Archer

Population: 885
Median household income: $50,893
Median home value: $161,900

Archer, a community in Alachua County, Florida, has 885 residents. At $50,893, its median household income sits below Alachua County's $59,659.

From 2019 to 2023, Archer's population declined 29.9% from 1,262 to 885, while its median home value rose 4.7% from $154,600 to $161,900.

Owners occupy 68.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 885
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,893
Median home value: $161,900
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 466
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,262885

Median household income

$30,776$50,893

Median home value

$154,600$161,900

Median gross rent

$789$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,262	$30,776	$154,600	$789
2020	1,104	$45,179	$128,800	$776
2021	1,065	$51,136	$149,200	$742
2022	908	$41,154	$157,600	$767
2023	885	$50,893	$161,900	$692

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	4.4%
5 to 17	184	20.8%
18 to 24	75	8.5%
25 to 34	99	11.2%
35 to 44	74	8.4%
45 to 54	147	16.6%
55 to 64	118	13.3%
65 to 74	104	11.8%
75 and over	45	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	448	50.6%
Black or African American	300	33.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	1.1%
Two or more races	84	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	12.3%
High school graduate	161	27.4%
Some college or associate's	206	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	68	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	80	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	293	79.4%
Carpooled	18	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	13.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	12.9%
15 to 29 min	128	40.1%
30 to 44 min	113	35.4%
45 to 59 min	19	6.0%
60+ min	18	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 29.7% (263 of 885)

	Count	Share
Family households	189	46.4%
Nonfamily households	218	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	407	87.3%
Vacant	59	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	280	68.8%
Renter-occupied	127	31.2%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	376	80.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	22	4.7%
5 to 19 units	24	5.2%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	39	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1201775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 29.5597, -82.5729