High Springs

Population: 6,396
Median household income: $80,973
Median home value: $263,800

High Springs is a community in Alachua County, Florida, home to 6,396 residents. Its median household income of $80,973 runs above the Alachua County figure of $59,659.

Between 2019 and 2023, High Springs's population grew 6.8% from 5,989 to 6,396, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $167,800 to $263,800.

32.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,396
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,973
Median home value: $263,800
Median gross rent: $1,707
Housing units: 2,279
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,989	$57,132	$167,800	$745
2020	5,875	$62,239	$175,900	$1,190
2021	6,216	$71,909	$201,600	$1,246
2022	6,283	$76,760	$254,600	$1,451
2023	6,396	$80,973	$263,800	$1,707

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	451	7.1%
5 to 17	1,576	24.6%
18 to 24	464	7.3%
25 to 34	595	9.3%
35 to 44	888	13.9%
45 to 54	761	11.9%
55 to 64	649	10.1%
65 to 74	631	9.9%
75 and over	381	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,336	67.8%
Black or African American	1,047	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	55	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	135	2.1%
Two or more races	199	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	624	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	8.0%
High school graduate	1,003	25.7%
Some college or associate's	1,303	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	793	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	493	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,180	81.7%
Carpooled	237	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	252	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	413	17.1%
15 to 29 min	684	28.3%
30 to 44 min	887	36.7%
45 to 59 min	351	14.5%
60+ min	82	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 16.4% (1,042 of 6,352)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,564	77.8%
Nonfamily households	446	22.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,010	88.2%
Vacant	269	11.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,619	80.5%
Renter-occupied	391	19.5%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,762	77.3%
1-unit, attached	44	1.9%
2 to 4 units	36	1.6%
5 to 19 units	25	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	412	18.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1230525
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 23 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 29.7996, -82.5893