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Alachua, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Alachua is a Census city of 10,743 people across 36.20 square miles of land, in Alachua County. Median household income is $83,464, 74.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alachua
What Alachua is
- Census place typecity
- Land area36.2 sq mi
- Water area0.37 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land297
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlachua County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alachua
How many people live in Alachua
- Population10,743
- Median age37.9
- Population under 182,445
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,107
- Share 65 and over19.6 percent
- Households4,551
- Family households2,946
- Share of households that are families64.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alachua
Income and work in Alachua
- Median household income$83,464
- Per capita income$43,906
- Civilian labor force5,285
- Employed5,213
- Unemployed72 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over7,642
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alachua
Housing in Alachua
- Housing units4,887
- Occupied units4,551
- Vacant units336 plus or minus 156
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied3,402
- Renter occupied1,149 plus or minus 349
- Ownership rate74.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$299,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,284
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent
- Single family units4,168
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more527 plus or minus 179
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes192 plus or minus 97
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alachua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,046
- Commuting under 15 minutes935 plus or minus 302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,421 plus or minus 328
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.1 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home21.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alachua
SBA loans in Alachua (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$10,530,500
- Average approval$658,156
- Median approval$288,500
- Largest approval$2,683,000
- Jobs supported319
- Jobs per approval19.9
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alachua, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Alachua
SBA loans in Alachua (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$11,547,000
- Average approval$1,154,700
- Median approval$820,000
- Largest approval$4,470,000
- Jobs supported99
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alachua, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Alachua
Flood risk in Alachua
- NFIP communityCity of Alachua
- NFIP community number120664
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/18
The City of Alachua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120664 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alachua County, not Alachua
Alachua County context, not Alachua figures
- Establishments in Alachua County6,721
- Covered employment, Alachua County139,023
- Average annual pay, Alachua County$63,829
- Housing units permitted, Alachua County1,750
Every figure in this section is published for Alachua County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alachua.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alachua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alachua, Florida?
10,743, in 4,551 households. Alachua city covers 36.20 square miles of land, which is 297 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alachua in?
Alachua County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alachua?
$83,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,200. Median gross rent is $1,284 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alachua businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $10.5 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $288,500, plus 10 504 approvals worth $11.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alachua, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alachua borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alachua. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Alachua in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alachua appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alachua, city of, community 120664, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alachua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alachua County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alachua.
Is zoning published for Alachua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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