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estimate
Children under 18 in Alachua
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
5 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Education
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Tourism
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Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
22.8%
+0.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024
5 of 8
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.8 pp
vs Florida
+3.2 pp
Florida: 19.5% · 2024
Children under 18, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua · Florida · United States
−0.8 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Alachua
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Children under 18 · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Alachua · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
22.8% · 2024
First value
25.2% · 2013
Highest
28.0% · 2018
Lowest
22.2% · 2021
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Alachua | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 22.8% | +0.1 pp | 19.5% | 22.0% |
| 2023estimate | 22.6% | −1.2 pp | 19.6% | 22.2% |
| 2022estimate | 23.8% | +1.6 pp | 19.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021estimate | 22.2% | −4.0 pp | 20.0% | 22.5% |
| 2020estimate | 26.2% | −0.9 pp | 19.9% | — |
| 2019estimate | 27.1% | −0.9 pp | 20.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 28.0% | +1.4 pp | 20.1% | — |
| 2017estimate | 26.7% | −0.6 pp | 20.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 27.3% | +3.3 pp | 20.4% | — |
| 2015estimate | 23.9% | +0.4 pp | 20.6% | — |
| 2014estimate | 23.5% | −1.7 pp | 20.8% | — |
| 2013estimate | 25.2% | 21.0% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Gainesville
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Children under 18 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Gainesville | 14.0% | |
| 7 | Micanopy | 15.2% | |
| 6 | Tallahassee | 17.1% | |
| 5 | Alachua | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Hawthorne | 23.9% | |
| 3 | Ellenton | 24.2% | |
| 2 | Newberry | 26.1% | |
| 1 | Hastings | 27.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021
What it means
The share of residents who are children and teenagers.
How it is calculated
Residents under 18 divided by the total population.
People
Statistics: Alachua
Population
10,612
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
113
2025
Median age
37.9
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Residents 65 and over
19.6%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States
Net domestic migration
22,517
2025 · Florida