Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,607 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,267 (0.9%)
Area name: Gainesville, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alachua County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $626 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $915 a month.
Cities in this county include: Gainesville
, Alachua
, North Weeki Wachee
, High Springs
, Loch Lomond
, Newberry
, Hawthorne
, Archer
, Waldo
, Micanopy
.
2005 air pollution in Alachua County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.084 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
61 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
9.7 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
25 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Bradford County
, Columbia County
, Gilchrist County
, Levy County
, Marion County
, Putnam County
, Union County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alachua County: Oak
Crest Railroad Station
(A),
Palmer Railroad Station
(B),
Rastus Railroad Station
(C),
Manka Railroad Station
(D),
South High Springs Railroad Station
(E),
Ironwood Golf Club
(F),
U F Plaza
(G),
Warren Cave
(H),
Camp Wauberg
(I),
Gainesville Country Club
(J),
Gainesville National Wildlife Research Center
(K),
Gainesville Speedway
(L),
Caraway Landing
(M),
Santa Fe Regional Public Library
(N),
University of Florida Library
(O),
Cross Creek Fire Station
(P)
Shopping Center: Ridgeway
Village Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Alachua County include: Church
of Prayer For All People
(A),
Church of the Mediator
(B),
African Methodist Episcopal Church
(C),
Missionary Church
(D),
Forest Grove Church
(E),
Fort Clark Church
(F),
Mount Moriah Church
(G),
Mount Olive AME Church
(H),
Mount Pisgah Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Asberry
Cemetery
(1),
Kanapaha Cemetery
(2),
Coleman Cemetery
(3),
Antioch Cemetery
(4),
West Hill Cemetery
(5),
Nobel Hill Cemetery
(6),
West Hills Memorial Gardens
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jake
White Pond
(A),
Hay Lake
(B),
Calf Pond
(C),
Hickory Pond
(D),
Jeffords, Lake
(E),
Sawgrass Pond
(F),
Santa Fe Lake
(G),
Hog Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky
Creek
(A),
Prairie Creek
(B),
Hatchet Creek
(C),
Olustee Creek
(D),
Blues Creek
(E),
Townsend Branch
(F),
Moccasin Branch
(G),
Mill Creek
(H),
Pareners Branch
(I)
Parks in Alachua County include: Sunland
Center State Park
(1),
Lochloosa Lake Park
(2),
Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
(4),
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
(5),
Holden Park
(6),
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
(7),
Old Bellamy Camp Park
(8),
Waldo Canal Park
(9)
Post office: Evinston
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 53,371
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 15,895 (37% naturalized citizens)
| Alachua
County: |
7.3% | | Whole
state: | 16.7% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 5,131
- 1990
to 1994: 3,019
- 1985
to 1989: 1,998
- 1980
to 1984: 1,950
- 1975
to 1979: 1,072
- 1970
to 1974: 673
- 1970
to 1974: 528
- 1965
to 1969: 1,524
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Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 46,259
- One,
attached: 3,241
- Two:
2,892
- 3
or 4: 6,858
- 5
to 9: 9,321
- 10
to 19: 7,211
- 20
or more: 8,276
- Mobile
homes: 10,973
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 82
Housing units in Alachua County with a mortgage: 25,745 (2,251 second mortgage, 2,180 home equity loan, 92 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,335 Agriculture
in Alachua County
Average size of farms: 149 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39293
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $957.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.96%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 35.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40986
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.64%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23887
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.00
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.09%
Corn for grain: 777 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5887 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2179 acresAlachua
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Florida state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/12/1993, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Educational
services (19%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Health
care (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (24%)
- Health
care (20%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Postsecondary
teachers (10%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Construction
laborers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (6%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Postsecondary
teachers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- India
(6%)
- Korea
(5%)
- Canada
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Germany
(4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Alachua County:
|
- German
(11%)
- English
(10%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- Irish
(9%)
- Italian
(5%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 76,760 (75%)
- Carpooled:
13,082 (13%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 2,441 (2%)
- Subway
or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Railroad:
6 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
25 (0%)
- Taxi:
31 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
336 (0%)
- Bicycle:
2,859 (3%)
- Walked:
3,326 (3%)
- Other
means: 545 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 3,294 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Alachua County, Florida
- 8506
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 789
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 701
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 658
people in state prisons
- 614
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 538
people in nursing homes
- 382
people in other group homes
- 221
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 87
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 59
people in halfway houses
- 55
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 52
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 32
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 32
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 29
people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 28
people in religious group quarters
- 25
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 21
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 19
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 18
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,056.
11.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,787 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.19% | | Florida
average: |
8.71% |
0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($510 average AGI)
| Alachua
County: |
0.78% | | Florida
average: |
0.22% |
6.53% relocated from other counties in Florida ($19,535 average AGI)
3.89% relocated from other states ($13,742 average AGI)
| Alachua
County: |
3.89% | | Florida
average: | 4.24% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Broward County, FL
|
0.47% ($35,367 average AGI) |
| from
Marion County, FL
|
0.45% ($31,237) |
| from
Miami-Dade County, FL
|
0.38% ($34,862) |
| from
Duval County, FL
|
0.37% ($30,791) |
| from
Orange County, FL
|
0.34% ($29,401) |
| from
Levy County, FL
|
0.31% ($26,788) |
| from
Palm Beach County, FL
|
0.30% ($34,124) |
10.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,696 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.19% | | Florida
average: |
7.73% |
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($377 average AGI)
| Alachua
County: |
0.14% | | Florida
average: |
0.12% |
6.10% relocated to other counties in Florida ($21,645 average AGI)
3.95% relocated to other states ($15,674 average AGI)
| Alachua
County: |
3.95% | | Florida
average: |
3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Duval County, FL
|
0.50% ($34,619 average AGI) |
| to
Marion County, FL
|
0.44% ($39,806) |
| to
Orange County, FL
|
0.43% ($28,504) |
| to
Hillsborough County, FL
|
0.43% ($42,920) |
| to
Broward County, FL
|
0.29% ($24,759) |
| to
Miami-Dade County, FL
|
0.28% ($33,603) |
| to
Pinellas County, FL
|
0.27% ($33,910) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3
Births
per 1000 population in Alachua County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alachua County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alachua County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,956 (22,087 aged, 4,869 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 205,114
- In
family households: 145,020 (32,567 male householders, 15,533 female householders)
34,882
spouses, 49,340 children (45,598 natural, 1,486 adopted, 2,256 stepchildren), 3,033 grandchildren, 2,410 brothers or sisters, 1,281 parents, 2,188 other relatives, 3,786 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 60,094 (19,016 male householders (11,546 living alone)), 20,420 female householders (13,909 living alone)), 20,658 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 12,841 (2,357 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 21,639 2-persons, 11,762 3-persons, 9,187 4-persons, 3,683 5-persons, 1,216 6-persons, 613 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 25,455 1-person, 9,280 2-persons, 3,121 3-persons, 1,414 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.
25,646 married couples with children.
13,560 single-parent households (1,956 men, 11,604 women).
88.5% of residents of Alachua County speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,473,737,000 ($6606 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $80,442,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $478,797,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $253,028,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,757,000
Federal grants: $482,520,000
Federal procurement contracts: $52,409,000 ($9,221,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $202,227,000 ($10,238,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $143,242,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $84,259,000
Federal Government insurance: $239,977,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 13,253
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 63
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 8,260
| Here: |
37 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +4,545
| Here: |
+20 per 1000 residents | | State: | +30
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,346
| Here: |
-15 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+59 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Alachua County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 3,910
- 1995
to 1998: 11,149
- 1990
to 1994: 9,433
- 1980
to 1989: 22,747
- 1970
to 1979: 24,190
- 1960
to 1969: 10,871
- 1950
to 1959: 6,395
- 1940
to 1949: 2,925
- 1939
or earlier: 3,493
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alachua County, Florida: |
- 1
room: 87
- 2
rooms: 789
- 3
rooms: 2,150
- 4
rooms: 4,776
- 5
rooms: 9,965
- 6
rooms: 12,333
- 7
rooms: 8,418
- 8
rooms: 5,345
- 9
or more rooms: 4,221
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alachua County, Florida: |
- 1
room: 1,852
- 2
rooms: 5,371
- 3
rooms: 8,165
- 4
rooms: 11,000
- 5
rooms: 7,301
- 6
rooms: 3,883
- 7
rooms: 1,224
- 8
rooms: 440
- 9
or more rooms: 189
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alachua County: |
- no
bedroom: 195
- 1
bedroom: 1,700
- 2
bedrooms: 9,605
- 3
bedrooms: 25,939
- 4
bedrooms: 9,200
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,445
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alachua County: |
- no
bedroom: 2,021
- 1
bedroom: 11,822
- 2
bedrooms: 15,617
- 3
bedrooms: 7,628
- 4
bedrooms: 2,159
- 5
or more bedrooms: 178
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alachua County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,801
- 1
vehicle: 15,315
- 2
vehicles: 22,637
- 3
vehicles: 6,411
- 4
vehicles: 1,321
- 5
or more vehicles: 599
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Alachua County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 4,566
- 1
vehicle: 19,749
- 2
vehicles: 10,409
- 3
vehicles: 3,411
- 4
vehicles: 1,020
- 5
or more vehicles: 270
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41% of Alachua County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Florida.
| Alachua
County: |
41.3% | | State
average: | 51.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 104742
- Northeast:
28757
- Midwest:
24443
- South:
32520
- West:
6997
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(55%)
- Utility
gas (32%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(81%)
- Utility
gas (13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,536
| Here: |
12.2% | | Florida: |
11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 652
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,487
Alachua
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,019,000
- Charges
- All Other: $19,488,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,491,000
Regular Highways: $377,000
- Construction
- Judicial & Legal: $14,120,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,856,000
Regular Highways: $462,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $28,505,000
Corrections - Other: $21,018,000
Health Services - Other: $20,430,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,246,000
Financial Administration: $13,268,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,961,000
Central Staff Services: $8,133,000
General - Other: $7,596,000
Regular Highways: $6,372,000
Welfare - Other: $2,913,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,548,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,650,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,644,000
Fire Protection: $636,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,484,000
All Other: $190,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $14,907,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $4,526,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,237,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $171,675,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $51,270,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $14,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,000,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $165,770,000
Other, NEC: $48,660,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $5,905,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,610,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $13,305,000
Special Assessments: $5,978,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,622,000
Rents: $27,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,372,000
Health - Other: $568,000
Regular Highways: $568,000
General - Other: $227,000
Judicial: $142,000
Central Staff: $73,000
Corrections - Other: $64,000
Financial Administration: $16,000
Natural Resource - Other: $8,000
Welfare - Other: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $52,915,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $168,984,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,229,000
All Other: $5,623,000
Highways: $3,928,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,952,000
- Tax
- Property: $71,901,000
Public Utilities: $9,980,000
Total General Sales: $9,212,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $4,835,000
NEC: $2,107,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,497,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $71,473,000
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