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People Statistics · City estimate

Gainesville: speak another language at home

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 2 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 18.2% +0.6 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 2 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Alachua County +1.6 pp Alachua County: 16.6% · 2024
Speak another language at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Compared with Speak another language at home · percent
Gainesville
18.2%
Alachua County
16.6%
Florida
30.6%
United States
22.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 18.2% · 2024
First value 15.8% · 2016
Highest 18.2% · 2024
Lowest 15.7% · 2017
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.2% +0.6 pp 16.6% 30.6% 22.3%
2023estimate 17.6% +0.7 pp 16.1% 30.1% 22.0%
2022estimate 16.9% −0.1 pp 15.2% 29.9% 21.7%
2021estimate 17.0% −0.3 pp 15.0% 29.8% 21.7%
2020estimate 17.3% +0.2 pp 14.8% 29.4% —
2019estimate 17.1% +0.5 pp 14.2% 29.4% —
2018estimate 16.6% +0.8 pp 13.8% 29.1% —
2017estimate 15.7% −0.1 pp 13.2% 28.7% —
2016estimate 15.8% 13.3% 28.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritorySpeak another language at home
1 Ellenton 28.9%
2 Gainesville 18.2%
3 Newberry 14.4%
4 Tallahassee 12.4%
5 Alachua 9.4%
6 Micanopy 7.0%
7 Hastings 4.2%
8 Hawthorne 1.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of residents who speak a language other than English at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, from the survey.