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Housing Statistics · Area estimate

Seasonal & vacation homes in Alachua County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 67 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Seasonal & vacation homes, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
−0.1 pp since 2014
Alachua County Florida United States

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

Compared with Seasonal & vacation homes · percent
Alachua County
0.5%
Florida
7.8%

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

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 0.5% · 2024
First value 0.6% · 2013
Highest 0.9% · 2019
Lowest 0.5% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 0.5% −0.1 pp 7.8% 3.3%
2023estimate 0.6% −0.1 pp 8.2% 3.4%
2022estimate 0.7% +0.0 pp 8.5% 3.5%
2021estimate 0.7% −0.0 pp 8.8% 3.6%
2020estimate 0.7% −0.2 pp 9.1% —
2019estimate 0.9% +0.0 pp 9.6% —
2018estimate 0.9% +0.2 pp 9.7% —
2017estimate 0.8% −0.0 pp 9.8% —
2016estimate 0.8% +0.1 pp 9.9% —
2015estimate 0.7% +0.1 pp 9.9% —
2014estimate 0.6% +0.0 pp 9.8% —
2013estimate 0.6% 9.6% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritorySeasonal & vacation homes
1 Walton County 38.9%
2 Franklin County 35.1%
3 Monroe County 30.7%
4 Glades County 27.7%
5 Collier County 27.4%
6 Gulf County 27.3%
7 Osceola County 23.4%
8 Lee County 23.3%
9 Dixie County 19.6%
10 Charlotte County 18.5%
11 Okeechobee County 18.3%
12 Sarasota County 17.2%
13 Flagler County 16.4%
14 Taylor County 16.2%
15 Manatee County 15.5%
16 Bay County 14.7%
17 Highlands County 14.6%
18 Sumter County 14.0%
19 Martin County 13.4%
20 Palm Beach County 12.4%
21 Indian River County 12.2%
22 Lafayette County 12.2%
23 DeSoto County 12.1%
24 Nassau County 11.9%
25 Volusia County 11.3%
…
62 Seminole County 2.0%
63 Hillsborough County 1.7%
64 Duval County 1.4%
65 Alachua County 0.8%
66 Leon County 0.7%
67 Union County 0.3%

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

What it means

The share of homes kept for holidays or occasional use.

How it is calculated

Homes for seasonal, recreational or occasional use divided by all homes.