Alachua County vs. Columbia County
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Alachua County (FL) Columbia County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 269,956 70,503
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.1% 4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 247,337 67,526
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 247,336 67,531
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.0% 21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.0% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 48.4%
White alone, percent 69.9% 77.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.6% 18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 6.3% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.3% 6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 60.8% 72.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 15,109 7,356
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.3% 3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 118,968 29,081
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.8% 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, 2009-2013 37.4% 9.5%
Building permits, 2018 1,504 147
Households, 2014-2018 97,048 24,985
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 77.2% 81.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.8% 7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.8% 88.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.7% 77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.4% 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 42.5% 15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.3% 13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.9% 12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.7% 51.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.0% 50.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,707,486 567,341
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,297,542 508,578
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,208,691 815,928
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,762 $12,005
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 24.8
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, percent 19.8% 17.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,195 1,359
Total employment, 2017 94,515 18,651
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,970,480 725,693
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.2% -2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 18,907 4,072
All firms, 2012 20,110 4,574
Men-owned firms, 2012 10,330 2,473
Women-owned firms, 2012 7,177 1,436
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,816 640
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,333 3,659
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,217 537
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 16,761 3,707
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8% 5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.7% 3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6% 24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 282.7 84.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 875.02 797.57
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.