Archer vs High Springs

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

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

High Springs has the higher population (6,396 vs 885 in Archer). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $50,893 in Archer). High Springs has the higher median home value ($263,800 vs $161,900 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	High Springs
Population	885	6,396
Median age	43.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,893	$80,973
Median home value	$161,900	$263,800
Median gross rent	$692	$1,707
Housing units	466	2,279
Homeownership rate	68.8%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	High Springs
Population	1,262 → 885 (-29.9%)	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$30,776 → $50,893 (+65.4%)	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$154,600 → $161,900 (+4.7%)	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $692 (-12.3%)	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)

Archer

Population

1,262885

Median household income

$30,776$50,893

Median home value

$154,600$161,900

Median gross rent

$789$692

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)

	Archer	High Springs
Under 5	4.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.8%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	16.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.9%
75 and over	5.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	High Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	67.8%
Black or African American	33.9%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	2.1%
Two or more races	9.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	High Springs
No high school diploma	12.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	27.4%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	High Springs
Drove alone	79.4%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	High Springs
1-unit, detached	80.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Archer	High Springs
Poverty rate	29.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.17	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1972	1999