Alachua vs High Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Alachua and High Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Alachua and High Springs are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alachua has the higher population (10,638 vs 6,396 in High Springs). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $78,526 in Alachua). Alachua has the higher median home value ($285,700 vs $263,800 in High Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Alachua	High Springs
Population	10,638	6,396
Median age	39.6 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,526	$80,973
Median home value	$285,700	$263,800
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,707
Housing units	4,767	2,279
Homeownership rate	73.6%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alachua	High Springs
Population	9,867 → 10,638 (+7.8%)	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$63,318 → $78,526 (+24.0%)	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $285,700 (+59.2%)	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,064 → $1,132 (+6.4%)	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)

Alachua

Population

9,86710,638

Median household income

$63,318$78,526

Median home value

$179,500$285,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,132

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alachua	High Springs
Under 5	8.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.1%
65 to 74	13.4%	9.9%
75 and over	6.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alachua	High Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	67.8%
Black or African American	24.5%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alachua	High Springs
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alachua	High Springs
Drove alone	71.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.8%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.8%	9.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alachua	High Springs
1-unit, detached	83.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Alachua	High Springs
Poverty rate	11.5%	16.4%
Average household size	2.45	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1994	1999