.8% 85,009 (±1.5% / ±2,530)

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

8.6% ±4.2% (460  ±234) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Gainesville: 12.4% 18,010 (±1.1% / ±1,619)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alachua County: 11.6% 32,992

12.2% ±3.1% (551  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Gainesville: 4.7% † 5,976 (±0.7% / ±831)
  • about double the rate in Alachua County: 6.1% 14,408 (±0.5% / ±1,112)
551 Total veterans ±166 551 Male ±166 N/A Female ±21

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