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estimate
Speak Spanish at home in Alachua County
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
32 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
8.0%
−0.1 pp
since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024
32 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida
−14.6 pp
Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
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Alachua County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Alachua County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value
8.0% · 2024
First value
6.0% · 2016
Highest
8.0% · 2023
Lowest
6.0% · 2017
Data points
9
By year
All years · 2016 – 2024
| Year | Alachua County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 8.0% | −0.1 pp | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| 2023estimate | 8.0% | +0.9 pp | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| 2022estimate | 7.1% | +0.0 pp | 22.2% | 13.3% |
| 2021estimate | 7.1% | +0.2 pp | 22.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020estimate | 6.9% | +0.4 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2019estimate | 6.5% | +0.2 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2018estimate | 6.2% | +0.2 pp | 21.6% | — |
| 2017estimate | 6.0% | −0.0 pp | 21.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 6.0% | 20.9% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade County | 66.1% | |
| 2 | Hendry County | 46.4% | |
| 3 | Osceola County | 44.5% | |
| 4 | Hardee County | 35.2% | |
| 5 | DeSoto County | 27.5% | |
| 6 | Broward County | 26.6% | |
| 7 | Orange County | 25.8% | |
| 8 | Collier County | 24.8% | |
| 9 | Hillsborough County | 22.8% | |
| 10 | Okeechobee County | 21.1% | |
| 11 | Palm Beach County | 19.0% | |
| 12 | Glades County | 18.9% | |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 18.7% | |
| 14 | Polk County | 18.2% | |
| 15 | Lee County | 17.6% | |
| 16 | Monroe County | 17.4% | |
| 17 | Highlands County | 16.5% | |
| 18 | Seminole County | 15.9% | |
| 19 | St. Lucie County | 15.1% | |
| 20 | Manatee County | 12.7% | |
| 21 | Lake County | 11.1% | |
| 22 | Volusia County | 10.0% | |
| 23 | Martin County | 9.8% | |
| 24 | Indian River County | 9.5% | |
| 25 | Marion County | 9.4% | |
| … | |||
| 35 | Hamilton County | 6.7% | |
| 36 | Clay County | 6.6% | |
| 37 | Pinellas County | 6.5% | |
| 38 | Alachua County | 6.5% | |
| 39 | Brevard County | 6.3% | |
| 40 | Taylor County | 6.0% | |
| 41 | Levy County | 5.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019
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.
People
Alachua County in numbers
Population
290K
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
128
2025
Median age
32.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
17.8%
2024
Residents 65 and over
15.3%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States