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Alachua County
POPULATION
| Population Change, 2002-2003 |
| Town |
2002 |
2003 |
Change |
| Alachua |
6,513 |
6,721 |
3.2% |
| Archer |
1,263 |
1,263 |
0.0% |
| Gainesville |
98,245 |
117,182 |
19.3% |
| Hawthorne |
1,394 |
1,394 |
0.0% |
| High Springs |
4,067 |
4,206 |
3.4% |
| LaCrosse |
143 |
151 |
5.6% |
| Micanopy |
644 |
638 |
-0.9% |
| Newberry |
3,560 |
3,757 |
5.5% |
| Waldo |
839 |
823 |
-1.5% |
| Unincorporated |
111,939 |
98,161 |
-15.0% |
| Total |
228,607 |
231,296 |
1.2% |
| Components of change, 2002-2003 |
| Natural Increase |
2,828 |
(21.2%) |
| Net Migration |
10,513 |
(78.8%) |
| Population age, April 1, 2003 |
| 0-14 |
44,816 |
(19.4%) |
| 15-24 |
88,310 |
(38.2%) |
| 25-44 |
56,974 |
(24.6%) |
| 45-64 |
18,930 |
(8.2%) |
| 65+ |
22,266 |
(9.6%) |
| Vital statistics |
| Births, 2003 |
2,480 |
| Deaths, 2003 |
1,602 |
| AIDS cases, (1981-2003) |
730 |
| Marriages, 2003 |
1,755 |
| Divorces, 2003 |
830 |
| Households, April 1, 2003 |
| Total |
93,073 |
| Change, 2002-2003 |
1.4% |
| Average size |
2.34 |
| Average home cost (change from 2002) |
$143,261 (25.8%) |
| Per capita personal income |
| 2001 |
$24,563 |
| 2002 |
$25,280 |
| Change |
2.8% |
EMPLOYMENT
| Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary) |
| All Industries |
77,706 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries |
523 |
| Mining |
72 |
| Construction |
4,864 |
| Manufacturing |
4,181 |
| Transportation, Communications, Utilities |
3,463 |
| Wholesale Trade |
2,301 |
| Retail Trade |
12,630 |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate |
5,956 |
| Services |
43,718 |
| Government |
43,123 |
| Major Employers |
| University of Florida |
(FT) 12,500 |
| Shands HealthCare |
* 5,945 |
| School Board of Alachua County |
4,372 |
| Malcom Randall VA Medical Center |
2,600 |
| City of Gainesville |
2,223 |
| Florida Department of Children & Families |
2,183 |
| Publix Supermarkets |
1,889 |
| North Florida Regional Medical Center |
1,602 |
| The Oaks Mall |
1,400 |
| Nationwide Insurance |
1,200 |
| * Alachua county employees
only |
SALES AND INCOME:
| Gross
and taxable sales (in thousands) |
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2002 |
2003 |
Change |
| Gross Sales |
5,220,877 |
5,249,889 |
0.6% |
| Taxable Sales |
2,681,248 |
2,719,144 |
1.4% |
| Earnings, 2002 (in thousands) |
| Total earnings |
4,587,565 |
| Farms |
17,511 |
| Agriculture Services |
NA |
| Government |
1,722,269 |
| Manufacturing |
195,322 |
| Mining |
NA |
| Construction |
210,688 |
| Wholesale Trade |
110,687 |
| Retail Trade |
330,807 |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate |
223,462 |
| Transportation, Communications, Utilities |
155,777 |
| Services |
1,686,934 |
CONSTRUCTION:
| Building permit activity,
2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars) |
| Location |
No. of Months Reported |
Total Residential Value |
Single Units |
Multiple Units |
| Alachua |
12 |
13,778 |
174 |
0 |
| Archer |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Gainesville |
12 |
36,847 |
123 |
463 |
| Hawthorne |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| High Springs |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Micanopy |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Newberry |
12 |
11,499 |
95 |
0 |
| Waldo |
12 |
153 |
2 |
0 |
| County office |
12 |
110,708 |
783 |
44 |
| Total |
NA |
172,985 |
1,177 |
507 |
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