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County:

Alachua County

State:

Florida

FIPS Code:

12001

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

292,715

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

9.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

57

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

104,764

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

151,369

44.5%

33.3%

11.2%

1990:

181,596

20.0%

10.0%

10.0%

2000:

217,955

20.0%

13.6%

6.4%

2005:

223,852

2.7%

0.4%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

151,817

69.7%

0-to-19:

58,541

26.9%

Black:

41,597

19.1%

20-to-39:

81,717

37.5%

Hispanic:

12,493

5.7%

40-to-59:

50,134

23.0%

American Indian:

476

0.2%

60-plus:

27,563

12.6%

Other:

11,572

5.3%

Median Age:

29.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

249.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

38.7%

Median Family Income:

$46,587

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.2%

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