Alachua County, FL

County

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    2024 Population
    285,492
    US Senator
    Rick Scott
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Ashley Moody
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    32.3
    0.311% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    21.2%
    7.64% 1-year increase
    2024 Median Household Income
    $61,949
    3.84% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $288,800
    8.25% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    137,362
    1.55% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Alachua County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    94.8% of the residents in Alachua County, FL are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Alachua County, FL are University of Florida (19,056 degrees awarded in 2024), Santa Fe College (3,271 degrees), and University of Florida-Online (1,034 degrees).

    In 2024, the median property value in Alachua County, FL was $288,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.1%.

    Most people in Alachua County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Alachua County, FL was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Alachua County, FL is home to a population of 285k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.5% of Alachua County, FL residents were born outside of the country (33k people).

    In 2024, there were 3.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (164k people) in Alachua County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 17.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    94.8%
    2024 Citizenship
    94.8%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 94.8% of Alachua County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alachua County, FL was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alachua County, FL
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      164k ± 908
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      54.2k ± 908
    3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
      17.2k ± 634
    12.6%
    Hispanic Population
    35.9k people

    In 2024, there were 3.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (164k people) in Alachua County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 17.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    12.6% of the people in Alachua County, FL are hispanic (35.9k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alachua County, FL as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

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    Most Common Origin
    1. Cuba
      1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
    2. Haiti
      364,479 ± 14,701 people
    3. Colombia
      327,463 ± 13,946 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    11.5%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    33k people
    11.4%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    32.1k people

    As of 2024, 11.5% of Alachua County, FL residents (33k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alachua County, FL was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      4,465 ± 501
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      2,932 ± 568
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      2,576 ± 467

    Alachua County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    92.6% of the population of Alachua County, FL has health coverage, with 51.2% on employee plans, 10.9% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 18.2% on non-group plans, and 1.71% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Alachua County, FL see 643 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (643 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 523 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 144 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    643 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Alachua County, FL

    Primary care physicians in Alachua County, FL see an average of 643 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (643 patients).

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 32.7% between 18 and 34 years, 31.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    7.42%
    Uninsured
    51.2%
    Employer Coverage
    10.9%
    Medicaid
    10.5%
    Medicare
    18.2%
    Non-Group
    1.71%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alachua County, FL declined by 4.9% from 7.8% to 7.42%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alachua County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

    Indicator

    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.62 in Alachua County, FL.

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    Health Behaviors

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    In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33% in Alachua County, FL.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 10.2% in Alachua County, FL.

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    Economy

    The economy of Alachua County, FL employs 137k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alachua County, FL were Educational Services (28,688 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (24,579 people), and Retail Trade (13,727 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($60,998), and Finance & Insurance ($55,794).

    Employment

    Occupations

    137k
    2024 Value
    ± 3,816
    1.55%
    1 Year growth
    ± 3.82%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alachua County, FL grew at a rate of 1.55%, from 135k employees to 137k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alachua County, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,385 people), Management Occupations (14,836 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14,804 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alachua County, FL.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    137k
    2024 Value
    ± 3,816
    1.55%
    1 Year growth
    ± 3.82%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alachua County, FL grew at a rate of 1.55%, from 135k employees to 137k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alachua County, FL, are Educational Services (28,688 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (24,579 people), and Retail Trade (13,727 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alachua County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Alachua County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $45,349
    Median earning men ± $2,061
    $37,118
    Median earning women ± $1,266

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($71,379), Manufacturing ($64,105), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,041).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($54,056), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,899), and Public Administration ($47,083).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    4.23%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 662
      Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
    2. 462
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. 390
      Retail Trade

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    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $1.72M
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    2. $443k
      Retail Trade
    3. $439k
      Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

    Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

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    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (43%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Jill Stein (0.396%)
      Green Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Florida

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    Rick Scott
    Senator from Florida1
    Assumed office on January 8, 2019
    Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.
    Ashley Moody
    Senator from Florida2
    Assumed office on January 21, 2025
    While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

    Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Alachua County, FL awarded 23,652 degrees. The student population of Alachua County, FL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 33,271 male students and 42,322 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Alachua County, FL are White (12,048 and 55.2%), Hispanic or Latino (4,997 and 22.9%), Asian (1,777 and 8.14%), and Black or African American (1,433 and 6.56%).

    The largest universities in Alachua County, FL by number of degrees awarded are University of Florida (19,056 and 80.6%), Santa Fe College (3,271 and 13.8%), and University of Florida-Online (1,034 and 4.37%).

    The most popular majors in Alachua County, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,174 and 9.19%), General Business Administration & Management (1,714 and 7.25%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (1,006 and 4.25%).

    The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $3,358 for in-state students and $15,000 for out-of-state students.

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

    University
    Measure

    In 2024 in Alachua County, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 24.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 44.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 75,593 (44% men and 56% women).

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    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    Universities

    In 2024 there were 75,593 students enrolled in Alachua County, FL, 44% men and 56% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 36,683 records, of which 56.2% were women and 43.8% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. General Business Administration & Management
      769 degrees awarded
    2. General Psychology
      676 degrees awarded
    3. General Biological Sciences
      612 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Alachua County, FL was General Business Administration & Management with 769 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Alachua County, FL according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. University of Florida
      19,056 degrees awarded
    2. Santa Fe College
      3,271 degrees awarded
    3. University of Florida-Online
      1,034 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Florida with 19,056 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    University

    In 2024, 10,136 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alachua County, FL, which is 0.75 times less than the 13,516 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 12,048 degrees mean that there were 2.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 4,997 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Universities

    Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,848) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Public, 4-year or above ($691) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Alachua County, FL was $288,800 in 2024, which is 0.868 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $266,800 to $288,800, a 8.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Alachua County, FL is 54.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Alachua County, FL have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alachua County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Alachua County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.01%.

    Housing

    Property

    $288,800
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$7,665
    $63,185
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$2,147

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alachua County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alachua County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    54.1%
    Homeownership
    2024
    64.7%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 54.1% of the housing units in Alachua County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.1%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alachua County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $61,949
    Median Household Income
    ± $1,676
    117k
    Number of Households
    ± 3,282

    In 2024, the median household income of the 117k households in Alachua County, FL grew to $61,949 from the previous year's value of $59,659.

    The following chart displays the households in Alachua County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Alachua County, FL is from Florida.
    0.471
    2024 Wage GINI in Florida
    0.473
    2023 Wage GINI in Florida

    In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (68%)
    2. Worked At Home (14.1%)
    3. Carpooled (8.53%)

    In 2024, 68% of workers in Alachua County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.53%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    21.8 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Alachua County, FL have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Alachua County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Alachua County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alachua County, FL have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Alachua County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.01%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    21.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alachua County, FL (56.7k out of 268k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alachua County, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 17.5% of the children was living in poverty in Alachua County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.4%.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 561 in Alachua County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 142% per 100,000 population.

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