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Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County, Florida · ZIP 32044, 32601, 32603

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 291,782 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 112,776Households
  • $59,659Median household income
  • $266,800Median home value
  • 9Towns with a page
  • 24ZIP codes

Alachua County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+27.8%
200k225k250k275k300k2000: 217,95520002010: 247,33620102020: 278,4682020217,955278,468
Population of Alachua County at each census
CensusPopulation
2000217,955
2010247,336
2020278,468

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Alachua County
Under $50k43.2%
$50k to $100k26.3%
$100k to $150k13.9%
$150k to $200k7.7%
$200k and over9%

Median household income $59,659 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Alachua County
Owner occupied
60,974 units
Renter occupied
51,802 units
Vacancy rate
10.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Alachua County2023
Health care and social assistance29,215
Retail trade14,876
Accommodation and food services14,114
Professional, scientific, and technical services6,462
Construction6,154
Other services (except public administration)5,293
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services4,205
Manufacturing3,757

103,368 employees in 6,721 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Alachua County compared with its state
Alachua County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureAlachua CountyFlorida
Population281,75121,928,881
Median household income$59,659$71,711
Median age32.242.6
Median home value$266,800$325,000
Bachelor’s degree or higher47.7%33.2%
Foreign-born residents11.4%21.4%
Owner-occupied homes54.1%67.3%
Mean commute to work21.5 minutes28.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Alachua County9 with a page · sort by any column

Type
GainesvilleCity148,72064.0 sq mi
AlachuaCity10,85636.2 sq mi
NewberryCity8,32660.7 sq mi
High SpringsCity6,80623.0 sq mi
HawthorneCity1,5297.41 sq mi
ArcherCity1,1769.62 sq mi
WaldoCity8242.18 sq mi
MicanopyTown6601.04 sq mi
La CrosseTown3244.63 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 12 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

County officialsFrom public records

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Across Alachua County

Jobs across Alachua County

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.