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Gainesville

Florida · 84,770 residents · 64.0 sq mi
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Gainesville is home to 84,770 people in Florida. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. This skews young, with a median age of 26.9. The poverty rate is 26.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Florida median by roughly 23%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 26.9
US median: 33.0
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
84,770
−11%vs 2000
vs 95,447 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
26.9
+2%vs 2000
vs 26.4 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
64.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
79K97K115K134K152K19902000201020202024Gainesville
2024146K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 55.8%(4,876)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 95.7%(4,813)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.2%(4,371)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 1912.3%(10,401)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 2417.5%(14,867)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3417.7%(15,034)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4413.6%(11,544)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 547.1%(6,053)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 645.8%(4,916)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 745.3%(4,488)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.2%(2,686)
US avg: 4%
85 and over0.9%(721)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$21,077
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $28,164 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$11,549
−31%vs 2000
vs $16,779 in 2000
US average: $14,340
Poverty rate
26.3%
−0.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 26.7% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$63,100
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $83,700 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$383
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $540 in 2000
US average: $450
Owner-occupied
47.1%
−0.6 ptsvs 2000
vs 47.7% in 2000
52.9% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.1%(61,156)
Black23%(21,931)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(6,112)
Asian4.4%(4,237)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic73.3%(62,173)
Black21.5%(18,211)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(3,773)
Asian3.9%(3,307)
Other1.3%(1,079)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
South American3.5%(5,089)
Cuban2.7%(3,989)
Puerto Rican2.6%(3,844)
Central American1.6%(2,276)
Mexican1.2%(1,777)
Venezuelan1.1%(1,603)
Colombian1%(1,515)
Spaniard0.6%(804)
Ecuadorian0.5%(698)
Dominican0.5%(675)
Salvadoran0.4%(606)
Honduran0.4%(535)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.4%(510)
Costa Rican0.3%(492)
Peruvian0.3%(445)
Nicaraguan0.2%(307)
Panamanian0.2%(253)
Chilean0.1%(170)
Guatemalan0.1%(83)
Bolivian0%(54)
Uruguayan0%(37)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.1%(3,035)
Chinese1.5%(2,199)
Filipino1.1%(1,653)
Vietnamese0.5%(674)
Korean0.3%(492)
Bangladeshi0.2%(254)
Indonesian0.1%(181)
Japanese0.1%(157)
Pakistani0.1%(132)
Taiwanese0%(59)
Burmese0%(33)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(123)
Guamanian0%(37)
Ancestry
English11.5%(16,827)
German10.3%(14,940)
Irish8.9%(12,919)
Italian5.4%(7,828)
American3%(4,299)
Scottish2.8%(4,147)
Polish2.3%(3,348)
West Indian1.9%(2,764)
French1.6%(2,394)
Arab1.1%(1,536)
Russian1%(1,446)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,218)
Swedish0.8%(1,191)
Jamaican0.8%(1,123)
Haitian0.7%(1,078)
British0.7%(1,059)
Norwegian0.7%(997)
Welsh0.7%(949)
Dutch0.6%(943)
Brazilian0.5%(787)
Greek0.5%(662)
Ethiopian0.4%(592)
Hungarian0.4%(516)
Iranian0.3%(463)
Lithuanian0.3%(459)
Portuguese0.3%(401)
Slovene0.3%(384)
Canadian0.3%(374)
Danish0.2%(347)
Ukrainian0.2%(336)
Nigerian0.2%(293)
Egyptian0.2%(286)
Romanian0.2%(235)
Austrian0.2%(225)
Lebanese0.2%(223)
Kenyan0.1%(205)
Swiss0.1%(189)
Turkish0.1%(187)
Finnish0.1%(184)
Croatian0.1%(179)
Armenian0.1%(159)
Palestinian0.1%(158)
Czech0.1%(158)
Belgian0.1%(135)
Slovak0.1%(128)
Syrian0.1%(127)
Israeli0.1%(96)
Australian0.1%(84)
Latvian0.1%(83)
Jordanian0%(60)
Moroccan0%(33)
Iraqi0%(22)
Bulgarian0%(19)
Serbian0%(19)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.5%
−2.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 42.8% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
84.8%
−2.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 87.8% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Graduate degree
21.6%
−0.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 22.2% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
15.6 min
+37%vs 2000
vs 11.4 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married66.2%(40,347)
Married26.9%(16,360)
Widowed0.9%(568)
Divorced6%(3,637)
Women 15+
Never married60.3%(41,676)
Married24.7%(17,034)
Widowed4.5%(3,094)
Divorced10.6%(7,293)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.4%
−9.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 56.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 22.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 76.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 23.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Gainesville, Florida?

Gainesville, Florida has about 84,770 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Gainesville, Florida?

The typical household in Gainesville, Florida earns about $21,077 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Gainesville, Florida expensive?

In Gainesville, Florida, the median home is worth about $63,100, and the typical rent is about $383 a month.

How educated are people in Gainesville, Florida?

About 40.5% of adults age 25 and over in Gainesville, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Gainesville, Florida?

About 26.3% of people in Gainesville, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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