High Springs is home to 6,544 people in Florida. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,681 people. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 3%. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Florida median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,421, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 166%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about High Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$101,763 → $320,700(+215%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share29.7% → 14.2%(−15.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population3,188 → 6,544(+105%)US over the same years: +35%
High Springs's population equals 2.3% of Alachua County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.2%(136)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)49.2%(196)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.2%(148)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 398 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
High Springs, decade by decade
High Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,188
$54,837
$101,763
9.4%
56.9
2000
3,863
$62,581
$120,776
15.7%
52.2
2010
5,350
$78,803
$234,487
27.8%
48.1
2020
6,215
$75,436
$213,198
25.8%
56.3
2024
6,544
$94,421
$320,700
38.5%
61.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
