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:	61,083	16.98%	3.0%
Indian:	998	0.28%	2.5%
Asian:	20,637	5.74%	20.1%
2+ races:	9,200	2.56%	16.6%
Hispanic:	45,774	12.72%	17.6%

Total non-White:	137,692	38.27%	10.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,684	9.8
Deaths:	10,959	9.2
Net Migration:	4,249	3.6
Net Immigration:	9,457	7.9

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
214,961	63.36%
59,302	17.48%
974	0.29%
17,187	5.07%
7,892	2.33%
38,931	11.48%
124,286	36.64%

2010
264,275
172,348	65.22%
50,304	19.03%
666	0.25%
13,280	5.03%
5,365	2.03%
21,597	8.17%
91,927	34.78%

2000
232,392
164,629	70.84%
42,593	18.33%
526	0.23%
7,714	3.32%
3,657	1.57%
12,897	5.55%
67,763	29.16%

1990
191,263
144,498	75.55%
35,014	18.31%
332	0.17%
4,588	2.40%
n/a
6,831	3.57%
46,765	24.45%

1980
157,115
121,000	77.01%
28,686	18.26%
189	0.12%
1,928	1.23%
n/a
5,098	3.24%
36,115	22.99%

1970
108,315
83,882	77.44%
21,331	19.69%
50	0.05%
334	0.31%
n/a
2,571	2.37%
24,433	22.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
31,837	12.0
23,948	9.1
5,464	2.1
10,747	4.1

42,613	16.1
32,359	12.2

Number	Rate
2000's
26,494	11.4
16,163	7.0
11,395	4.9
7,948	3.4

7,719	3.3
24,164	10.4

Number	Rate
1990's
27,028	14.1
15,299	8.0
4,497	2.4
3,518	1.8

20,131	10.5
20,998	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
26,795	17.1
11,282	7.2
18,665	11.9
n/a

23,498	15.0
10,650	6.8

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
34.4
61,398	17.1%
298,382	82.9%
55,352	15.4%

133,312
2.41

71,736	53.8%
52,690	73.4%
6,990	9.7%
61,576	46.2%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,933	9.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,076	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,843	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,151	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,583	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,077	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	5,859	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,657	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,247	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,748	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,787	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,081	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,921	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,928	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,690	6.5%
$200,000 or more	9,731	7.3%

Median Household Income	56,506
Per Capita Income	34,578

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,505	4.1%
Public Assistance	2,654	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,273	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	132,796	65.1%
Unemployed	7,109	3.5%
In Armed Forces	94	0.0%

Total Labor Force	139,999	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	64,059	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,997	41,756	53.0%
Non-Profit	5,082	8,770	36.7%
Self-Employed	8,958	5,450	62.2%

Local Government	5,787	6,567	46.8%
State Government	10,633	13,197	44.6%
Federal Government	2,675	1,928	58.1%

Total Private + Self	55,955	47,206	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24,177	30,462	44.2%
Total	80,132	77,668	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	25.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,087	14.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,372	21.1%
Professional, Technical	48,557	30.7%
Service Occupations	29,763	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,191	0.8%
All others	24,274	15.4%

White Collar		65.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	29,449	18.6%
Health care and social assistance	26,071	16.5%
Retail trade	17,126	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	14,500	9.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,353	6.6%
Construction	8,529	5.4%
Public administration	8,526	5.4%
Manufacturing	7,047	4.5%
Other services	6,925	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,855	3.7%
Finance and insurance	4,546	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4,431	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,461	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,288	2.1%
Wholesale trade	2,367	1.5%
Information	2,180	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,944	1.2%
Utilities	1,141	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	276	0.2%
Management	38	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,260	1.54%
Puerto Rican	9,396	2.75%
Cuban	6,783	1.99%
Dominican	964	0.28%

Total Central American	4,214	1.24%
Costa Rican	298	0.09%
Guatemalan	952	0.28%
Honduran	1,005	0.29%
Nicaraguan	582	0.17%
Panamanian	415	0.12%
Salvadoran	962	0.28%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6,115	1.79%
Argentinean	653	0.19%
Bolivian	282	0.08%
Chilean	189	0.06%
Colombian	1,779	0.52%
Ecuadorian	458	0.13%
Paraguayan	203	0.06%
Peruvian	799	0.23%
Uruguayan	64	0.02%
Venezuelan	1,623	0.48%
Other South American	65	0.02%

Other Hispanic	2,772	0.81%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,536	1.62%
Chinese	3,789	1.11%
Filipino	2,964	0.87%
Korean	1,499	0.44%
Vietnamese	1,486	0.44%
Japanese	303	0.09%
Indonesian	287	0.08%
Taiwanese	241	0.07%
Bangladeshi	234	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	279,699	86.2%
Spanish	22,364	6.9%
Other Indo-European	6,734	2.1%
Chinese	3,259	1.0%
Other Asian	2,055	0.6%
Tagalog	1,613	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,602	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,590	0.5%
Korean	1,291	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	40,566	11.9%
English	39,395	11.6%
Irish	35,524	10.4%
American	16,066	4.7%
Italian	15,759	4.6%
Scottish	10,104	3.0%
French	8,092	2.4%
Polish	7,317	2.1%
European	6,257	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	3,844	1.1%
Dutch	3,171	0.9%
British	2,944	0.9%
Swedish	2,756	0.8%
Russian	2,559	0.8%
Norwegian	2,480	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	325,254	95.4%
Not a citizen	15,813	4.6%

Native	308,147	90.3%
Foreign-born	32,920	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	152,302
Median Value	$228,698

Occupied	133,312	87.5%
Vacant	18,990	12.5%

Owned	79,117	59.3%
Rented	54,195	40.7%
Median Rent	$1,117

Single-Family Units	82,650	54.3%
Detached	77,594	50.9%
Attached	5,056	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36,885	24.2%
Mobile Homes	20,964	13.8%

Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Gainesville, FL Metro Area