Alachua County vs. Gilchrist County

Alachua County (FL)Gilchrist County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)269,95618,256
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.1%7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)247,33716,941
Population, Census, April 1, 2010247,33616,939
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.0%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%20.5%
Female persons, percent51.7%48.4%
White alone, percent69.9%91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent20.6%5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent6.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.8%85.8%
Veterans, 2014-201815,1091,449
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.3%3.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)118,9687,578
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201854.8%83.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$173,900$97,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,408$1,038
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$482$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$958$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201337.4%1.8%
Building permits, 20181,50465
Households, 2014-201897,0486,511
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201877.2%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.8%5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.8%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%66.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.4%85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201842.5%14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.3%15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.9%15.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%49.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%48.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,707,48645,085
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,297,54258,439
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,208,69152,543
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,762$3,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.033.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,078$42,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,896$21,379
Persons in poverty, percent19.8%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,195245
Total employment, 201794,5151,772
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,970,48059,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,907970
All firms, 201220,110742
Men-owned firms, 201210,330286
Women-owned firms, 20127,177312
Minority-owned firms, 20124,81682
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,333634
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,21734
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201216,761599
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%0.0%
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%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.6%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010282.748.4
Land area in square miles, 2010875.02349.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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