COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Alachua County

Florida · 181,596 residents · 876 sq mi

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Alachua County is a county of 181,596 people in Florida. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. 23.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Florida median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

181,596

−17%vs 2000

vs 217,955 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 29.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

876 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024285K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(11,668)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(11,997)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(10,161)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.5%(17,210)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.4%(27,913)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.3%(33,252)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(26,071)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(15,060)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(11,499)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(9,779)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(5,380)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(1,606)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,084

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,426 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,252

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,465 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $553 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.2%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.9% in 2000

45.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.7%(151,817)

Black19.1%(41,597)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(12,493)

Asian3.5%(7,630)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.6%(140,900)

Black19%(34,539)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(6,678)

Asian2.5%(4,484)

Other0.9%(1,673)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.9%(8,254)

Puerto Rican2.7%(7,825)

Cuban2.2%(6,221)

Mexican1.6%(4,575)

Central American1.4%(3,897)

Colombian0.9%(2,522)

Venezuelan0.8%(2,414)

Dominican0.4%(1,276)

Spaniard0.4%(1,144)

Argentine0.3%(934)

Peruvian0.3%(887)

Ecuadorian0.3%(864)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.3%(830)

Salvadoran0.3%(787)

Honduran0.3%(757)

Nicaraguan0.2%(668)

Panamanian0.2%(429)

Chilean0.1%(381)

Guatemalan0.1%(356)

Bolivian0%(132)

Uruguayan0%(37)

Paraguayan0%(26)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.3%(6,476)

Chinese1.2%(3,514)

Filipino1.2%(3,388)

Korean0.4%(1,207)

Vietnamese0.4%(1,009)

Bangladeshi0.1%(311)

Indonesian0.1%(287)

Japanese0.1%(256)

Pakistani0%(141)

Taiwanese0%(138)

Burmese0%(33)

Cambodian0%(29)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Nepalese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(288)

Chamorro0%(123)

Guamanian0%(37)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

English12.8%(36,481)

German11.1%(31,632)

Irish9.4%(26,915)

Italian4.7%(13,473)

American3.8%(10,752)

Scottish3.2%(9,188)

Polish2.3%(6,484)

French1.7%(4,986)

West Indian1.5%(4,406)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(3,012)

Subsaharan African1%(2,907)

Swedish0.9%(2,527)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.9%(2,440)

Arab0.8%(2,309)

Dutch0.8%(2,209)

Norwegian0.8%(2,152)

British0.7%(2,058)

Jamaican0.7%(1,890)

Haitian0.6%(1,675)

Welsh0.6%(1,592)

Greek0.5%(1,560)

Brazilian0.4%(1,260)

French Canadian0.4%(1,192)

Hungarian0.4%(1,101)

Portuguese0.4%(1,058)

Canadian0.3%(901)

Ukrainian0.3%(865)

Iranian0.3%(797)

Danish0.3%(764)

Ethiopian0.3%(741)

Austrian0.2%(629)

Lithuanian0.2%(612)

Turkish0.2%(612)

Lebanese0.2%(551)

Finnish0.2%(470)

Slovene0.2%(448)

Swiss0.1%(390)

Nigerian0.1%(372)

Belgian0.1%(334)

Czech0.1%(310)

Egyptian0.1%(295)

Palestinian0.1%(282)

Croatian0.1%(278)

Romanian0.1%(271)

Israeli0.1%(240)

Slovak0.1%(226)

Kenyan0.1%(222)

Jordanian0.1%(184)

Armenian0.1%(161)

Latvian0.1%(149)

Syrian0%(133)

Australian0%(121)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(89)

Barbadian0%(63)

Iraqi0%(50)

Moroccan0%(37)

Macedonian0%(35)

Guyanese0%(25)

Bulgarian0%(19)

Serbian0%(19)

Ghanaian0%(17)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.7%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.5%(57,485)

Married40.6%(47,117)

Widowed2.2%(2,588)

Divorced7.7%(8,976)

Women 15+

Never married45.4%(57,713)

Married37%(46,980)

Widowed6.5%(8,215)

Divorced11.2%(14,232)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20.3%(2,932)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(3,658)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(4,642)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(622)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(387)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,408 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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