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Alachua County (Central)--Gainesville City (Central) PUMA, FL

161,352 Population
72.6 square miles 2,221.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.8 ±1 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,321 ±$2,097 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$46,650 ±$3,231 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

36.9% ±3.8% (53,280  ±5,700) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.3 minutes ±2.4 (1,392,945  ±194,319) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters 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

71,155 ±2,632 Number of households
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2 ±0.1 (142,752  ±4,342) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.4% ±0.9% (804  ±506) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

74,207 ±2,471 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$276,100 ±$15,929 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

32.4% ±4.8% (51,987  ±7,752.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±5.4% (82,166  ±5,899.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
57.2% ±4.5% (49,149  ±4,423.4) 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)

17.9% ±1.7% (27,582  ±2,562.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 30.6% 6,520,270 (±0.1% / ±25,985.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.3% ±2.2% (19,880  ±3,660) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±1.2% (6,374  ±1,617) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,374 Total veterans ±1,617 5,048 Male ±1,303 1,326 Female ±1,033

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