Population 253,451
State Florida
Current Time
Area 875.02 mi²
Zip Codes 32601-32616, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32643, 32653, 32655
Per capita income $25,287

Cities in Alachua County

Alachua, Gainesville, High Springs

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.7 %
White alone, percent, 2013 71.0 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 5.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 23.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,152,244
Total number of firms, 2007 20,676
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 253,451
Households, 2008-2012 96,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.5 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 15,970
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $25,287
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 13.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 82,791
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 20.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 875.02 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 247,336
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $176,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,841
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $42,818
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 18.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$493,980
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 17,078
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 90.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 10.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.40
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 41.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 74.6 %
Population, 2010 247,336
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 36.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 282.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 55.3 %
Housing units, 2013 113,159
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,124
Building permits, 2012 589
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %