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People Statistics · City estimate

Median age in Alachua

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 3 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Median age, 2013 – 2024 years · Alachua · Florida · United States · World
−2.1 since 2014
Alachua Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Median age · years
Alachua
37.9
Florida
42.6
World
30.4 · 2023

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Alachua · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 37.9 · 2024
First value 38.0 · 2013
Highest 40.8 · 2021
Lowest 34.0 · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua±Change FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 37.9 4.1 −1.7 42.6 38.9 —
2023estimate 39.6 6.1 −0.3 42.6 38.7 30.4
2022estimate 39.9 4.5 −0.9 42.4 38.5 30.1
2021estimate 40.8 4.8 +2.9 42.3 38.4 29.8
2020estimate 37.9 5.3 +1.0 42.2 — 29.6
2019estimate 36.9 5.4 −0.6 42.0 — 29.3
2018estimate 37.5 5.2 +2.8 41.9 — 29.0
2017estimate 34.7 4.8 +0.7 41.8 — 28.8
2016estimate 34.0 2.9 −3.6 41.6 — 28.5
2015estimate 37.6 5.7 −2.4 41.4 — 28.3
2014estimate 40.0 5.3 +2.0 41.2 — 28.1
2013estimate 38.0 5.8 41.0 — 27.8

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryMedian age
5 Alachua 37.9
1 Ellenton 45.5
8 Gainesville 26.4
2 Hastings 44.3
4 Hawthorne 38.0
3 Micanopy 38.4
6 Newberry 34.4
7 Tallahassee 27.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

What it means

The age that splits residents into two equal halves — a quick read on whether a place is young or ageing.

How it is calculated

Half the residents are younger and half are older than this age, from census or population estimates by age.