Alachua Population and Demographics

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Alachua City, Florida Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Alachua Population: 6098 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 2848 46.7% Female 3250 53.3%       Under 5 years 436 7.15% 5 to 9 years 479 7.86% 10 to 14 years 484 7.94% 15 to 19 years 466 7.64% 20 to 24 years 306 5.02% 25 to 34 years 691 11.33% 35 to 44 years 949 15.56% 45 to 54 years 914 14.99% 55 to 59 years 384 6.3% 60 to 64 years 278 4.56% 65 to 74 years 421 6.9% 75 to 84 years 246 4.03% 85 years and over 44 0.72%       Median age (years) 37.1       18 years and over 4405 72.24% Male 2024 33.19% Female 2381 39.05% 21 years and over 4172 68.42% 62 years and over 872 14.3% 65 years and over 711 11.66% Male 312 5.12% Female 399 6.54%       Race     One race 6039 99.03% White 4120 67.56% Black or African American 1773 29.08% American Indian and Alaska Native 9 0.15% Asian 68 1.12% Asian indian 35 0.57% Chinese 11 0.18% Filipino 5 0.08% Japanese 10 0.16% Korean 1 0.02% Vietnamese 3 0.05% Other Asian 3 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 0 0% Some other race 69 1.13% Two or more races 59 0.97%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 6098 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 220 3.61% Mexican 49 0.8% Puerto Rican 51 0.84% Cuban 17 0.28% Other Hispanic or Latino 103 1.69% Not Hispanic or Latino 5878 96.39% White alone 3981 65.28%       Relationship     Total Population 6098 100.00% In households 6092 99.9% Householder 2348 38.5% Spouse 1209 19.83% Child 1880 30.83% Own child under 18 years 1469 24.09% Other relatives 357 5.85% Under 18 years 185 3.03% Nonrelatives 298 4.89% Unmarried partner 136 2.23% In group quarters 6 0.1% Institutionalized population 0 0% Non-Institutionalized population 6 0.1%       Households by Type     Total Households 2348 100.0 % Family households (families) 1752 74.62% With own children under 18 years 808 34.41% Married-couple family 1209 51.49% With own children under 18 years 482 20.53% Female householder, no husband present 446 18.99% With own children under 18 years 276 11.75% Non Family households 596 25.38% Householder living alone 468 19.93% Householder 65 years and over 174 7.41%       Households with individuals under 18 years 927 39.48% Households with individuals 65 years and over 526 22.4%       Average Household size 2.59 Average family size 2.97       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 2501 100.00% Occupied housing units 2348 93.88% Vacant housing units 153 6.12% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 0.48% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 2348 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1799 76.62% Renter-occupied housing units. 549 23.38%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.59 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.62

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