Postal Codes

32608 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 32608 covers Gainesville, Florida, with a population of about 53,966 and a median household income of $60,182.

Population
53,9661,214 per square mile
Median age
30.28.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,18216% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$337,123up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,35713% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
58.2%23.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
40.8%24.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,006

Where 32608 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

Population53,966
Median age30.2
Family households45.3%
Born outside the US18.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.2%
White (non-Hispanic)55.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)12.2%
Hispanic or Latino15.8%
Veterans5.6%
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$60,182
Income per person$43,644
Poverty rate20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.1%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,990
Mean adjusted gross income$94,377
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.1%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more10.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$340,200
Median gross rent$1,357
Rent as a share of household income36.9%
Owner-occupied40.8%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house32.2%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units31.8%
20 or more units14.6%
Mobile home4.4%
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$337,123as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.4%
Typical asking rent$1,617as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 26.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 71.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$348,738$131,778

$131,778 in 2000 to $337,123 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,617$919

$919 in 2015 to $1,617 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home10.3%
Drives to work alone69%
Takes public transport5.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7%
Health

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

Obesity29.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26% 8.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68% 6.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,006
People employed27,365
Annual payroll$1,520,675,000
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 53.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.7 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.

Wildfire92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide45.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.8Very 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$60,182$71,711$78,538
Income per person$43,644$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate20%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$340,200$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,357$1,564$1,348
Homeownership40.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home10.3%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US18.7%21.4%13.9%
Median age30.242.638.7
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 US12.8 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket14% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

32602 Gainesville, FL2.1 km away
32607 Gainesville, FL3.9 km away
32604 Gainesville, FL4.6 km away
32603 Gainesville, FL5.6 km away
32601 Gainesville, FL7.2 km away
32627 Gainesville, FL7.4 km away
32605 Gainesville, FL7.5 km away
32610 Gainesville, FL8.2 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 area44.46 sq mi
Water area7.27 sq mi
Population density1,214 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.6132, -82.3873

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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