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Population Estimates, Percentage by Age Group, Alachua County, 2024
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
Population Estimates by Race and Ethnicity, Alachua County, 2024
Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Count2024
298,378
23,058,197
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
53,426
17.9
4,436,647
19.2
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
154,381
51.7
9,073,652
39.4
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
43,502
14.6
4,543,882
19.7
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
42,440
14.2
4,411,199
19.1
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
4,629
1.6
592,817
2.6
Count2024
175,318
11,938,284
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
25,468
14.5
1,811,204
15.2
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
87,290
49.8
4,048,076
33.9
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
27,883
15.9
2,545,252
21.3
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
31,330
17.9
3,097,025
25.9
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
3,347
1.9
436,727
3.7
Count2024
58,122
3,554,249
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
15,071
25.9
862,364
24.3
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
27,828
47.9
1,600,224
45.0
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
8,221
14.1
617,351
17.4
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
6,367
11.0
430,611
12.1
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
635
1.1
43,699
1.2
Count2024
27,271
1,218,514
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
6,067
22.2
320,679
26.3
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
15,741
57.7
532,005
43.7
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
3,117
11.4
198,579
16.3
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
2,096
7.7
151,345
12.4
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
250
0.9
15,906
1.3
Count2024
37,667
6,347,150
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
6,820
18.1
1,442,400
22.7
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
23,522
62.4
2,893,347
45.6
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
4,281
11.4
1,182,700
18.6
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
2,647
7.0
732,218
11.5
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
397
1.1
96,485
1.5
Count2024
143,760
11,328,334
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
27,490
19.1
2,271,872
20.1
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
74,575
51.9
4,568,933
40.3
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
20,836
14.5
2,214,248
19.5
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
19,115
13.3
2,030,424
17.9
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
1,744
1.2
242,857
2.1
Count2024
154,618
11,729,863
       Aged 0-17 Years
Percent2024
25,936
16.8
2,164,775
18.5
       Aged 18-49 Years
Percent2024
79,806
51.6
4,504,719
38.4
       Aged 50-64 Years
Percent2024
22,666
14.7
2,329,634
19.9
       Aged 65-84 Years
Percent2024
23,325
15.1
2,380,775
20.3
       Aged 85 Years and Older
Percent2024
2,885
1.9
349,960
3.0
Count2024
47,069
5,004,016
       Non-Hispanic White
Percent2024
34,677
73.7
3,533,752
70.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Percent2024
7,002
14.9
474,310
9.5
       Other Race Non-Hispanic
Percent2024
2,346
5.0
167,251
3.3
       Hispanic
Percent2024
3,044
6.5
828,703
16.6
       Male
Percent2024
20,859
44.3
2,273,281
45.4
       Female
Percent2024
26,210
55.7
2,730,735
54.6
10/30/2025 8:12:46 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking