COMPARING TWO PLACES
Live Oak vs Alachua
PLACE A
Live Oak, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Alachua, Florida
Live Oak is 55% larger than Alachua. Alachua earns more, with a median household income $3,768 higher.
LIVE OAKALACHUADIFFERENCE
Total population16,42610,612+55% vs Alachua
Population density3,453293+3,160
Population growth20.2%16.7%+3.5 pts
Median age35.737.9−2.2
Male46.4%45.3%+1.1 pts
Female53.6%54.7%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born9.4%6.4%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.4%58.6%−25.2 pts
Black17.4%24.1%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino40.8%12.9%+27.9 pts
Asian5.7%2.0%+3.7 pts
Other2.7%2.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$79,696$83,464−$3,768
Per capita income$41,485$43,906−$2,421
Poverty rate5.5%9.5%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.418−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%41.2%−9.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%15.4%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%1.4%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation69.4%62.4%+7.0 pts
Median home value$246,300$299,200−$52,900
Median gross rent$1,634$1,284+$350
Owner-occupied57.9%74.8%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%6.9%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households38.6%35.8%+2.8 pts
Average commute20.524.3−3.8
Worked from home15.0%21.0%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Uninsured12.1%5.6%+6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025