County profile
Alachua County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#249 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 53% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$20.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
103,368
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,721
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
290,028
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.5%
Median HH income
$61.9k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
48.8%±1.4%
Poverty rate
21.2%±1.2%
Business applications
4,246 · 2025
Retail establishments
915
31.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1AxoGen, Inc.Healthcare$225.2M80B+2Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.Healthcare$928.5k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care38%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation19%
Professional services8%
Construction8%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
290,028
residents · 2025 · +3.7% since 2020
Income per capita $58.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+863
International migration+8,243
Natural change+1,152
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.8B2019
$15.1B2020
$16.7B2021
$18.3B2022
$19.8B2023
$20.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$288.8k±$7.7k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
8.6%±0.7%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$597.5M
3,336 units · 11.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 98Hurricane 97Wildfire 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3582016
3842017
4162018
4392019
4622020
5212021
6142022
6762023
7002024
7182025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 53% since 20212,1792021
2,8272022
1,5562023
1,7502024
3,3362025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.8 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
3.1 km
CSXT
Nearest port
65.2 km
GA PACIFIC
Nearest commercial airport
8.5 km
GAINESVILLE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$61.4k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Alachua?
Alachua's economy produced $20.9B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.