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State of Florida - County of Alachua

Alachua County Demography

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  • Table 1. Alachua County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Alachua County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Alachua County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Alachua County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Alachua County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Alachua County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Alachua County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Alachua County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 874
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 218,795
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 261
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 217,955
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 259
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 249.40
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 181,596
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 268
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 151,369
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 840
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 36,359
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 30,227
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 0.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 20.00%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 20.00%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 12,493
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 5.70%


    TABLE 2. Alachua County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 217,955
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 11,161
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 5.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 32,777
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 15.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 50,614
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 23.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 60,410
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 27.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 42,075
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 19.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 10,869
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 7,549
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 2,500
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 29.00
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 106,405
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 111,550
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.40
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 160,128
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 73.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 42,062
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 19.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 538
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 7,709
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 3.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 64
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 3,045
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 4,409
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 2.00%


    TABLE 3. Alachua County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 12,848
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 2,457
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 87,509
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 71,258
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 22.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 205,107
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.34
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 25,457
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 29.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 24,314
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 27.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 14,700
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 16.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 47,819
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 22,081
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 46.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 33,967
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 14,272
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 42.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 10,768
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 6,509
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 60.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 39,690
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 30,107
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 31.80%


    TABLE 4. Alachua County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 197,579
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,504
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 12.70
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 1,523
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 7.70
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 20
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 8.00
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 13
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 883
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 25,051
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 20,929


    TABLE 5. Alachua County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 30,703
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 28,812
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 25,263
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 102,647
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 84,920
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 82.70%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 35,534
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 34.60%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 31,382
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 22,084
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 42.10%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 34,670
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -5403
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 10,864
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 18.30%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 23.00%


    TABLE 6. Alachua County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 16,023
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 2,055
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 13,968
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 17,261
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 201,263
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 7,961
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 181,596
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 9,505
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 95,113
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 20.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 87,509
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 48,085
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 54.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 1,973
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 1,072
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 54.30%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 831
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 42.10%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 164,574


    TABLE 7. Alachua County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 4,887,317
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 3,131,274
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 56.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 198,221
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 24,656
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 90.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 692,551
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 3,700,716
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 193,603
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 5.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 342,931
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 9.30%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 239,253
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 6.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 1,125,571
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 30.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 1,405,373
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 38.00%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 193,603
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 191,129
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 182,164




     









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