Waldo (Florida)

Alachua County

12-74925

Waldo is a city in Alachua County in the U.S. state of Florida with 1,015 inhabitants ( 2010).

Geography

Waldo is located around 15 km north-east of Gainesville and about 80 km southwest of Jacksonville.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the then 1,015 inhabitants distributed in 489 households. The population density was 182.6 inh. / Km ². 70.2 % of the population were white, 25.9 % African American, 0.2% Native American and 0.3 % Asian Americans. 1.6% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.8% in different ethnic groups. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 29.1 % of all households lived in 31.0 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 59.3 % 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 2.45 persons and the average family size is 3.10 people.

26.8 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.0 % were 20-39 years old, 26.9 % were 40-59 years old and 21.3 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 38 years. 48.7 % of the population were male and 51.3 % female.

The average annual income was $ 29,310, while 39.8 % of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 99.47 % of the population spoke Spanish and 0.53 %.

Traffic

In Waldo Florida State Road 24 hits on the U.S. Highway 301 The nearest airport is Gainesville Regional Airport ( around 10 km south-west ).