Alachua County, Florida Demographics

Alachua County is 1st in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Asian

Alachua County is 2nd in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Alachua County is 5th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Alachua County is 6th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Alachua County is 7th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Two or More

Alachua County is 9th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Alachua County is 12th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Female residents

Alachua County is 13th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Alachua County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Home median value

Alachua County is 18th in Florida out of 67 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Current population (2012)	251,417	23rd	19,317,568	313,914,040
Size in square miles	875.0	22nd	53,624.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	282.7	23rd	350.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	30th	5.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.7%	58th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.5%	63rd	18.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.3%	6th	85.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	41.1%	2nd	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Race - White	71.3%	57th	78.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	20.3%	13th	16.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	46th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	5.5%	1st	2.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	47th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	7th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	34th	23.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	63.5%	49th	57.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Female residents	51.6%	12th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	10.7%	21st	19.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Housing units	113,371	23rd	9,026,965	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.1%	5th	29.9%	25.9%
Households	97,542	22nd	7,140,096	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	54.5%	67th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$185,100	18th	$188,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	60th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	589	27th	64,810	829,658

Income Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Income per capita	$25,172	26th	$26,733	$27,915
Income per household	$41,373	42nd	$47,827	$52,762
Income below poverty line	23.6%	9th	14.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Alachua County	Rank	Florida	US
Non-farm private establishments	5,733	21st	490,851	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	80,828	18th	6,732,639	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	20,676	23rd	2,009,589	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,152,244	22nd	$262,341,127	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,124	22nd	$14,353	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$493,980	19th	$41,922,059	$613,795,732