CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Gainesville

Virginia · 4,382 residents · 10.1 sq mi

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Gainesville is home to 4,382 people in Virginia. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 69% since 2009. That is roughly 63% ahead of the Virginia median. The median household earns $76,300, about 79% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.9

US median: 35.2

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,382

−69%vs 2009

vs 14,181 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

35.9

+2%vs 2009

vs 35.2 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

10.1 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.3%(409)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.8%(300)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(247)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 193.7%(161)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.2%(184)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418.2%(799)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.5%(811)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.8%(560)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.8%(475)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.2%(315)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.3%(100)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(21)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$76,300

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $99,253 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$35,196

−12%vs 2009

vs $40,056 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 2.5% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$186,900

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $453,400 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$851

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,474 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

91.8%

+8.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 83.8% in 2009

8.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic60.9%(8,636)

Black13.3%(1,885)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(1,407)

Asian12.3%(1,745)

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(3,796)

Black6.7%(295)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(165)

Asian1.3%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American3.6%(661)

South American2.9%(536)

Puerto Rican2.3%(422)

Mexican2.1%(383)

Salvadoran1.9%(342)

Peruvian1.9%(341)

Guatemalan1.2%(226)

Colombian0.4%(71)

Bolivian0.4%(69)

Spaniard0.3%(50)

Cuban0.2%(43)

Venezuelan0.2%(42)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Honduran0.2%(40)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Panamanian0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(13)

Dominican0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.9%(1,071)

Korean2.7%(494)

Kazakh1.4%(246)

Nepalese1.3%(234)

Chinese0.9%(165)

Filipino0.7%(134)

Vietnamese0.6%(102)

Pakistani0.4%(67)

Japanese0.3%(60)

Laotian0.1%(22)

Thai0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.1%(17)

Ancestry

English14.4%(2,618)

German12.3%(2,233)

Irish8.2%(1,497)

Italian5.5%(993)

Subsaharan African4%(734)

Scottish3.3%(592)

American3%(543)

Somali2.3%(417)

Lithuanian1.8%(333)

Polish1.8%(327)

Arab1.8%(319)

Swedish1.7%(310)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.1%(207)

French1.1%(203)

Ghanaian0.9%(156)

Czech0.8%(150)

Turkish0.8%(145)

Welsh0.7%(127)

Palestinian0.5%(97)

Portuguese0.5%(96)

Russian0.5%(92)

Egyptian0.4%(74)

Norwegian0.4%(72)

Iraqi0.3%(55)

Dutch0.3%(52)

West Indian0.3%(50)

Armenian0.2%(43)

French Canadian0.2%(43)

Ukrainian0.2%(43)

Moroccan0.2%(41)

Iranian0.2%(33)

Swiss0.2%(30)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Slovene0.1%(15)

British0.1%(14)

Nigerian0.1%(14)

Barbadian0.1%(14)

Syrian0%(9)

Danish0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Haitian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.7%

−6.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 42.9% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

88.7%

−4.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 93.5% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

12.4%

−3.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.8% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.2 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married19.3%(307)

Married72.4%(1,153)

Widowed1.8%(29)

Divorced6.5%(103)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(302)

Married65.3%(1,153)

Widowed6.4%(113)

Divorced11.3%(199)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 87.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

17.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% 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)48.6%(716)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.8%(690)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era13.4%(198)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.9%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,473 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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