Alachua, Florida demographics

Alachua, FL demographics: median age 37.9; 41.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alachua city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1200375. The survey estimates a population of 10,743 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alachua is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.1 years. There are 4,551 households (±319). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.9 ±4.1	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	2,445 ±431	22.8% ±4.0 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	2,393 ±500	22.3% ±4.7 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	3,798 ±530	35.4% ±4.9 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,107 ±414	19.6% ±3.9 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	4,868 ±363	45.3% ±3.4 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	5,875 ±363	54.7% ±3.4 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	6,682 ±735	62.2% ±6.8 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,656 ±605	24.7% ±5.6 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	215 ±224 · low precision	2.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	159 ±132 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,031 ±412	9.6% ±3.8 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,352 ±417	87.1% ±3.9 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,391 ±419	12.9% ±3.9 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,122 ±294	46.6% ±5.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	315 ±199 · low precision	6.9% ±4.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	509 ±133	11.2% ±2.8 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,480 ±381	32.5% ±8.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	125 ±76 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,258 ±217	27.6% ±4.4 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,293 ±418	72.4% ±7.7 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,551
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,480 ±381	32.5% ±8.1 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,438 ±333	31.6% ±7.0 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	828 ±234	18.2% ±5.0 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	506 ±204	11.1% ±4.4 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	196 ±112 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	68 ±57 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	35 ±50 · low precision	0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,743
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	10,059 ±301	93.6% ±2.8 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	684 ±299	6.4% ±2.8 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,749
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	8,835 ±531	90.6% ±4.6 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	695 ±328	7.1% ±3.4 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	31 ±34 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	37 ±57 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	44 ±78 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	40 ±37 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	15 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	40 ±69 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,642
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	335 ±172 · low precision	4.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,799 ±418	23.5% ±5.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,304 ±347	17.1% ±4.4 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,052 ±213	13.8% ±2.7 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,972 ±433	25.8% ±5.5 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,180 ±268	15.4% ±3.4 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,558
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	9,756 ±353	92.4% ±3.2 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	384 ±232 · low precision	3.6% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	169 ±111 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	149 ±120 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	100 ±113 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.6% of Alachua residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 86.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alachua	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±2.0 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.0% ±2.8 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.1% ±2.8 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Alachua . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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