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People Statistics · City

Population in Alachua

2010 – 2025 · 16 data points 3 of 6 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Alachua Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 10,612 −1.1% since 2024
Towns of Gainesville · 2025 3 of 6 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +5.6% +1.0% a year on average
share of Florida 0.05% Florida: 23,462,518 · 2025
Population, 2010 – 2025 people
+5.6% since 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2010 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Alachua 10,612
Florida 23M
United States 342M
World 8.2B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Alachua · 2010 – 2025
Latest value 10,612 · 2025
First value 9,075 · 2010
Highest 10,809 · 2023
Lowest 9,075 · 2010
Average change +1.0% a year on average
Data points 16

By year

All years · 2010 – 2025

YearAlachuaChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 10,612 −1.1% 23M 342M 8.2B
2024 10,732 −0.7% 23M 340M 8.1B
2023 10,809 +0.1% 23M 337M 8.1B
2022 10,795 +1.6% 22M 334M 8B
2021 10,623 +0.5% 22M 332M 7.9B
2020 10,573 +0.3% 22M 332M 7.9B
2019 10,538 +0.6% 21M — 7.8B
2018 10,476 +0.2% 21M — 7.7B
2017 10,454 +1.6% 21M — 7.6B
2016 10,285 +2.4% 21M — 7.5B
2015 10,045 +2.5% 20M — 7.4B
2014 9,796 +2.5% 20M — 7.4B
2013 9,554 +1.5% 20M — 7.3B
2012 9,413 +2.0% 19M — 7.2B
2011 9,231 +1.7% 19M — 7.1B
2010 9,075 19M — 7B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2010 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Tallahassee 205K
2 Gainesville 149K
3 Alachua 10,612
4 Newberry 8,618
5 Hawthorne 1,505
6 Micanopy 653

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2025

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.