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Gainesville, FL Metro Area


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2024 population: 359,780   ( 61,201 from 2020)
Land area: 2343.5 square miles
Population density: 153.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:222,088 61.73% 3.3%
Black:61,08316.98% 3.0%
Indian:9980.28% 2.5%
Asian:20,6375.74% 20.1%
2+ races:9,2002.56% 16.6%
Hispanic:45,77412.72% 17.6%
Total non-White:137,69238.27% 10.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,684 9.8
Deaths:10,9599.2
Net Migration: 4,2493.6
Net Immigration: 9,4577.9
Change in White population:7,127 2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:13,406 4.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
339,247
214,96163.36%
59,30217.48%
9740.29%
17,1875.07%
7,8922.33%
38,93111.48%
124,28636.64%

2010
264,275
172,34865.22%
50,30419.03%
6660.25%
13,2805.03%
5,3652.03%
21,5978.17%
91,92734.78%

2000
232,392
164,62970.84%
42,59318.33%
5260.23%
7,7143.32%
3,6571.57%
12,8975.55%
67,76329.16%

1990
191,263
144,49875.55%
35,01418.31%
3320.17%
4,5882.40%
n/a
6,8313.57%
46,76524.45%

1980
157,115
121,00077.01%
28,68618.26%
1890.12%
1,9281.23%
n/a
5,0983.24%
36,11522.99%

1970
108,315
83,88277.44%
21,33119.69%
500.05%
3340.31%
n/a
2,5712.37%
24,433 22.56%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
31,837 12.0
23,9489.1
5,4642.1
10,7474.1
42,613 16.1
32,359 12.2
2000's
NumberRate
26,494 11.4
16,1637.0
11,3954.9
7,9483.4
7,719 3.3
24,164 10.4
1990's
NumberRate
27,028 14.1
15,2998.0
4,4972.4
3,5181.8
20,131 10.5
20,998 11.0
1980's
NumberRate
26,795 17.1
11,282 7.2
18,665 11.9
n/a
23,498 15.0
10,650 6.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
35,682 32.9
n/a
37,118 34.3
11,682 10.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.4
61,398 8.8%
298,382 82.9%
55,352 7.9%
133,312
2.41
71,736 53.8%
52,690 73.4%
6,990 9.7%
61,576 46.2%

2010
NumberPercent
30.8
47,916 18.1%
216,359 81.9%
29,483 11.2%
106,637
2.34
57,857 54.3%
39,916 69.0%
7,106 12.3%
48,780 45.7%

2000
NumberPercent
30.0
47,276 20.3%
185,116 79.7%
22,711 9.8%
92,537
2.36
51,804 56.0%
37,752 72.9%
6,664 12.9%
40,733 44.0%

1990
NumberPercent
28.8
41,910 21.9%
149,353 78.1%
18,109 9.5%
74,592
2.40
44,021 59.0%
33,062 75.1%
5,193 11.8%
30,571 41.0%

1980
NumberPercent
25.3
37,299 23.7%
119,816 76.3%
11,303 7.2%
56,722
2.60
35,621 62.8%
28,389 79.7%
3,822 10.7%
21,101 37.2%

2022 Housing Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units152,302 
Median Value$228,698 
Occupied133,31287.5%
Vacant18,99012.5%
Owned79,11759.3%
Rented54,19540.7%
Median Rent$1,117 
Single-Family Units82,65054.3%
    Detached77,59450.9%
    Attached5,0563.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units36,88524.2%
Mobile Homes20,96413.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00011,9339.0%
$10,000 to $14,9997,0765.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,8434.4%
$20,000 to $24,9996,1514.6%
$25,000 to $29,9996,5834.9%
$30,000 to $34,9995,0773.8%
$35,000 to $39,9995,8594.4%
$40,000 to $44,9995,6574.2%
$45,000 to $49,9996,2474.7%
$50,000 to $59,9999,7487.3%
$60,000 to $74,99911,7878.8%
$75,000 to $99,99915,08111.3%
$100,000 to $124,99910,9218.2%
$125,000 to $149,9996,9285.2%
$150,000 to $199,9998,6906.5%
$200,000 or more9,7317.3%
Median Household Income56,506 
Per Capita Income34,578 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.83 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,5054.1%
Public Assistance2,6542.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps15,27311.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed132,79665.1%
Unemployed7,1093.5%
In Armed Forces940.0%
Total Labor Force139,99968.6%
Not in Labor Force64,05931.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector46,99741,75653.0%
Non-Profit5,0828,77036.7%
Self-Employed8,9585,45062.2%
Local Government5,7876,56746.8%
State Government10,63313,19744.6%
Federal Government2,6751,92858.1%
Total Private + Self55,95547,20654.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.24,17730,46244.2%
Total80,13277,66850.8%
Pct. Govt.25.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts22,08714.0%
Sales and Office Occupations33,37221.1%
Professional, Technical48,55730.7%
Service Occupations29,76318.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,1910.8%
All others24,27415.4%
White Collar 65.8%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services29,44918.6%
Health care and social assistance26,07116.5%
Retail trade17,12610.8%
Accommodation and food services14,5009.2%
Professional, scientific, technical10,3536.6%
Construction8,5295.4%
Public administration8,5265.4%
Manufacturing7,0474.5%
Other services6,9254.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,8553.7%
Finance and insurance4,5462.9%
Transportation and warehousing4,4312.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing3,4612.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,2882.1%
Wholesale trade2,3671.5%
Information2,1801.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,9441.2%
Utilities1,1410.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2760.2%
Management380.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,2601.54%
Puerto Rican9,3962.75%
Cuban6,7831.99%
Dominican9640.28%
Total Central American4,2141.24%
Costa Rican2980.09%
Guatemalan9520.28%
Honduran1,0050.29%
Nicaraguan5820.17%
Panamanian4150.12%
Salvadoran9620.28%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American6,1151.79%
Argentinean6530.19%
Bolivian2820.08%
Chilean1890.06%
Colombian1,7790.52%
Ecuadorian4580.13%
Paraguayan2030.06%
Peruvian7990.23%
Uruguayan640.02%
Venezuelan1,6230.48%
Other South American650.02%
Other Hispanic2,7720.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian5,5361.62%
Chinese3,7891.11%
Filipino2,9640.87%
Korean1,4990.44%
Vietnamese1,4860.44%
Japanese3030.09%
Indonesian2870.08%
Taiwanese2410.07%
Bangladeshi2340.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English279,69986.2%
Spanish22,3646.9%
Other Indo-European6,7342.1%
Chinese3,2591.0%
Other Asian2,0550.6%
Tagalog1,6130.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1,6020.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,5900.5%
Korean1,2910.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German40,56611.9%
English39,39511.6%
Irish35,52410.4%
American16,0664.7%
Italian15,7594.6%
Scottish10,1043.0%
French8,0922.4%
Polish7,3172.1%
European6,2571.8%
Scotch-Irish3,8441.1%
Dutch3,1710.9%
British2,9440.9%
Swedish2,7560.8%
Russian2,5590.8%
Norwegian2,4800.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen325,25495.4%
Not a citizen15,8134.6%
Native308,14790.3%
Foreign-born32,9209.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,334 2.5%11,180 5.2%52,285 24.4%59,184 27.6%45,013 21.0%41,052 19.2%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,334 2.5%
9-12 Years 11,180 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 52,285 24.4%
Some College 59,184 27.6%
Bach. Degree 45,013 21.0%
Grad Degree 41,052 19.2%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 218,422 209,600 8,822 4.0%
1991 219,904 208,950 10,954 5.0%
1992 222,472 210,584 11,888 5.3%
1993 230,834 220,716 10,118 4.4%
1994 236,974 228,430 8,544 3.6%
1995 241,370 233,852 7,518 3.1%
1996 243,450 235,778 7,672 3.2%
1997 247,064 239,100 7,964 3.2%
1998 251,924 244,512 7,412 2.9%
1999 256,012 249,708 6,304 2.5%
2000 276,460 267,724 8,736 3.2%
2001 281,046 270,742 10,304 3.7%
2002 278,676 268,154 10,522 3.8%
2003 280,434 270,884 9,550 3.4%
2004 283,970 275,360 8,610 3.0%
2005 293,432 286,512 6,920 2.4%
2006 298,152 291,816 6,336 2.1%
2007 305,654 297,674 7,980 2.6%
2008 310,382 296,886 13,496 4.3%
2009 305,772 283,980 21,792 7.1%
2010 302,746 277,590 25,156 8.3%
2011 303,942 279,458 24,484 8.1%
2012 304,768 282,648 22,120 7.3%
2013 303,828 284,582 19,246 6.3%
2014 304,250 287,180 17,070 5.6%
2015 306,054 291,278 14,776 4.8%
2016 312,910 298,986 13,924 4.4%
2017 317,696 305,140 12,556 4.0%
2018 322,110 311,096 11,014 3.4%
2019 325,994 315,598 10,396 3.2%
2020 317,056 299,894 17,162 5.4%
2021 324,704 312,066 12,638 3.9%
2022 331,934 322,358 9,576 2.9%
2023 337,894 327,296 10,598 3.1%
2024 339,398 326,594 12,804 3.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com