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Gainesville Metro

Gainesville, FL · 3 counties · 359,036 residents (2025 est.) · 2,344 sq mi
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Gainesville is home to 349,923 people. This skews young, with a median age of 34.8. 83,081 more people live here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 20.2%, above the 12.5% national rate. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 80% were living in the same home a year earlier.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,360, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Gainesville

What changed most since 1990

  • Population217,186 → 349,923 (+61%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Florida

  • 20th in household income$61,360
  • 1st in share with a bachelor's degree42.8%
  • 19th in home value$271,225
  • 10th in diversity score70.5
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
349,923
+31%since 2000
from 266,842 in 2000
359,036 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
149 / sq mi
+31%since 2000
from 114 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.8
+12%since 2000
from 30.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,344 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
204K244K284K323K363K19902000201020202024Gainesville
2024350K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(16,629)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95%(17,431)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(18,718)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.5%(29,659)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2413.2%(46,020)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(48,778)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(40,707)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410%(34,971)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.9%(38,113)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(34,873)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(17,304)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(6,720)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,360
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $30,790 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,916
+114%since 2000
from $17,742 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.8%
+18.0 ptssince 2009
from 23.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
20.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 21.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.510
+2%since 2010
from 0.501 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$271,225
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,759 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,253
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $528 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
59.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 60.3% in 2000
40.6% rent
Vacancy rate
9.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.39 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.7%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+1%since 2009
from 4.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.4%(193,283)
Black17.4%(46,327)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(14,236)
Asian2.9%(7,781)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.5%(215,293)
Black16.7%(58,290)
Hispanic / Latino12%(42,131)
Asian5%(17,525)
Other4.8%(16,684)
Diversity Score
71
+20%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
27
−8%since 2020
from 29 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.8%(9,829)
South American2.5%(8,642)
Cuban2%(7,052)
Mexican1.8%(6,138)
Central American1.5%(5,107)
Colombian0.8%(2,570)
Venezuelan0.7%(2,514)
Dominican0.4%(1,317)
Spaniard0.4%(1,191)
Honduran0.3%(1,042)
Guatemalan0.3%(1,037)
Peruvian0.3%(1,021)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Salvadoran0.3%(998)
Argentine0.3%(953)
Ecuadorian0.3%(871)
Costa Rican0.2%(863)
Nicaraguan0.2%(668)
Chilean0.1%(442)
Panamanian0.2%(429)
Bolivian0%(132)
Uruguayan0%(56)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2%(6,541)
Chinese1%(3,571)
Filipino1%(3,441)
Korean0.4%(1,212)
Vietnamese0.4%(1,009)
Bangladeshi0.1%(311)
Japanese0.1%(300)
Indonesian0.1%(287)
Pakistani0.1%(213)
Taiwanese0%(138)
Burmese0%(33)
Cambodian0%(29)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(123)
Guamanian0%(37)
Samoan0%(3)
Ancestry
English12.6%(44,108)
German11.3%(39,376)
Irish10.5%(36,844)
Italian4.6%(16,192)
American4.2%(14,734)
Scottish3.1%(10,780)
Polish2.1%(7,388)
French1.9%(6,713)
West Indian1.3%(4,657)
Scotch-Irish1%(3,477)
Dutch0.9%(3,144)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(2,758)
Russian0.8%(2,680)
Norwegian0.8%(2,650)
Arab0.7%(2,351)
British0.7%(2,320)
Welsh0.6%(2,144)
Jamaican0.6%(2,001)
Greek0.5%(1,779)
Haitian0.5%(1,695)
French Canadian0.5%(1,598)
Hungarian0.4%(1,464)
Brazilian0.4%(1,266)
Portuguese0.3%(1,127)
Canadian0.3%(982)
Ukrainian0.3%(920)
Danish0.2%(819)
Iranian0.3%(797)
Lithuanian0.2%(750)
Ethiopian0.3%(741)
Austrian0.2%(642)
Turkish0.2%(612)
Lebanese0.2%(569)
Finnish0.2%(568)
Czech0.1%(487)
Slovene0.2%(448)
Swiss0.1%(435)
Belgian0.1%(391)
Nigerian0.1%(372)
Croatian0.1%(301)
Egyptian0.1%(295)
Slovak0.1%(288)
Romanian0.1%(283)
Palestinian0.1%(282)
Israeli0.1%(240)
Kenyan0.1%(222)
Jordanian0.1%(184)
Armenian0.1%(163)
Latvian0.1%(149)
Australian0%(146)
Syrian0%(133)
Barbadian0%(63)
Moroccan0%(57)
Iraqi0%(50)
Serbian0%(45)
Guyanese0%(25)
Bulgarian0%(19)
Ghanaian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
42.8%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 33.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.3%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 85.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.8%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 16.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+57%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.2%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.9%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−4.0 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 59.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 68.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
20.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.7%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
10.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 12.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.4%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.0%
+9.4 ptssince 2017
from 77.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 93.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.2%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 88.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2016
from 5.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.9%(65,549)
Married42.8%(61,124)
Widowed2.7%(3,830)
Divorced8.6%(12,227)
Women 15+
Never married41.3%(63,818)
Married39.4%(60,769)
Widowed7.6%(11,668)
Divorced11.8%(18,160)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.4%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 16.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 53.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 71.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 30.9% 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)20%(3,914)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.5%(4,989)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(6,830)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(762)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(402)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,601 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990217,186$51,909$150,48030.3%47.0
2000266,842$56,089$150,75933.5%55.1
2010305,076$57,237$251,70035.3%63.3
2020339,247$58,829$226,85138.6%72.4
2024349,923$61,360$271,22542.8%70.5

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

GainesvilleCENTRAL148,671Alachua10,612Newberry8,618High Springs6,762Rainbow Lakes Estates3,762Williston Highlands3,666Williston3,456East Bronson2,649Chiefland2,456Manatee Road2,426Trenton2,296Inglis1,640Hawthorne1,505Fanning Springs1,349Bronson1,292Andrews1,275Archer1,159Waldo814Cedar Key744Micanopy653Yankeetown637Bell579Spring Ridge555East Williston520Raleigh499La Crosse323Otter Creek117Morriston50
What's inside

3 component counties

Alachua CountyCENTRAL290,028Levy County48,520Gilchrist County20,488
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Gainesville, FL?

Gainesville, FL has about 349,923 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Gainesville, FL?

The typical household in Gainesville, FL earns about $61,360 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Gainesville, FL expensive?

In Gainesville, FL, the median home is worth about $271,225, and the typical rent is about $1,253 a month.

How educated are people in Gainesville, FL?

About 42.8% of adults age 25 and over in Gainesville, FL hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Gainesville, FL?

About 20.2% of people in Gainesville, FL live below the federal poverty line.

Has Gainesville, FL grown since 1990?

Yes, Gainesville, FL has grown since 1990. The population has added about 132,737 residents, a change of about 61 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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