COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gainesville vs Mountain Home
PLACE A
Gainesville, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Mountain Home, North Carolina
Gainesville is 439% larger than Mountain Home. Mountain Home earns more, with a median household income $24,274 higher. Gainesville has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -4%).
GAINESVILLEMOUNTAIN HOMEDIFFERENCE
Total population18,5283,437+439% vs Mountain Home
Population density960911+48
Population growth8.7%-3.6%+12.3 pts
Median age36.550.5−14.0
Male48.4%51.9%−3.5 pts
Female51.6%48.1%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born10.4%11.5%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.2%80.6%−22.4 pts
Black6.8%1.0%+5.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.1%15.5%+15.6 pts
Asian0.9%1.7%−0.9 pts
Other3.0%1.1%+1.9 pts
Median household income$58,809$83,083−$24,274
Per capita income$31,046$41,711−$10,665
Poverty rate19.1%11.9%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.404+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%42.0%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree6.0%9.3%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%0.7%+7.4 pts
Labor force participation64.9%65.5%−0.5 pts
Median home value$177,000$400,000−$223,000
Median gross rent$1,038$1,240−$202
Owner-occupied57.6%75.4%−17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%6.5%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households41.6%61.4%−19.8 pts
Average commute22.218.8+3.4
Worked from home5.6%7.1%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.9%12.5%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024