Alachua County is located in north-central Florida. The County Seat is Gainesville and the largest city is Gainesville. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.alachuacounty.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 256,380 and the 2010 census population was 247,335. The land area is 875.02 square miles and there are 282.7 persons per square mile.
71% of the population is White, 20.4% is Black or African American, 8.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.5% is two or more races. 91.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 40.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $167,900, there are 96,043 households, an average of 2.43 persons per household. The per capita income is $24,857, the median household income is $42,149, and 24.9% of the persons in Alachua County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 20,676. Retail sales (in $1000) were $3,152,244, and sales per capita were $13,124. The percentage of black-owned firms is 7.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 31.6%.
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Campaign Finance Reports - Candidates Browse the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections' listing of candidate campaign finance reports by name to view scanned reports in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. |
Campaign Finance Reports - Committees Browse the Alachua County, Florida Supervisor of Elections' listing of political action committee campaign finance reports by name to view scanned reports in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. |
Campaign Finance Reports - Parties Browse the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections' listing of political party campaign finance reports by name to view scanned reports in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. |
Cemetery Records Alachua County Cemetery Records. Information comes from the 1966 DAR Cemetery Books with a few updates. |
Census - 1850 & 1860 Search the Alachua County Census - 1850 & 1860 by name, birth place, or occupation. |
Code of Ordinances Alachua County, Florida codified ordinances. |
Court Filings - Civil Internet access to the index of the Alachua County Civil Records on file in the Clerks Office. |
Death & Probate Records Alachua County Clerk of the Court death certificates and probate records. |
Deed Book Index 1848-1888 Search for deed records in Alachua County for the period 1848-1888. Search by name or keyword. |
Foreclosures Browse the County Clerk of Court list of Judicial/Mortgage Foreclosure Sales by sale date. Document images are available in Adobe Acrobat pdf format or as TIFF images. |
Historic Documents Search Alachua County Virtual Museum for historic document images. Search by business name, business type, surname, or location. |
Inmates Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida lookup for Alachua County Jail inmates. |
Marriage Records 1837-1973 Search the Alachua County Clerk of the Court Marriage Records by bride or groom name from 1837 to 1973. |
Missing or Endangered Persons The Sheriff's office of Alachua County provides this listing of people who are missing, endangered or disappeared under suspicious circumstances, with info including victim photo, name, DOB, race, gender, case #, date, circumstances & contact info. |
Most Wanted Browse this Alachua County sheriff list of the most wanted fugitives in that area. |
Most Wanted Browse this Crime Stoppers listing of most wanted fugitives in Alachua County to view name, photo, age, physical description and charges. |
Plat Index & Images Search Alachua County Florida Plat Index and obtain Images online. |
Property - Appraiser Search the Alachua County Appraiser for property information by subdivision name, owner name, property address, area, section/township/range, parcel number, property type, legal description, or combined parameters. |
Property | GIS Alachua County Department of Growth Management "MapGenius" GIS parcel search. |
Property | GIS GIS and property databases from the Alachua County Appraiser, including parcel viewer, real property, map locator, recent sales, aerial review, and Title maps. |
Property | Tax Collector Alachua County Tax Collector real and business property tax records and online payments. |
Property | Tax Sales Alachua County Tax Collector tax certificate properties scheduled for auction. |
Recorded Documents (County site) Search the Alachua County Clerk of the Court database for recorded documents. Search by name, date range, instrument number(s), book & page, and/or document type. |
Recorded Documents (State site) Alachua County recorded documents database. |
Tax Deed Sales Browse by sale date for tax deed sales in Alachua County, Florida. |
Traffic Citations Search online for Alachua County Traffic Citations. |
Unsolved Homicides The Sheriff's office of Alachua County provides this listing of unsolved homicides, with information including victim photo, name, DOB, race, gender, case #, date, circumstances and contact info. |
Voting Precincts Use this service of the Supervisor of Elections in Alachua County, Florida to search their database by address for your voting place precinct. |
Warrants - Deadbeat Parents Browse this Alachua County Sheriff's Office service by name and photo for active Deadbeat Parent warrants. |
Warrants - Felony Browse this Alachua County, Florida Sheriff's Office service by name and photo for active felony warrants. |
Warrants - Misdemeanor Browse this Alachua County Sheriff's Office service by name and photo for active misdemeanor warrants. |
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