About Alachua

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Pop­u­la­tion (year 2000): 6,098, Est. pop­u­la­tion in July 2002: 6,489 (+4.6%   change)

Males: 2,848 (46.7%), Females: 3,250 (53.3%)

Ele­va­tion: 85 feet

County: Alachua

Land area:   44.9 square miles

Zip codes: 32615, 32616.

Median res­i­dent age: 37.1 years

Median house­hold income: $38,075 (year 2000)

Median house value: $91,700   (year 2000)

Races in Alachua:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.3%)
  • Black (29.1%)
  • His­panic (3.6%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
  • Amer­i­can Indian (0.5%)

Ances­tries:

Irish (12.2%), Ger­man (9.3%), Eng­lish   (8.1%), United States (5.7%), Dutch (3.6%), French (3.2%)

For pop­u­la­tion 25 years and over in   Alachua

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.9%
  • Grad­u­ate or pro­fes­sional degree: 10.7%
  • Unem­ployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For pop­u­la­tion 15 years   and over in Alachua city

  • Never mar­ried: 25.8%
  • Now mar­ried: 51.3%
  • Sep­a­rated: 2.1%
  • Wid­owed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

3.2% For­eign born (1.4% Europe, 1.1% Latin Amer­ica,   0.5% Asia).

Near­est city with pop. 50,000+: Gainesville, FL (12.6 miles, pop.   95,447).

Near­est city with pop. 200,000+: Jack­sonville, FL (67.6 miles, pop.   735,617).

Near­est city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadel­phia, PA (868.0 miles,   pop. 1,517,550).

Near­est cities: High Springs, FL (8.5 miles), Gainesville,   FL (12.6 miles), Brooker, FL (12.7 miles), New­berry, FL (13.1 miles), Archer, FL   (17.4 miles), Fort White, FL (18.9 miles), Lake But­ler, FL (19.3 miles), Waldo,   FL (21.2 miles).

Single-family new house con­struc­tion build­ing   permits:

  • 1998: 79 build­ings, aver­age cost: $78,700

Area code: 386

Indus­tries pro­vid­ing employ­ment: Edu­ca­tional ‚health   and social ser­vices (32.8%), Retail trade (11.1%), Man­u­fac­tur­ing   (10.1%).

Crime in Alachua (2002):

  • 0 mur­ders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (15.7 per 100,000)
  • 7 rob­beries (109.8 per 100,000)
  • 47 assaults (737.0 per 100,000)
  • 81 bur­glar­ies (1270.2 per 100,000)
  • 273 lar­ceny counts (4281.0 per 100,000)
  • 45 auto thefts (705.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 526.2 (higher means more   crime, US aver­age = 330.6)

Crime in Alachua (2001):

  • 0 mur­ders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (16.0 per 100,000)
  • 10 rob­beries (159.8 per 100,000)
  • 54 assaults (863.2 per 100,000)
  • 113 bur­glar­ies (1806.3 per 100,000)
  • 299 lar­ceny counts (4779.4 per 100,000)
  • 41 auto thefts (655.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 612.5 (higher means more   crime)

Aver­age weather in Alachua,   Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather   stations

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Averagetemp(°F) 54.5 57.3 62.9 67.8 74.5 79.3 80.9 80.8 78.1 70.0 62.7 56.1
Hightemp(°F) 67.4 70.6 76.6 81.6 87.1 89.7 90.8 90.4 88.1 81.8 75.3 68.9
Lowtemp(°F) 41.5 44.0 49.2 53.9 61.9 68.9 71.0 71.0 68.0 58.1 49.9 43.4
Precip(in) 4.2 3.6 4.3 3.2 3.6 6.9 7.2 7.7 4.5 2.9 2.3 2.7

Nor­mal cli­mate around Alachua, Florida

Based on data reported by main weather   stations

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days of precip 9 7 8 6 7 15 16 16 12 7 7 7
Wind­speed (mph) 6.9 7.4 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.0
Morn­inghu­mid­ity (%) 90 90 91 91 91 88 89 91 96 94 93 91
After­noohu­mid­ity (%) 60 56 53 50 50 56 59 60 64 61 60 61
Sun­shine (%) 58 62 68 73 71 66 65 64 59 61 61 55
Days clearof clouds 9 9 9 10 9 5 5 5 5 10 10 9
Partly cloudy­days 8 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 12 9 9 8
Cloudy days 14 12 13 9 10 12 12 11 12 12 11 14
Snow­fall (in) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Hospitals/medical cen­ters near   Alachua:

  • SHANDS HOSP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FL (about 9 miles;   GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • NORTH FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12   miles; GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • RAMADAN HAND INSTITUTE/LAKE BUTLER (about 17 miles;   LAKE BUTLER, FL)

Air­ports cer­ti­fied for car­rier oper­a­tions   near­est to Alachua:

  • GAINESVILLE REGIONAL (about 17 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; ID: GNV)
  • OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 46 miles; OCALA, FL; ID:   OCF)
  • JACKSONVILLE INTL (about 74 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; ID: JAX)

Other public-use air­ports near­est to   Alachua:

  • FLYING TEN (about 12 miles; ARCHER, FL; ID: 0J8)
  • RUDY’S (about 13 miles; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; ID: 6J8)
  • LAKE CITY MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; LAKE CITY, FL; ID: LCQ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 stu­dents   near­est to Alachua:

  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;   GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enroll­ment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 12 miles;   GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enroll­ment: 41,543)
  • CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48   miles; OCALA, FL; FT enroll­ment: 3,101)
  • SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about   57 miles; PALATKA, FL; FT enroll­ment: 2,509)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE   (about 69 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enroll­ment: 10,495)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 78   miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enroll­ment: 9,256)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles;   VALDOSTA, GA; FT enroll­ment: 7,157)

Pub­lic high school in Alachua:

  • SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL (Stu­dents:   1,227; Grades: 09 — 12)

Pri­vate high schools in Alachua:

  • N PLEASANT GROVE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Stu­dents: 40; Loca­tion: 25330 NW CR 239; Grades: PK — 12)
  • VAISHNAVA ACADEMY (Stu­dents: 17;   Loca­tion: 18925 NORTH WEST CO RD 239; Grades: 8 — 12; Girls only)

Pub­lic primary/middle schools in   Alachua:

  • A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Stu­dents: 567; Grades: 06 — 08)
  • W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Stu­dents: 535; Grades: PK — 02)
  • ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Stu­dents:   465; Grades: 03 — 05)
  • THE ALACHUA LEARNING CENTER, INC. (Stu­dents: 108; Grades: KG — 08)

Alachua com­pared to Florida state average:

  • Black race pop­u­la­tion per­cent­age sig­nif­i­cantly above state average.
  • His­panic race pop­u­la­tion per­cent­age below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born pop­u­la­tion per­cent­age below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Pop­u­la­tion den­sity sig­nif­i­cantly below state aver­age for   cities.

AM radio sta­tions in Alachua:

  • WRUF (850 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner:   RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL;   Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMN (1430 AM; day­time; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE,   FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLUS (980 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAJD (1390 AM; 5 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL)
  • WGGG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GAINESVILLE, FL;   Owner: FLORIDA SPORTSTALK, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; day­time; 50 kW;   JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner:   CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner:   CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner:   ABC, INC.)
  • WCFI (1290 AM; 10 kW; OCALA, FL; Owner:   VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRZN (720 AM; 10 kW; HERNANDO, FL;   Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

FM radio sta­tions in Alachua:

  • WUFT-FM (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WRUF-FM (103.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WNDT (92.5 FM; ALACHUA, FL; Owner: OCALA   BROADCASTING CORPORATION, L.L.)
  • WYGC (104.9 FM; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner:   ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLF (91.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WBXY (99.5 FM; LA CROSSE, FL; Owner:   ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYKS (105.3 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   GILLEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner:   ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHHZ (100.5 FM; NEWBERRY, FL; Owner: 6   JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTK (98.5 FM; CRYSTAL RIVER, FL; Owner:   ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA   BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WXJZ (100.9 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   ASTERISK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WEAG-FM (106.3 FM; STARKE, FL; Owner:   DICKERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMG (101.3 FM; WILLISTON, FL; Owner: 6   JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • W204BL (88.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WDJY   (101.7 FM; TRENTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

TV broad­cast sta­tions around   Alachua:

  • WUFT (Chan­nel 5; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner:   BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WLUF-LP (Chan­nel 10; GAINESVILLE, FL;   Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA)
  • WYPN-CA (Chan­nel 45; GAINESVILLE, FL;   Owner: BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGFL (Chan­nel 53; HIGH SPRINGS, FL; Owner:   BUDD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCJB-TV (Chan­nel 20; GAINESVILLE, FL;   Owner: DIVERSIFIED BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBXG-CA (Chan­nel 31; GAINESVILLE, FL;   Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WOGX (Chan­nel 51; OCALA, FL; Owner: FOX   TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W69AY (Chan­nel 69; ALACHUA, ETC., FL;   Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TV SYSTEM, INC.)
  • W08DM (Chan­nel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS   COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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