COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gainesville vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Gainesville, FL
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, TX
Gainesville and Lubbock are close in size. Lubbock earns more, with a median household income $2,330 higher.
GAINESVILLELUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population359,036368,431−3% vs Lubbock
Population density15370+83
Population growth11.2%8.6%+2.6 pts
Median age34.832.4+2.4
Male48.5%49.6%−1.1 pts
Female51.5%50.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born10.1%6.3%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.5%50.6%+11.0 pts
Black16.7%6.4%+10.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.0%37.8%−25.7 pts
Asian5.0%2.1%+2.9 pts
Other4.8%3.2%+1.6 pts
Median household income$61,360$63,691−$2,330
Per capita income$37,916$35,300+$2,616
Poverty rate20.2%16.9%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.480+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%31.7%+11.1 pts
Graduate degree21.8%12.4%+9.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation58.2%65.1%−7.0 pts
Median home value$271,225$202,881+$68,343
Median gross rent$1,253$1,139+$114
Owner-occupied59.4%57.3%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%10.5%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.9%48.4%+5.5 pts
Average commute23.517.9+5.6
Worked from home12.9%7.0%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.5%+1.8 pts
Uninsured8.4%14.4%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025