Population & age
- Total population
- 8,795
- Median age
- 19.2
Gainesville, FL (32612)
Alachua County · Gainesville, FL · Population 8,795
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Gainesville, FL (ZIP 32612) sits in Alachua County within the Gainesville metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 14.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,129. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (78th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 35th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 35 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1993 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Florida has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Marion County, FL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,480 for a two-bedroom and 32.2% of workers working from home. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 72.3%
- Black
- 10.0%
- Asian
- 8.9%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.2%
- Other / multi-racial
- 8.8%
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 18.8%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 10.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0
- Renter-occupied
- 0
- Vacant units
- 0
Commute
- Public transit
- 191(12.8%)
- Work from home
- 479(32.2%)
- Avg commute
- 9.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 0
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 928(10.6%)
- Non-English at home
- 2,069(23.5%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,150
/month
1 Bed
$1,230
/month
2 Bed
$1,480
/month
3 Bed
$1,850
/month
4 Bed
$1,960
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
1,750
Across 842 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $408.7M.
Single-family
822
47% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
928
53% of total units
Single-family value
$332.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$76.5M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 53% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$63,829
Average weekly wage
$1,227
Total employment
139,023
Total establishments
8,212
That is roughly 3% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
That is 0.2 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
142,532
Employed
137,173
Unemployed
5,359
Based on Alachua County, FL data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Gainesville, FL
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: City of Gainesville, FL
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
35
Date Range
1993–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE MILTON
Hurricane — declared October 11, 2024 (DR-4834)
Incident period: October 5, 2024 – November 2, 2024
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane17 (49%)
- Tropical Storm5 (14%)
- Fire5 (14%)
- Severe Storm4 (11%)
- Biological2 (6%)
- Other2 (6%)
Individual Assistance
7
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
7
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
34
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
14
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
69.3°F
57.9° – 80.7°
Annual precipitation
48.3"
Diurnal range
22.8°F
Day-night swing
Heating · cooling days
1,139.2 · 2,741.3
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: GAINESVILLE RGNL AP, FL US, 5.8 miles from the centroid of Gainesville, FL (ZIP 32612)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
38
GoodGood 300dModerate 49d
Peak AQI (2024)
94
Moderate
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
182 days as main pollutant
Days measured
349
Based on Alachua County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
8,032
That tracks the national county median of about 8,200 years per 100,000.
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
18%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.3
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.6
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
10.2%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
155
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,222
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
90%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
46%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Alachua data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
19.2% of Alachua County, FL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.16
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.75
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.80
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 7.2% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Alachua County, FL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 219 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 1,205 reports
Homicide
3
Robbery
15
Burglary
257
Vehicle theft
110
County-level data for Alachua (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−735 people
−447 households • −$25.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
12,388households
19,309 people • $799.5M AGI
Moved out
12,835households
20,044 people • $825.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Marion County, FL — 526 households
- Miami-Dade County, FL — 396 households
- Broward County, FL — 365 households
- Orange County, FL — 294 households
- Hillsborough County, FL — 292 households
Where departing residents went
- Marion County, FL — 499 households
- Duval County, FL — 403 households
- Hillsborough County, FL — 343 households
- Orange County, FL — 339 households
- Levy County, FL — 308 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $64,537 versus departing households' $64,293.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Florida
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 32612. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
6.98%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.98%
Property tax (effective)
0.50%
Median $787/year
Tax burden rank
8 of 50
8.90% of personal income
Paid family leave
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 32612
Other ZIPs in Gainesville
Nearby ZIPs by distance
32610 (Gainesville, 0.7 mi) · 32603 (Gainesville, 0.7 mi) · 32601 (Gainesville, 1.8 mi) · 32605 (Gainesville, 2.7 mi) · 32607 (Gainesville, 3.9 mi) · 32608 (Gainesville, 4.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
29.5%
3.5pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
14.4%
17.6pp below the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
32.0%
10.0pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
68.7%
7.3pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
16.6%
3.6pp above the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
2.6%
8.4pp below the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$5,129
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,631
- 4-Year
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · 32611
- In-state tuition
- $6,381
- Out-of-state tuition
- $28,659
- Acceptance rate
- 24.2%
- Graduation rate
- 91.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $71,588
- Median student debt
- $15,000
- 4-Year
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL · 32606
- In-state tuition
- $2,563
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,189
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 52.7%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $41,631
- Median student debt
- $11,310
- 4-Year
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · 32611
- In-state tuition
- $3,876
- Out-of-state tuition
- $16,579
- Acceptance rate
- 61.3%
- Graduation rate
- 81.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $71,588
- Median student debt
- $15,000
- 4-Year
Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville
Gainesville, FL · 32607
- In-state tuition
- $17,048
- Out-of-state tuition
- $17,048
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $61,480
- Median student debt
- $24,166
- Certificate
Summit Salon Academy-Gainesville
Gainesville, FL · 32607
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 71.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $27,856
- Median student debt
- $11,000
- 2-Year
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery
Gainesville, FL · 32601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,933
- Median student debt
- $38,130
- Certificate
Florida School of Massage
Gainesville, FL · 32608
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 69.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $26,752
- Median student debt
- $7,073
- 4-Year
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
Gainesville, FL · 32601
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Gainesville, FL (ZIP 32612) sits in Alachua County within the Gainesville metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 14.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $5,129. The CDC SVI flags housing & transportation (78th percentile) as this ZIP's standout vulnerability dimension, sitting well above its overall 35th-percentile score. FEMA has issued 35 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1993 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 5-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Florida has no state income tax (Tax Foundation 2025). New residents arriving here predominantly come from Marion County, FL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,480 for a two-bedroom and 32.2% of workers working from home. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 32.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 32612
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 32612?
29.5%, which is 3.5 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 32612?
32.0%, which is 10.0 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 32612?
14.4%, which is 17.6 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 32612?
8,795 people live in ZIP 32612, with a median age of 19.2 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 32612?
In ZIP 32612, 32.2% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 12.8% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 32612 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 32612 ranks in the 35th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 32612?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 32612, ranking in the 78th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 32612 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 35 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 32612 between 1993–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 32612?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 32612, accounting for 17 of 35 declarations (49%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 32612?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 32612 was "HURRICANE MILTON" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4834) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 32612?
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 32612 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of Florida, Santa Fe College, and University Of Florida-Online (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 32612?
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $5,129 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 32612?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $41,631 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 32612?
ZIP 32612 has an average annual temperature of 69.3°F and 48.3" of annual precipitation based on the GAINESVILLE RGNL AP, FL US weather station 5.8 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 32612 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 32612 is part of the Gainesville, FL urbanized area, primarily served by City of Gainesville, FL (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 32612?
Florida has no state income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 6.98% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Florida have paid family leave?
Florida runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 32612?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (35 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (35 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 32612
Other ZIPs in Gainesville
Nearby ZIPs by distance
32610 (Gainesville, 0.7 mi) · 32603 (Gainesville, 0.7 mi) · 32601 (Gainesville, 1.8 mi) · 32605 (Gainesville, 2.7 mi) · 32607 (Gainesville, 3.9 mi) · 32608 (Gainesville, 4.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
35th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 7,513
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
62
Limited English Speakers
16
Persons with Disability
160
Without HS Diploma
8
Without Health Insurance
59
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.