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Alachua County · Florida

ZIP code 32605

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 32605 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
25,698

ZCTA residents

Median income
$83,114

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$264,700

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Florida state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 32605 sits in Alachua County, Florida and is home to 25,698 people. Median household income is $83,114, the median home is worth $264,700 and median gross rent is $1,505. 76.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Florida state rate).

County
Alachua County

FIPS 12001

State
Florida (FL)

1,013 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 32605

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
25,698ZIP 32605 residents
Median household income
$83,114Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$264,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,505Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
76.5%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 32605 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 32605 is a small city in Alachua County, Florida, with 25,698 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #374 of 1,013 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 32605 earn a median of $83,114 a year, 5.8% above the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 32605 is valued at $264,700, 12.8% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,505 a month, 7% above the national figure, or roughly $18,060 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 32605 in context

How 32605 sits inside Alachua County and Florida.

ZIP 32605 is tabulated inside Alachua County, Florida, one of 21 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,013 across Florida. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 32605 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 32605 reports a median household income of $83,114, 38% above the $60,182 county median, and 19% above the $69,820 typical FL ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $264,700, 3% below the county figure and 10% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,505 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Florida charges 6% statewide, and local governments overlapping 32605 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 32605 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 32605

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Florida levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
22%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,373/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
7.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 32605 compares

ZIP 32605 against the median ZIP in Alachua County and across Florida.

MeasureZIP 32605County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$83,114$60,182$69,820+19%
Median home value$264,700$273,700$295,700-10%
Median gross rent$1,505$1,136$1,494+1%
Population25,69811,49518,904+36%

Medians are computed across the 21 ZIP areas in Alachua County and the 1013 ZIP areas in Florida.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1013 Florida ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 71% of 948 state ZIPs

#276
Home value

above 39% of 935 state ZIPs

#566
Population

larger than 63% of 1,013 state ZIPs

#374

Comparable ZIP codes

Florida ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
34747Osceola County$83,141$455,600$1,812
33954Charlotte County$83,081$304,000$1,830
33122Miami-Dade County$83,152$1,284,700$2,437
33173Miami-Dade County$83,053$460,500$1,935
32709Orange County$83,015$293,200—
33050Monroe County$83,243$705,600$1,611

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Alachua County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Alachua County, Florida.

ZIP 32605 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 32605?
ZIP 32605 lies mostly in Alachua County, Florida. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 32605?
Florida charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 32605 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,505 a month, about 22% of median household income, and the median home is worth $264,700 — -10% against the typical Florida ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 32605, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.