Language Spoken At Home in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 234,752 | 100% |
English only | 202,680 | 86.3% |
Language other than English | 32,072 | 13.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,462 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 15,092 | 6.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,315 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,624 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,665 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,145 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,130 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 1,211 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 352 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 247,973 | 100% |
American | 12,603 | 5.1% |
Arab | 1,548 | 0.6% |
Czech | 887 | 0.4% |
Danish | 493 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,250 | 1.3% |
English | 26,424 | 10.7% |
French (except Basque) | 6,350 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 1,045 | 0.4% |
German | 33,015 | 13.3% |
Greek | 1,383 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 1,316 | 0.5% |
Irish | 28,637 | 11.5% |
Italian | 13,272 | 5.4% |
Lithuanian | 757 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,313 | 0.9% |
Polish | 7,577 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 480 | 0.2% |
Russian | 3,705 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,630 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 5,832 | 2.4% |
Slovak | 186 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,629 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,911 | 1.2% |
Swiss | 532 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 676 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,834 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,064 | 1.6% |
Households By Type in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 96,544 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 51,852 | 53.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,170 | 21.9% |
Married-couple family | 36,580 | 37.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,236 | 13.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,198 | 3.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,314 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,074 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,620 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 44,692 | 46.3% |
Householder living alone | 31,533 | 32.7% |
65 years and over | 6,925 | 7.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,579 | 24.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,836 | 19.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 231,473 | 100% |
Householder | 96,544 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 36,515 | 15.8% |
Child | 53,767 | 23.2% |
Other relatives | 14,763 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 29,884 | 12.9% |
Unmarried partner | 5,398 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 101,387 | 100% |
Never married | 49,626 | 48.9% |
Now married, except separated | 40,611 | 40.1% |
Separated | 1,208 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 1,859 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 8,083 | 8.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 109,888 | 100% |
Never married | 48,528 | 44.2% |
Now married, except separated | 38,537 | 35.1% |
Separated | 2,386 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 8,281 | 7.5% |
Divorced | 12,156 | 11.1% |
Fertility in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,417 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 683 | 28.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,093 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,746 | 42.7% |
Less than 1 year | 406 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 333 | 8.1% |
3 or 4 years | 398 | 9.7% |
5 or more years | 609 | 14.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,746 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,283 | 73.5% |
Who are married | 947 | 54.2% |
School Enrollment in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 92,885 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,086 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,296 | 2.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,933 | 19.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,629 | 10.4% |
College or graduate school | 58,941 | 63.5% |
Educational Attainment in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 145,621 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,948 | 3.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,531 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,620 | 21.0% |
Some college, no degree | 25,786 | 17.7% |
Associate's degree | 15,724 | 10.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 30,705 | 21.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 29,307 | 20.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 41.2% |
Veteran Status in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 203,404 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,078 | 8.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 245,021 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,282 | 10.3% |
Under 18 years | 44,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,510 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 174,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,136 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 26,309 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,636 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 245,291 | 100% |
Same house | 183,011 | 74.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 59,794 | 24.4% |
Same county | 34,840 | 14.2% |
Different county | 24,954 | 10.2% |
Same state | 19,056 | 7.8% |
Different state | 5,898 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 2,486 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 247,973 | 100% |
Native | 221,765 | 89.4% |
Born in United States | 216,777 | 87.4% |
State of residence | 126,288 | 50.9% |
Different state | 90,489 | 36.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,988 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 26,208 | 10.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 26,208 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,831 | 45.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 14,377 | 54.9% |
Year of Entry in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,196 | 100% |
Native | 4,988 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 103 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,885 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 26,208 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,335 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,873 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Alachua County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 26,208 | 100% |
Europe | 4,387 | 16.7% |
Asia | 9,991 | 38.1% |
Africa | 1,139 | 4.3% |
Oceania | 125 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 9,566 | 36.5% |
Northern America | 1,000 | 3.8% |