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Gainesville, FL

148,716 Population
64 square miles 2,323.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.5 ±1.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 34.9 ±0.4
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,820 ±$2,130 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: $37,530 ±$1,858
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $43,582 ±$267
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$46,165 ±$3,615 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: $61,949 ±$2,939
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Florida: $77,735 ±$564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

38.8% ±4.3% (51,188  ±5,650) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 22.6% 77,182 (±2.2% / ±7,461)
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 12.1% 2,758,614 (±0.3% / ±58,688)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.8 minutes ±2.6 (1,277,440  ±186,070) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 24 3,441,090 (±1.3 / ±245,108)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Florida: 28.9 270,952,670 (±0.2 / ±2,105,094)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,795 ±3,018 Number of households
  • the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 152,617 ±2,086
  • Florida: 9,141,675 ±28,885
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.1 ±0.1 (130,628  ±608) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 2.2 340,415 (±0 / ±2,883)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,888,804
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.7% ±1% (873  ±518) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 3.6% † 3,536 (±1.2% / ±1,142)
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 4.7% 241,304 (±0.2% / ±10,582)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,610 ±2,908 Number of housing units
  • the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 161,670 ±1,038
  • Florida: 10,629,845 ±2,325
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$270,800 ±$15,583 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: $305,300 ±$13,087
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $396,900 ±$1,617
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

33.8% ±5% (49,885  ±7,421.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 21.2% † 75,993 (±2.4% / ±8,649.5)
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 13.3% 3,086,717 (±0.2% / ±56,358.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.1% ±6% (72,433  ±5,535.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 94.6% 214,512 (±3.8% / ±8,925.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Florida: 90.4% 15,337,477 (±0.4% / ±70,152)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
59% ±4.9% (44,472  ±4,166.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 45.9% 104,090 (±2.9% / ±6,547.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Florida: 35.8% 6,082,851 (±0.3% / ±43,849)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.6% ±2.2% (18,666  ±3,250) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 10.1% † 36,555 (±1.3% / ±4,583)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 23.1% 5,392,412
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±1.3% (5,093  ±1,615) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Gainesville, FL Metro Area: 7% † 20,703 (±0.9% / ±2,536)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 7% 1,307,724 (±0.1% / ±20,537)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,093 Total veterans ±1,615 4,076 Male ±1,357 1,017 Female ±952

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