Archer vs Gainesville

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and Gainesville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gainesville has the higher population (143,611 vs 885 in Archer). Archer has the higher median household income ($50,893 vs $45,611 in Gainesville). Gainesville has the higher median home value ($235,000 vs $161,900 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Gainesville
Population	885	143,611
Median age	43.1 yrs	26.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,893	$45,611
Median home value	$161,900	$235,000
Median gross rent	$692	$1,214
Housing units	466	65,747
Homeownership rate	68.8%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Gainesville
Population	1,262 → 885 (-29.9%)	132,127 → 143,611 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$30,776 → $50,893 (+65.4%)	$37,264 → $45,611 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$154,600 → $161,900 (+4.7%)	$161,900 → $235,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $692 (-12.3%)	$953 → $1,214 (+27.4%)

Archer

Population

1,262885

Median household income

$30,776$50,893

Median home value

$154,600$161,900

Median gross rent

$789$692

Gainesville

Population

132,127143,611

Median household income

$37,264$45,611

Median home value

$161,900$235,000

Median gross rent

$953$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Gainesville
Under 5	4.4%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	9.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	33.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	8.4%	9.6%
45 to 54	16.6%	7.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	7.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.7%
75 and over	5.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Gainesville
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	54.3%
Black or African American	33.9%	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	9.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Gainesville
No high school diploma	12.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	27.4%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	26.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Gainesville
Drove alone	79.4%	62.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	2.2%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.5%
Worked from home	13.6%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Gainesville
1-unit, detached	80.7%	37.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	25.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Gainesville
Poverty rate	29.7%	28.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1972	1983