Alachua County, FL elected officials: commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Alachua County: 70 seats on 17 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 24 local governments in Alachua County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
9
9
School districts (school boards)
2
1
Special districts (elected boards)
12
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Alachua County
285,492people
32.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$61,949 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
21.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
48.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$288,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
11.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
7.4%U.S.: 8.4%
63.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 12.6% · White 57.6% · Black 19% · Asian 6% · Other or more than one race 4.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Alachua County
4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Florida: 4.2%.
136,967people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
143,983in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.9%
7,016
136,967
143,983
August 2026
5.4%
7,604
132,157
139,761
July 2026
5.7%
7,961
132,142
140,103
June 2026
5.5%
7,746
132,719
140,465
May 2026
5.3%
7,568
134,394
141,962
April 2026
5.3%
7,647
137,387
145,034
March 2026
5.1%
7,401
136,644
144,045
February 2026
5.4%
7,855
136,301
144,156
January 2026
5.6%
7,915
134,303
142,218
December 2025
5.2%
7,453
135,717
143,170
November 2025
5.7%
8,215
135,767
143,982
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.6%
6,609
137,764
144,373
August 2025
5.0%
6,956
132,271
139,227
July 2025
4.9%
6,800
133,316
140,116
June 2025
4.6%
6,467
133,253
139,720
May 2025
4.2%
5,925
135,192
141,117
April 2025
3.7%
5,344
139,219
144,563
March 2025
4.1%
5,858
138,146
144,004
February 2025
3.8%
5,491
137,810
143,301
January 2025
3.9%
5,556
136,158
141,714
December 2024
3.5%
4,929
136,795
141,724
November 2024
4.1%
5,865
136,790
142,655
October 2024
3.9%
5,585
138,142
143,727
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.5%
6,425
135,874
142,299
2024
3.8%
5,313
136,058
141,371
2023
3.3%
4,632
137,355
141,987
2022
3.1%
4,251
134,901
139,152
2021
4.0%
5,547
131,585
137,132
2020
5.8%
7,730
126,132
133,862
2019
3.1%
4,302
132,961
137,263
2018
3.5%
4,692
131,242
135,934
2017
4.0%
5,332
129,001
134,333
2016
4.5%
5,921
125,971
131,892
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Florida's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Alachua County
714.8 per 100,0002020. Florida: 383.6.
2,286.3 per 100,0002020. Florida: 1,769.4.
16murders2020, 2,015 violent crimes in all.
2020 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2020
2,015
714.8
6,445
2,286.3
2019
1,735
615.2
6,911
2,450.7
2018
1,790
638.0
7,512
2,677.4
2017
1,623
584.6
7,050
2,539.3
2016
1,446
528.8
7,362
2,692.2
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Gainesville Police Department
2024
1,100
3,997
147,022
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
2025
197
789
121,845
Alachua Police Department
2020
40
251
9,998
High Springs Police Department
2024
15
25
6,788
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Florida · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.89 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 290,102 people.
549sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
230civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
259
120
121,845
Gainesville Police Department
242
101
150,376
Alachua Police Department
29
8
10,926
High Springs Police Department
19
1
6,955
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
549
1.89
230
4
2024
487
1.66
199
4
2022
527
1.86
210
4
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Alachua County Clerk of the Circuit Court?
J.K. "Jess" Irby (Democratic) is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alachua County, Florida.
Who is the Alachua County Property Appraiser?
Ayesha Solomon (Democratic) is the Property Appraiser of Alachua County, Florida.
Who is the Alachua County Sheriff?
Chad D. Scott (Democratic) is the Sheriff of Alachua County, Florida.
Who is the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections?
Kim A. Barton (Democratic) is the Supervisor of Elections of Alachua County, Florida.
Who is the Alachua County Tax Collector?
John Power (Democratic) is the Tax Collector of Alachua County, Florida.
Who are the Alachua County commissioners?
Mary Alford (District 1); Marihelen Wheeler (District 2); Anna Prizzia (District 3); Ken Cornell (District 4); Charles "Chuck" Chestnut, IV (District 5).
Who is on the Alachua County School Board?
Tina Certain (District 1); Thomas Vu (District 2); Sarah Rockwell (District 3); Leanetta McNealy (District 4); Janine Plavac (District 5).
What is the population of Alachua County?
About 285,492 people, with a median age of 32.3; the median household income is $61,949 and 21.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Alachua County?
4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 7,016 people unemployed in a labor force of 143,983, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Alachua County?
24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 2 school district and 12 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Alachua County?
9: Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county Supervisor of Elections' official lists and candidate filings and the bodies' own websites; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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