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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak another language at home in Alachua

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 5 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Alachua Florida United States

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

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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 · 2024 9.4% +1.7 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 5 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida −21.3 pp Florida: 30.6% · 2024
Speak another language at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Alachua · Florida · United States
Alachua Florida United States

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

Compared with Speak another language at home · percent
Alachua
9.4%
Florida
30.6%
United States
22.3%

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

The series at a glance Alachua · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 9.4% · 2024
First value 9.2% · 2016
Highest 11.3% · 2017
Lowest 6.4% · 2020
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearAlachuaChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 9.4% +1.7 pp 30.6% 22.3%
2023estimate 7.6% −0.4 pp 30.1% 22.0%
2022estimate 8.0% −0.5 pp 29.9% 21.7%
2021estimate 8.5% +2.2 pp 29.8% 21.7%
2020estimate 6.4% −3.9 pp 29.4% —
2019estimate 10.3% +0.4 pp 29.4% —
2018estimate 9.9% −1.4 pp 29.1% —
2017estimate 11.3% +2.1 pp 28.7% —
2016estimate 9.2% 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.