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Population (year 2000): 6,098. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,557 (+23.9% change)
Males: 2,848 (46.7%), Females: 3,250 (53.3%)
Alachua County
Zip codes:
32615,
32616.
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $38,075 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,700 (year 2000)
Races in Alachua:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
- Black (29.1%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (12.2%), German (9.3%),
English (8.1%), United States (5.7%), Dutch (3.6%), French
(3.2%).
Elevation: 85 feet
Land area: 28.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alachua
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alachua city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 11.1%
3.2% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Latin
America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,885 (+44.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alachua:
- SHANDS HOSP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FL (about 9 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL)
- NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12
miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
- RAMADAN HAND INSTITUTE/LAKE BUTLER (about 17 miles;
LAKE BUTLER, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alachua:
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 17 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL;
ID: GNV)
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 46 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
- JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 74 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL;
ID: JAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alachua:
- FLYING TEN (about 12 miles; ARCHER, FL; ID: 0J8)
- RUDY'S (about 13 miles; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; ID: 6J8)
- LAKE CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; LAKE CITY, FL; ID:
LCQ)
Amtrak station near Alachua:
- 14 miles: GAINESVILLE (116 INDUSTRIAL BLVD.) - Bus
Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alachua:
- SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,942)
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 12 miles; GAINESVILLE,
FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
- SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
- FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 69
miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 78 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
Public high school in Alachua:
- SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,214;
Location: 16331 NW US HIGHWAY 441; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Alachua:
- N PLEASANT GROVE CHRISTIAN ACD (Students: 40;
Location: 25330 NW CR 239; Grades: PK - 12)
- VAISHNAVA ACADEMY (Students: 17; Location:
18925 NORTH WEST CO RD 239; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Alachua:
- W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 562;
Location: 13505 NW 140TH STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 517;
Location: 16401 NW 140TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 13800 NW 152ND PLACE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- ALACHUA LEARNING CENTER (Students: 105;
Location: 11100 WEST RD 235; Grades: KG - 08)
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