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Archer, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Archer is a Census city of 958 people across 9.14 square miles of land, in Alachua County. Median household income is $41,058, 62.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Archer
What Archer is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.14 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land105 plus or minus 37
- 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.
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How many people live in Archer
- Population958 plus or minus 338
- Median age44.0 plus or minus 15.6
- Population under 18218 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over171 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households453 plus or minus 102
- Family households211 plus or minus 77
- Share of households that are families46.6 percent plus or minus 13.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Archer
- Median household income$41,058 plus or minus $21,553
- Per capita income$40,663 plus or minus $22,098
- Civilian labor force431 plus or minus 106
- Employed401 plus or minus 108
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over648 plus or minus 164
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.3 percent plus or minus 29.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Archer
- Housing units543 plus or minus 119
- Occupied units453 plus or minus 102
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied281 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied172 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate62.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$913 plus or minus $338
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Single family units427 plus or minus 106
- Share single family78.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Archer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute333 plus or minus 104
- Commuting under 15 minutes73 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more151 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home14.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Archer (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,214,000
- Average approval$369,000
- Median approval$189,000
- Largest approval$853,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Archer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Archer
- NFIP communityCity of Archer
- NFIP community number120670
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/06
The City of Archer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120670 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 Archer
Alachua County context, not Archer 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 Archer.
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
Archer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Archer, Florida?
958, in 453 households. Archer city covers 9.14 square miles of land, which is 105 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Archer 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 Archer?
$41,058. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,800. Median gross rent is $913 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Archer businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $189,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Archer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Archer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Archer. Only 0 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 Archer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Archer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Archer, city of, community 120670, 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 Archer 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 Archer.
Is zoning published for Archer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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