With 145,702 people, Gainesville is a city in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 26.5. 38% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 30.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 50,255 people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,195, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gainesville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants47.1% → 37.7%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population84,770 → 145,702(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate26.3% → 30.8%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Gainesville's population equals 51% of Alachua County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 74% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 38% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.3%(1,573)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.2%(1,623)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(1,709)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(258)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(39)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,976 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Gainesville, decade by decade
Gainesville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
84,770
$50,586
$151,444
40.5%
57.5
2000
95,447
$51,305
$152,473
42.8%
66.3
2010
124,354
$43,209
$242,255
43.8%
75.0
2020
141,085
$46,091
$217,561
47.9%
81.5
2024
145,702
$46,195
$247,500
53.7%
79.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
