14925 Main Street (1898) 14933 Main Street (1898) 14920 Main Street (1900) Old Movie Theater (c. 1910) Old First National Bank (1909) Stringfellow Building (c. 1900) Bank of Alachua (1904) Old Cigar Factory (c. 1900) Sealey Dry Goods (c. 1900) Eddy Store (c. 1900) Williams Store (c. 1900) Enneis Motor Company (c. 1915) Main Street Residences Pierce-Bishop House (1898) Mizell-Stephens House (1910) David Waters House (c. 1900) Williams-LeRoy House (1901) Businesses line US 441 heading west toward the Interstate 75 corridor and east toward Gainesville. Heading east on US 441 lies Progress Corporate Park, which is the heart of Alachua's bio and life sciences sector. The northern entrance of the San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is accessible through the corporate park entrance and also via the San Felasco Parkway, constructed in 2019 to aid in expansion of the corporate sector. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 6,098 people, 2,348 households, and 1,751 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,501 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 67.56% White, 29.08% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.12% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.61% of the population. There were 2,348 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,075, and the median income for a family was $49,542. Males had a median income of $36,315 versus $28,018 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,299. About 14.0% of families and