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People Statistics · City estimate

Speak Spanish at home in Alachua

2016 – 2024 · 9 data points 4 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 7.1% +1.9 pp since 2023
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 4 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida −15.4 pp Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish 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 Spanish at home · percent
Alachua
7.1%
Florida
22.6%
United States
13.6%

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

The series at a glance Alachua · 2016 – 2024
Latest value 7.1% · 2024
First value 4.3% · 2016
Highest 7.1% · 2024
Lowest 2.7% · 2020
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2016 – 2024

YearAlachuaChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 7.1% +1.9 pp 22.6% 13.6%
2023estimate 5.2% +0.5 pp 22.2% 13.4%
2022estimate 4.6% −0.4 pp 22.2% 13.3%
2021estimate 5.0% +2.3 pp 22.1% 13.3%
2020estimate 2.7% −1.3 pp 21.8% —
2019estimate 4.1% −0.3 pp 21.8% —
2018estimate 4.4% −1.1 pp 21.6% —
2017estimate 5.5% +1.2 pp 21.3% —
2016estimate 4.3% 20.9% —

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 Spanish at home
1 Ellenton 28.5%
2 Newberry 11.4%
3 Gainesville 8.8%
4 Alachua 7.1%
5 Tallahassee 5.4%
6 Hastings 4.2%
7 Micanopy 4.2%
8 Hawthorne 0.0%

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

What it means

The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.