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32603 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32603 covers Gainesville, Florida, with a population of about 6,713.

Population
6,7137,742 per square mile
Median age
20.618.1 points below the US average
Poverty rate
62%49.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$422,276up 22.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,14127% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
66.2%31.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
10.4%54.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
80

Where 32603 is

Gainesville, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population6,713
Median age20.6
Family households16.2%
Born outside the US12.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.3%
White (non-Hispanic)63.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)12.1%
Hispanic or Latino15.3%
Veterans0.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$9,976
Poverty rate62%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k33.7%
$10–15k17.3%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k8.5%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k9.4%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k1.8%
$75–100k2.9%
$100–125k0.8%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.6%
$200k or more1.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,060
Mean adjusted gross income$62,020
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k50.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k3.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.5%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,141
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied10.4%
Vacant homes25.8%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house16.9%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units19.3%
5 to 19 units35.7%
20 or more units23.1%
Mobile home1.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$422,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$422,276$150,133

$150,133 in 2000 to $422,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%
High school diploma or higher94.6%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone46.1%
Takes public transport2.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.3% 7.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure16.6% 17.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis9% 16.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication44% 30.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)2.3% 5.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease2.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.6% 7.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening66% 19.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.6% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.7% 13.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability3.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol20.8% 15.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.2% 8.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)25.3% 8.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability6.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.6% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments80
People employed946
Annual payroll$22,108,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 70.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.7 out of 100
Community resilience73.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$71,711$78,538
Income per person$9,976$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate62%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,141$1,564$1,348
Homeownership10.4%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.9%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US12.6%21.4%13.9%
Median age20.642.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationGAINESVILLE RGNL AP, FL US8.4 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January67.1°F / 42.6°F3.29 in rain
February70.9°F / 45.9°F2.67 in rain
March75.8°F / 49.7°F3.49 in rain
April81.5°F / 55.5°F2.74 in rain
May87.4°F / 62.6°F3.08 in rain
June90.3°F / 69.5°F7.56 in rain
July91.1°F / 71.6°F6.68 in rain
August90.5°F / 72°F6.4 in rain
September88.1°F / 69.4°F5.05 in rain
October82.1°F / 60.6°F2.68 in rain
November74.7°F / 50.6°F1.79 in rain
December69.3°F / 45.2°F2.88 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket89% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Alachua County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Walkability13.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

32601 Gainesville, FL2.4 km away
32627 Gainesville, FL2.4 km away
32610 Gainesville, FL3.3 km away
32611 Gainesville, FL3.3 km away
32612 Gainesville, FL3.3 km away
32614 Gainesville, FL3.3 km away
32635 Gainesville, FL3.3 km away
32605 Gainesville, FL3.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Alachua County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.87 sq mi
Population density7,742 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.6515, -82.3493

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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