Gainesville Metro

Gainesville has notably lower household income than the US average, with a median household income of $30,790. Population has grown 23% since 1990. Median home value is $82,759. At a median age of 30.9, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. The poverty rate of 21.8% is well above the national figure. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.