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People Statistics · City estimate

Average household size in Alachua

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 4 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Alachua Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 2.36per household −0.09 since 2023 ± 0.17 · margin of error
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 4 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +0.12
vs Florida −0.15 Florida: 2.51 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Alachua · Florida · United States
+0.12 since 2014
Alachua Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Average household size · people per household
Alachua
2.36
Florida
2.51
United States
2.53

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

The series at a glance Alachua · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 2.36 · 2024
First value 2.37 · 2013
Highest 2.76 · 2019
Lowest 2.24 · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua±Change FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 2.36 0.17 −0.09 2.51 2.53
2023estimate 2.45 0.20 −0.03 2.51 2.54
2022estimate 2.48 0.20 +0.06 2.53 2.57
2021estimate 2.42 0.18 −0.13 2.57 2.60
2020estimate 2.55 0.23 −0.21 2.62 —
2019estimate 2.76 0.24 +0.11 2.65 —
2018estimate 2.65 0.26 +0.11 2.65 —
2017estimate 2.54 0.22 −0.06 2.64 —
2016estimate 2.60 0.20 +0.25 2.64 —
2015estimate 2.35 0.19 +0.11 2.63 —
2014estimate 2.24 0.15 −0.13 2.62 —
2013estimate 2.37 0.16 2.61 —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage household size
1 Hawthorne 3.42
2 Newberry 2.98
3 Hastings 2.56
4 Alachua 2.54
5 Tallahassee 2.33
6 Gainesville 2.32
7 Ellenton 2.32
8 Micanopy 2.30

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

What it means

How many people share an average home.

How it is calculated

Residents of households divided by the number of households.