Language Spoken At Home in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,277 | 100% |
English only | 6,960 | 84.1% |
Language other than English | 1,317 | 15.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 418 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 805 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 283 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 467 | 5.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 98 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 45 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 37 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,054 | 100% |
American | 729 | 8.1% |
Arab | 31 | 0.3% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 7 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 118 | 1.3% |
English | 1,054 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 354 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.4% |
German | 1,551 | 17.1% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 104 | 1.1% |
Irish | 1,164 | 12.9% |
Italian | 264 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 133 | 1.5% |
Polish | 147 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 194 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 104 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 214 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 43 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 48 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 27 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 13 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 67 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 161 | 1.8% |
Households By Type in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,840 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,271 | 59.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 992 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 1,783 | 46.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 693 | 18.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 90 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 71 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 398 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 228 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 1,569 | 40.9% |
Householder living alone | 1,335 | 34.8% |
65 years and over | 321 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,136 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 951 | 24.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 9,046 | 100% |
Householder | 3,840 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 1,776 | 19.6% |
Child | 2,672 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 415 | 4.6% |
Nonrelatives | 343 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 245 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,202 | 100% |
Never married | 969 | 30.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,865 | 58.2% |
Separated | 15 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 37 | 1.2% |
Divorced | 316 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,892 | 100% |
Never married | 781 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,733 | 44.5% |
Separated | 193 | 5.0% |
Widowed | 515 | 13.2% |
Divorced | 670 | 17.2% |
Fertility in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 162 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 22 | 13.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 331 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 105 | 31.7% |
Less than 1 year | 24 | 7.3% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 15.7% |
5 or more years | 29 | 8.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 105 | 100% |
Who are female | 78 | 74.3% |
Who are married | 71 | 67.6% |
School Enrollment in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,364 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 132 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 139 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 900 | 38.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 475 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 718 | 30.4% |
Educational Attainment in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,255 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 193 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 286 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,305 | 20.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,340 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 936 | 15.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,299 | 20.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 896 | 14.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.1% |
Veteran Status in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,727 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 706 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 9,022 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,113 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 2,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 91 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 5,472 | 100% |
With a disability | 550 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 1,255 | 100% |
With a disability | 472 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,869 | 100% |
Same house | 7,951 | 89.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 881 | 9.9% |
Same county | 642 | 7.2% |
Different county | 239 | 2.7% |
Same state | 138 | 1.6% |
Different state | 101 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 37 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 9,054 | 100% |
Native | 7,957 | 87.9% |
Born in United States | 7,789 | 86.0% |
State of residence | 4,157 | 45.9% |
Different state | 3,632 | 40.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 168 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 1,097 | 12.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,097 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 747 | 68.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 350 | 31.9% |
Year of Entry in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,265 | 100% |
Native | 168 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 168 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,097 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,097 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alachua City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,097 | 100% |
Europe | 330 | 30.1% |
Asia | 99 | 9.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 607 | 55.3% |
Northern America | 61 | 5.6% |