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32606 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32606 covers Gainesville, Florida, with a population of about 23,313 and a median household income of $79,888.

Population
23,3131,514 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,8881.1× the Florida median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$343,889up 17.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,6641.1× the Florida median
Degree or higher
59.5%24.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
45.3%19.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
878

Where 32606 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

Population23,313
Median age41
Family households54.3%
Born outside the US15.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.9%
White (non-Hispanic)62.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.3%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans6.6%
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

Median household income$79,888
Income per person$50,306
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more12.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,790
Mean adjusted gross income$96,319
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$319,300
Median gross rent$1,664
Rent as a share of household income30.3%
Owner-occupied45.3%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house45.8%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units16.8%
20 or more units20.9%
Mobile home0.2%
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$343,889as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.4%
Typical asking rent$1,739as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$358,525$133,429

$133,429 in 2000 to $343,889 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,739$1,301

$1,301 in 2019 to $1,739 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone80.7%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity27.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments878
People employed9,978
Annual payroll$531,564,000
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 81.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.6 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.

Lightning96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail18.8Very 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$79,888$71,711$78,538
Income per person$50,306$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$319,300$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,664$1,564$1,348
Homeownership45.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.1%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US15.7%21.4%13.9%
Median age4142.638.7
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 11 WNW, FL US9 km away

Average high and low by month

January67.3°F / 43°F
February70.7°F / 44.8°F
March76.8°F / 49.6°F
April81.8°F / 55.4°F
May88.2°F / 62.2°F
June91.2°F / 68.7°F
July92.2°F / 70.5°F
August91.6°F / 70.4°F
September89.1°F / 68.5°F
October83.2°F / 59.9°F
November75.7°F / 51.4°F
December69.1°F / 45.9°F
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 supermarket94% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket20% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability10.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

32605 Gainesville, FL3.8 km away
32610 Gainesville, FL4.9 km away
32611 Gainesville, FL4.9 km away
32612 Gainesville, FL4.9 km away
32614 Gainesville, FL4.9 km away
32635 Gainesville, FL4.9 km away
32607 Gainesville, FL5.5 km away
32603 Gainesville, FL7.1 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 area15.39 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density1,514 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.6954, -82.4023

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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