Demographics of Alachua city, Florida

Alachua city, Florida had 10,612 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +39 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alachua city, in four figures

10,612
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,743 ±44.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +39 people.; 37.9 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,464 ±$10,700
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Alachua city, Florida's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alachua city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Alachua city, Florida's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alachua city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,573	100.0	100.0
2021	10,623	100.5	100.2
2022	10,795	102.1	100.7
2023	10,809	102.2	101.6
2024	10,732	101.5	102.5
2025	10,612	100.4	103.1

Population of Alachua city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,573	—
2021	10,623	+50
2022	10,795	+172
2023	10,809	+14
2024	10,732	−77
2025	10,612	−120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±4.1: for men 39.8 ±4.9 and for women 36.2 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alachua city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	994 ±310	9.3% ±2.9	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,451 ±299	13.5% ±2.8	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	656 ±239	6.1% ±2.2	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,255 ±545	30.3% ±5.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,280 ±421	21.2% ±3.9	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,107 ±414	19.6% ±3.9	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,464 ±$10,700, and income per person $43,906 ±$5,292, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Alachua city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	491 ±188	10.8% ±4.1	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	558 ±201	12.3% ±4.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	958 ±311	21.1% ±6.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	828 ±290	18.2% ±6.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	844 ±232	18.5% ±4.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	409 ±156	9.0% ±3.4	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	463 ±178	10.2% ±3.8	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Alachua city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	1,017 ±389	9.5% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	127 to 479	5.7% to 19.5%	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	485 ±200	8.8% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	88 to 370	3.4% to 13.1%	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alachua city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alachua city	Florida	United States
Housing units	4,887 ±369	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±9.6	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±3.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.8% ±4.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.2% ±7.5	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$299,200 ±$23,793	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,284 ±$113	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Alachua city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,391 ±419	12.9% ±3.9	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,296 ±671	58.6% ±6.2	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,589 ±599	24.1% ±5.6	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 439	0% to 4.1%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 81	0% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	68 to 374	0.6% to 3.5%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Alachua city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	5,787 ±508	53.9% ±4.7	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,974 ±491	37.0% ±4.6	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	298 ±139	2.8% ±1.3	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	684 ±299	6.4% ±2.8	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	232 to 794	2.2% to 7.4%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	49 to 293	0.5% to 2.7%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Alachua city among the places of Florida

330th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Alachua city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gateway CDP	11,176 ±1,086
West Perrine CDP	11,162 ±1,374
Medulla CDP	10,985 ±1,301
Sugarmill Woods CDP	10,782 ±856
Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County)	10,762 ±935
Alachua city	10,743 ±44
Milton city	10,733 ±33
Palatka city	10,650 ±24
Union Park CDP	10,615 ±1,571
Lighthouse Point city	10,600 ±32
Westwood Lakes CDP	10,553 ±1,313

Rankings this appears in

No. 67 Places in Florida by median household income
No. 87 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 90 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 96 Places in Florida by per capita income
No. 174 Places in Florida by median age
No. 221 Places in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026