Alachua County vs. Marion County

	Alachua County (FL)	Marion County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	269,956	359,977
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.1%	8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	247,337	331,299
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	247,336	331,298
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.0%	18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	28.9%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	52.0%
White alone, percent	69.9%	82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.6%	13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.3%	1.8%
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%	13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.8%	70.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,109	36,262
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	7.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	118,968	170,504
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	54.8%	75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,900	$127,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,408	$1,065
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$482	$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$958	$859
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.4%	9.9%
Building permits, 2018	1,504	2,817
Households, 2014-2018	97,048	136,514
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.2%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.8%	11.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.8%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.7%	77.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.4%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	42.5%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.3%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.7%	46.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.0%	43.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,707,486	1,874,027
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,297,542	1,719,344
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,208,691	4,263,626
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,762	$12,722
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	25.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,078	$43,361
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,896	$24,570
Persons in poverty, percent	19.8%	15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	6,195	7,182
Total employment, 2017	94,515	81,985
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,970,480	2,889,803
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,907	25,890
All firms, 2012	20,110	25,658
Men-owned firms, 2012	10,330	12,862
Women-owned firms, 2012	7,177	9,940
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,816	6,153
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,333	18,671
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,217	2,854
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	16,761	21,636
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.8%	7.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.7%	8.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.6%	27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	282.7	209.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	875.02	1,584.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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