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Population in July 2007: 9,115. Population change since 2000: +45.6%
Males: 4,257  (46.7%)
Females: 4,858  (53.3%)
Median resident age:  37.1 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32615, 32616.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,200 (it was $38,075 in 2000)
Alachua  $45,200
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $190,500 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
Alachua  $190,500
Florida:  $230,400

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Races in Alachua:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
  • Black (29.1%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Alachua: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Irish (12.2%), German (9.3%), English (8.1%), United States (5.7%), Dutch (3.6%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 85 feet

Land area: 28.9 square miles.

Population density: 315 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Alachua

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alachua city

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

198 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This city:  3.2%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Alachua, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alachua to the number of sex offenders is 608 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alachua:  1.2% ($1,141)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gainesville, FL (12.6 miles , pop. 95,447).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (67.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (868.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: La Crosse, FL (6.9 miles) , High Springs, FL (8.5 miles ), Worthington Springs, FL (11.3 miles) , Gainesville, FL (12.6 miles ), Brooker, FL (12.7 miles ), Newberry, FL (13.1 miles ), Archer, FL (17.4 miles ), Fort White, FL (18.9 miles ).

Latitude: 29.78 N, Longitude: 82.48 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +215 (+3.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 479 (17.7%)


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 386

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,885 (+44.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Alachua by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 111211
    per 100,000 16.015.715.128.913.913.0
Robberies 107102311
    per 100,000 159.8109.8151.328.941.8143.2
Assaults 544753315169
    per 100,000 863.2737.0802.1448.7710.5898.0
Burglaries 1138183675189
    per 100,000 1806.31270.21256.1969.7710.51158.3
Thefts 299273290238221285
    per 100,000 4779.44281.04388.63444.83078.93709.0
Auto thefts 414540283533
    per 100,000 655.4705.7605.3405.3487.6429.5
Arson 015115
    per 100,000 0.015.775.714.513.965.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 603.4509.5529.8359.7377.7496.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 29 (22 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.41
US city average:  3.00

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Alachua-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 12% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/25/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.9 miles away from the Alachua city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1978, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES INC (ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES).


Hospitals/medical centers near Alachua:
  • SHANDS HOSP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FL (about 9 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • RAMADAN HAND INSTITUTE/LAKE BUTLER (about 17 miles; LAKE BUTLER, FL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alachua:
  • GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 17 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; ID: GNV)
  • OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 46 miles; OCALA, FL; ID: OCF)
  • JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 74 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; ID: JAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alachua:
  • FLYING TEN (about 12 miles; ARCHER, FL; ID: 0J8)
  • RUDY'S (about 13 miles; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; ID: 6J8)
  • LAKE CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; LAKE CITY, FL; ID: LCQ)

Amtrak station near Alachua:
  • 14 miles: GAINESVILLE (116 INDUSTRIAL BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Local government website: www.cityofalachua.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alachua:
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 12 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 62 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 69 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; DELAND, FL; FT enrollment: 2,966)
Public high schools in Alachua:
Private high schools in Alachua:
  • N PLEASANT GROVE CHRISTIAN ACD (Students: 40; Location: 25330 NW CR 239; Grades: PK - 12)
  • VAISHNAVA ACADEMY (Students: 17; Location: 18925 NORTH WEST CO RD 239; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Alachua:

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Churches in Alachua include: Saint Lukes Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C), Shiloh Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cathcart Cemetery (1), Old Thomas Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Burnetts Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Turkey Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (15405 Martin Luther King Blvd) (1), Comfort Inn Alachua (15920 Northwest US Highway 441) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alachua and their reported violations in the past:

ALACHUA WTP (Population served: 6500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
SEAN EXPRESS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alachua that have no violations reported:
  • HITCHCOCK'S FOOD WAY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TRAVELERS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.6%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.0%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.7%

Alachua compared to Florida state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Banks with branches in Alachua (2007 data):
  • Capital City Bank: Alachua Branch at 15000 Northwest 140th Street, branch established on 2005-05-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,583.5 mil, Deposits: $2,091.5 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 68 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
  • Alarion Bank: Alachua Branch at 16404 Nw 17th Drive, branch established on 2006-12-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $139.7 mil, Deposits: $110.3 mil, headquarters in Ocala, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Alarion Financial Services, Inc.
  • Millennium Bank: Alachua Branch at 14480 Northwest 152nd Lane, branch established on 2000-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $190.0 mil, Deposits: $133.2 mil, headquarters in Gainesville, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Alabama National Bancorporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 18$54,901$36,6011$1,116
Other Government Administration 12$24,272$24,2720$0
Police Protection - Officers 16$49,631$37,2232$2,170
Police - Other 5$9,653$23,1675$2,953
Streets and Highways 8$15,863$23,7950$0
Sewerage 4$10,764$32,2920$0
Parks and Recreation 5$10,709$25,7024$2,772
Water Supply 4$12,007$36,0210$0
Electric Power 6$26,015$52,0300$0
Totals for Government 78$213,815$32,89512$9,011


Alachua government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,328,000
    Solid Waste Management: $541,000
    All Other: $99,000
    Parks and Recreation: $63,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $2,104,000
    Police Protection: $1,747,000
    General - Other: $1,005,000
    Central Staff Services: $955,000
    Water Utilities: $796,000
    Parks and Recreation: $556,000
    Regular Highways: $536,000
    Solid Waste Management: $429,000
    Sewerage: $429,000
    Housing and Community Development: $405,000
    Financial Administration: $360,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $293,000
    General Public Buildings: $130,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $287,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $135,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Electric Utilities: $6,869,000
    Local Fire Protection: $458,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $205,000
    Housing and Community Development: $200,000
    All Other: $147,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $494,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $494,000
    Interest Earnings: $131,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $126,000
    Rents: $23,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,518,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,024,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,970,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,281,000
    Water Utilities: $832,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $930,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $632,000
    All Other: $125,000
    Housing and Community Development: $68,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,390,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $544,000
    Other License: $268,000
    Other Selective Sales: $141,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $36,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $3,548,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $104,000

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%

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)


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%

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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alachua:
  • WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMN (1430 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLUS (980 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAJD (1390 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • WGGG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA SPORTSTALK, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCFI (1290 AM; 10 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner: VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alachua:
  • WUFT-FM (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WRUF-FM (103.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WYGC (104.9 FM; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNDT (92.5 FM; ALACHUA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
  • WHHZ (100.5 FM; NEWBERRY, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJLF (91.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WBXY (99.5 FM; LA CROSSE, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYKS (105.3 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: GILLEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKTK (98.5 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • W204BL (88.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WXJZ (100.9 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WEAG-FM (106.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner: DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMG (101.3 FM; WILLISTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNFB (94.3 FM; LAKE CITY, FL; Owner: NEWMAN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WDJY (101.7 FM; TRENTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQLC (102.1 FM; WATERTOWN, FL; Owner: LOUIS D. BOLTON, II)

TV broadcast stations around Alachua:
  • WUFT (Channel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WLUF-LP (Channel 10; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WGFL (Channel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCJB-TV (Channel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBXG-CA (Channel 31; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WOGX (Channel 51; OCALA, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WYPN-CA (Channel 45; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W69AY (Channel 69; ALACHUA, ETC., FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TV SYSTEM, INC.)




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