COMPARING TWO PLACES
Micanopy vs Alachua
PLACE A
Micanopy, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Alachua, Florida
Micanopy is 94% smaller than Alachua. Alachua earns more, with a median household income $9,426 higher. Alachua has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 8%).
MICANOPYALACHUADIFFERENCE
Total population65310,612−94% vs Alachua
Population density630293+337
Population growth8.0%16.7%−8.7 pts
Median age49.337.9+11.4
Male46.2%45.3%+0.9 pts
Female53.8%54.7%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born4.0%6.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.2%58.6%+10.6 pts
Black18.1%24.1%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%12.9%−11.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other11.0%2.3%+8.6 pts
Median household income$74,038$83,464−$9,426
Per capita income$44,642$43,906+$736
Poverty rate11.2%9.5%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.418−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%41.2%−6.7 pts
Graduate degree22.2%15.4%+6.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%1.4%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation67.5%62.4%+5.1 pts
Median home value$233,200$299,200−$66,000
Median gross rent$1,094$1,284−$190
Owner-occupied65.8%74.8%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.4%6.9%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households30.4%35.8%−5.3 pts
Average commute21.324.3−3.0
Worked from home9.4%21.0%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.5%5.6%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025