Alachua County vs. Columbia County

Alachua County (FL)Columbia County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)269,95670,503
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.1%4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)247,33767,526
Population, Census, April 1, 2010247,33667,531
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.0%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%18.9%
Female persons, percent51.7%48.4%
White alone, percent69.9%77.8%
Black or African American alone, percent20.6%18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent6.3%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.8%72.3%
Veterans, 2014-201815,1097,356
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.3%3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)118,96829,081
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.8%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$173,900$117,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,408$1,070
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$482$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$958$827
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.4%9.5%
Building permits, 20181,504147
Households, 2014-201897,04824,985
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.2%81.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.8%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.8%88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.4%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.5%15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.3%13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.9%12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%51.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%50.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,707,486567,341
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,297,542508,578
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,208,691815,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,762$12,005
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.024.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,078$44,491
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,896$23,901
Persons in poverty, percent19.8%17.3%
Total employer establishments, 20176,1951,359
Total employment, 201794,51518,651
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,970,480725,693
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%-2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,9074,072
All firms, 201220,1104,574
Men-owned firms, 201210,3302,473
Women-owned firms, 20127,1771,436
Minority-owned firms, 20124,816640
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,3333,659
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,217537
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,7613,707
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20076.7%3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.6%24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010282.784.7
Land area in square miles, 2010875.02797.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alachua county (FL) and Columbia county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.