With 212,705 people, Gainesville is a metro area. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 73,428 people. That puts it in the top 4% of US metro areas for household income. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 542 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $350,400, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,901, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gainesville
What changed most since 1990
Population95,428 → 212,705(+123%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share4.2% → 29.1%(+24.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share86.5% → 57.9%(−28.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Georgia
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)18.5%(1,732)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(1,688)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(3,657)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(456)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(58)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,378 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
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
95,428
$71,460
$183,125
15.4%
30.4
2000
139,277
$81,807
$203,115
18.7%
56.5
2010
179,684
$73,189
$252,038
21.0%
65.2
2020
203,136
$77,147
$257,801
24.0%
70.5
2024
212,705
$80,901
$350,400
27.3%
71.6
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.
