Florida · Census place 00375
Alachua city, FL
Quick answer
Alachua city has 10,638 residents, ranking #334 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $78,526, the median home is worth $285,700 and median gross rent runs $1,132 a month.
- Population
- 10,638Alachua city residents
- Median household income
- $78,526Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $285,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,132Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alachua city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alachua city median would spend about 17.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 73.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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