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ZIP Code 32605 · Gainesville, FL

Alachua County · pop 24,689 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 32605 (Gainesville, FL) is $86,714, higher than 71% of the other ZIP Codes in Florida.

Its FHFA home price index changed +49.9% over the five years to 2025.

01 — Where it stands

$86,714
Median household income
± $7,367 MOE
$284,900
Median home value
± $10,751 MOE
$1,623
Median gross rent
7.3%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 32605 within Alachua County, Florida and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$86,714 ± $7,36780th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)71st percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)67th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$49,91586th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)73rd percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)78th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate7.3%0th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)18th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)27th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher64.6%93rd percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)97th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)94th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes77.9%60th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)54th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate6.7%26th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)21st percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)34th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$284,900 ± $10,75150th percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)35th percentile (906 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$1,62380th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)52nd percentile (909 ZIP Codes compared)79th percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.44026th percentile (16 ZIP Codes compared)44th percentile (912 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$95,31971st percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)69th percentile (899 ZIP Codes compared)78th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more8.5%71st percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)70th percentile (899 ZIP Codes compared)77th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+49.9%28th percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)15th percentile (832 ZIP Codes compared)45th percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents26.771st percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)59th percentile (911 ZIP Codes compared)73rd percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$51,15264th percentile (15 ZIP Codes compared)62nd percentile (910 ZIP Codes compared)58th percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Alachua County · Florida · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

+2.5%
1-year change
2024–2025
+49.9%
5-year change
2020–2025
+106.0%
10-year change
2015–2025

Home price index — ZIP Code 32605

Home price index, ZIP Code 32605, 2000–2025Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2000 and 306.2 in 2025. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.100200300400200020052010201520202025306.2

FHFA ZIP Code index (2000 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 32605
YearIndexAnnual change
2000100.0+4.4%
2001108.7+8.7%
2002116.0+6.7%
2003121.2+4.5%
2004139.9+15.3%
2005169.5+21.2%
2006191.1+12.8%
2007194.4+1.8%
2008181.5−6.7%
2009165.9−8.6%
2010155.4−6.3%
2011144.9−6.7%
2012130.6−9.9%
2013130.6+0.1%
2014137.7+5.4%
2015148.7+8.0%
2016156.5+5.3%
2017170.4+8.9%
2018183.5+7.7%
2019193.6+5.5%
2020204.3+5.5%
2021229.4+12.3%
2022263.0+14.6%
2023294.6+12.0%
2024298.6+1.4%
2025306.2+2.5%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 32605 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
32605Gainesville, FLthis ZIP Code$86,714$284,9007.3%+49.9%
32603Gainesville, FL2.2 mi$13,408$329,00069.0%+33.0%
32612Gainesville, FL2.7 mi$27,438—100.0%—
32610Gainesville, FL3.2 mi$15,278—67.4%—
32601Gainesville, FL3.5 mi$30,352$284,30048.5%+56.0%
32607Gainesville, FL3.5 mi$45,987$321,90032.0%+53.9%
32606Gainesville, FL4.3 mi$87,953$347,8007.9%+47.8%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

660
Establishments
9,218
Employees
$471.5M
Annual payroll
$51,152
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 32605
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Health care & social assistance16124.4%11.9%2.1×
Retail trade12518.9%12.4%1.5×
Professional, scientific & technical services7210.9%11.7%0.9×
Other services538.0%9.5%0.8×
Accommodation & food services507.6%9.3%0.8×
Administrative & support services406.1%5.3%1.2×
Construction365.5%9.6%0.6×
Real estate & rental365.5%5.5%1.0×
Finance & insurance335.0%5.5%0.9×
Educational services142.1%1.3%1.6×
All other sectors406.1%14.7%0.4×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

Use of this page

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.