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Population (year 2000): 821. Estimated
population in July 2005: 776 (-5.5% change)
Males: 392 (47.7%), Females: 429 (52.3%)
Alachua County
Zip code:
32694
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $24,028 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,000 (year 2000)
Races in Waldo:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
- Black (15.2%)
- Two or more races (6.5%)
- American Indian (6.0%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (28.4%), English
(9.3%), German (8.0%), Irish (5.4%), Swedish (2.9%), Italian
(1.8%).
Elevation: 154 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waldo
- High school or higher: 72.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waldo city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 15.1%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -85 (-9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waldo:
- SHANDS AT STARKE (about 11 miles; STARKE, FL)
- NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15
miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
- SHANDS HOSP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FL (about 19 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waldo:
- GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 10 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL;
ID: GNV)
- OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 43 miles; OCALA,
FL; ID: OCF)
- JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 59 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL;
ID: JAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waldo:
- KEYSTONE AIRPARK (about 10 miles; KEYSTONE HEIGHTS,
FL; ID: 42J)
- FLYING TEN (about 26 miles; ARCHER, FL; ID: 0J8)
- RUDY'S (about 34 miles; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; ID: 6J8)
Amtrak station:
WALDO (U.S. 301 & STATE RD.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waldo:
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 15 miles; GAINESVILLE,
FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)
- SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
- SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
PALATKA, FL; FT enrollment: 2,509)
- CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
OCALA, FL; FT enrollment: 3,101)
- FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 52
miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 60 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
Public primary/middle school in Waldo:
- WALDO COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 195;
Location: 150 NW LINE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
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