Alachua County vs. Levy County

	Alachua County (FL)	Levy County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	269,956	40,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.1%	-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	247,337	40,801
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	247,336	40,801
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.0%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	24.8%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.2%
White alone, percent	69.9%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.6%	9.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.3%	8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.8%	79.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,109	4,538
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	118,968	20,661
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.8%	77.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,900	$99,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,408	$998
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$482	$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$958	$707
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.4%	5.2%
Building permits, 2018	1,504	176
Households, 2014-2018	97,048	16,433
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.2%	87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.8%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	62.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.5%	12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	18.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	48.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	46.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,707,486	35,335
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,208,691	360,765
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,762	$9,013
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	30.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,078	$37,634
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,896	$22,025
Persons in poverty, percent	19.8%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,195	750
Total employment, 2017	94,515	6,445
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,970,480	184,907
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	9.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,907	2,898
All firms, 2012	20,110	2,883
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,330	1,425
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,177	1,092
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,816	496
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,333	2,291
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,217	320
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,761	2,401
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.8%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	22.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	282.7	36.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	875.02	1,118.21

Source: United States Census Bureau

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