Archer, Florida

Alachua County

12-01775

Archer is a city in Alachua County in the U.S. state of Florida with 1,118 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Archer is located approximately 15 km southwest of Gainesville and about 120 km south-west of Jacksonville.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 1,118 inhabitants distributed in 517 households. The population density was 180.3 inh. / Km ². 65.3 % of the population were white, 30.9% African American, 0.7 % Native American and 1.3% Asian Americans. 0.6 % were members of other ethnic groups and 1.3% in different ethnic groups. 4.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 24.3 % of all households lived in 33.1 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 64.0 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.47 persons and the average family size is 3.17 people.

28.0% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.5% were 20-39 years old, 29.7% were 40-59 years old and 19.9% ​​were at least 60 years old. The median age was 40 years. 45.9 % of the population were male and 54.1 % female.

The average annual income was $ 34,722, while 25.0 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 97.54 % of the population spoke Spanish and 2.46%.

Traffic

In Archer, the Florida State Road 24 intersects with the common route of U.S. Highways 27 and 41 The nearest airport is Gainesville Regional Airport ( around 30 km north-east ).