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Gainesville, GA Metro Area


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2024 population: 221,745   ( 18,922 from 2020)
Land area: 393.0 square miles
Population density: 564.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:126,948 57.25% 3.0%
Black:17,7267.99% 17.4%
Indian:3780.17% 0.5%
Asian:6,3982.89% 45.9%
2+ races:3,2671.47% 20.9%
Hispanic:67,02830.23% 17.7%
Total non-White:94,79742.75% 19.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:11,279 13.9
Deaths:8,19110.1
Net Migration: 11,90814.7
Net Immigration: 3,6724.5
Change in White population:3,661 1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:15,261 7.5




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
202,823
123,28760.79%
15,1007.44%
3760.19%
4,3852.16%
2,7031.33%
56,97228.09%
79,53639.21%

2010
179,684
114,30063.61%
12,7577.10%
3720.21%
3,2381.80%
1,8621.04%
46,90626.10%
65,38436.39%

2000
139,277
98,94271.04%
9,9007.11%
3310.24%
1,8491.33%
9330.67%
27,24219.56%
40,33528.96%

1990
95,428
82,53986.49%
8,0778.46%
2260.24%
5520.58%
n/a
4,0344.23%
12,88913.51%

1980
75,649
68,05289.96%
6,7568.93%
1290.17%
1590.21%
n/a
4980.66%
7,59710.04%

1970
59,405
53,24289.63%
6,00710.11%
130.02%
470.08%
n/a
810.14%
6,163 10.37%

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

2010's
NumberRate
23,794 13.2
13,0327.3
12,5037.0
1,4710.8
8,987 5.0
14,152 7.9
2000's
NumberRate
28,238 20.3
10,2117.3
16,41811.8
13,7399.9
15,358 11.0
25,049 18.0
1990's
NumberRate
19,909 20.9
8,5238.9
16,84017.6
3,4513.6
16,403 17.2
27,446 28.8
1980's
NumberRate
13,154 17.4
6,526 8.6
13,787 18.2
n/a
14,487 19.2
5,292 7.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
9,826 16.5
n/a
14,810 24.9
1,434 2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Gainesville, GA 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
37.8
50,269 11.8%
374,299 88.2%
31,704 7.5%
69,387
2.92
51,739 74.6%
38,783 75.0%
4,281 8.3%
17,648 25.4%

2010
NumberPercent
34.5
50,166 27.9%
129,518 72.1%
20,010 11.1%
60,691
2.91
45,275 74.6%
34,380 75.9%
4,195 9.3%
15,416 25.4%

2000
NumberPercent
32.4
37,416 26.9%
101,861 73.1%
13,065 9.4%
47,391
2.89
36,245 76.5%
29,221 80.6%
2,522 7.0%
11,146 23.5%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
24,515 25.7%
70,913 74.3%
10,219 10.7%
34,650
2.71
26,695 77.0%
21,960 82.3%
1,887 7.1%
7,955 23.0%

1980
NumberPercent
30.2
22,348 29.5%
53,301 70.5%
7,535 10.0%
25,987
2.87
21,040 81.0%
17,827 84.7%
1,357 6.4%
4,947 19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Gainesville, GA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units77,473 
Median Value$277,900 
Occupied69,38789.6%
Vacant8,08610.4%
Owned48,57070.0%
Rented20,81730.0%
Median Rent$1,179 
Single-Family Units59,11976.3%
    Detached56,98673.6%
    Attached2,1332.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units9,15711.8%
Mobile Homes6,7148.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gainesville, GA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,6733.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992,1453.1%
$15,000 to $19,9991,9512.8%
$20,000 to $24,9992,8024.0%
$25,000 to $29,9992,2833.3%
$30,000 to $34,9992,2643.3%
$35,000 to $39,9992,6173.8%
$40,000 to $44,9993,2214.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991,9822.9%
$50,000 to $59,9995,1507.4%
$60,000 to $74,9997,91711.4%
$75,000 to $99,9999,61813.9%
$100,000 to $124,9996,92410.0%
$125,000 to $149,9994,9157.1%
$150,000 to $199,9995,9878.6%
$200,000 or more6,93810.0%
Median Household Income74,153 
Per Capita Income35,624 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,3094.8%
Public Assistance1,2661.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7,00410.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed65,09672.0%
Unemployed3,1913.5%
In Armed Forces660.1%
Total Labor Force68,35375.6%
Not in Labor Force22,01624.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector41,38430,55857.5%
Non-Profit1,9803,85933.9%
Self-Employed7,3793,35268.8%
Local Government2,4833,76739.7%
State Government9561,42440.2%
Federal Government69758254.5%
Total Private + Self48,76333,91059.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,1169,63238.8%
Total54,87943,54255.8%
Pct. Govt.10.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts14,82815.0%
Sales and Office Occupations20,71121.0%
Professional, Technical17,32617.6%
Service Occupations13,66613.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4850.5%
All others32,03132.5%
White Collar 53.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing17,63517.9%
Retail trade11,08511.2%
Construction11,06811.2%
Health care and social assistance9,6629.8%
Educational services7,0487.2%
Accommodation and food services6,1086.2%
Other services5,7955.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5,5485.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,1825.3%
Transportation and warehousing5,1795.3%
Wholesale trade3,5043.6%
Finance and insurance3,0663.1%
Public administration1,9201.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,4221.4%
Information1,4121.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing9741.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9110.9%
Utilities8100.8%
Management1820.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction510.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican43,54221.24%
Puerto Rican1,6810.82%
Cuban1,2160.59%
Dominican8970.44%
Total Central American10,0664.91%
Costa Rican2600.13%
Guatemalan2,2991.12%
Honduran1,6550.81%
Nicaraguan1200.06%
Panamanian500.02%
Salvadoran5,6822.77%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,7380.85%
Argentinean200.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean380.02%
Colombian9390.46%
Ecuadorian760.04%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2140.10%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan4510.22%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic9470.46%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1,8310.89%
Indian6490.32%
Filipino5840.28%
Korean3910.19%
Chinese3200.16%
Taiwanese870.04%
Indonesian760.04%
Japanese460.02%
Thai270.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English134,87570.2%
Spanish51,02926.5%
Vietnamese1,5960.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,2520.7%
Other Indo-European9340.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5990.3%
Tagalog3960.2%
Other Asian3740.2%
Korean3620.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English22,11410.8%
American17,1998.4%
Irish17,0508.3%
German14,0096.8%
Italian4,0902.0%
Scottish3,5821.7%
European3,0221.5%
Scotch-Irish2,5321.2%
Polish2,0231.0%
French1,8650.9%
African1,6420.8%
British1,6000.8%
Dutch1,1240.5%
Norwegian9200.4%
Welsh6800.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen181,36688.5%
Not a citizen23,58711.5%
Native170,34183.1%
Foreign-born34,61216.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gainesville, GA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
14,680 10.9%10,948 8.1%38,366 28.4%36,771 27.2%21,466 15.9%13,015 9.6%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 14,680 10.9%
9-12 Years 10,948 8.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 38,366 28.4%
Some College 36,771 27.2%
Bach. Degree 21,466 15.9%
Grad Degree 13,015 9.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Gainesville, GA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 105,228 99,510 5,718 5.4%
1991 107,114 101,728 5,386 5.0%
1992 112,578 106,140 6,438 5.7%
1993 118,676 113,468 5,208 4.4%
1994 126,196 121,584 4,612 3.7%
1995 128,866 124,354 4,512 3.5%
1996 131,514 127,250 4,264 3.2%
1997 136,692 132,662 4,030 2.9%
1998 141,544 137,422 4,122 2.9%
1999 144,654 141,056 3,598 2.5%
2000 146,376 142,072 4,304 2.9%
2001 148,708 143,440 5,268 3.5%
2002 151,724 144,866 6,858 4.5%
2003 159,330 152,490 6,840 4.3%
2004 160,538 153,668 6,870 4.3%
2005 165,928 158,018 7,910 4.8%
2006 172,894 165,788 7,106 4.1%
2007 181,166 174,100 7,066 3.9%
2008 185,472 174,614 10,858 5.9%
2009 179,494 161,850 17,644 9.8%
2010 173,556 156,604 16,952 9.8%
2011 175,160 159,736 15,424 8.8%
2012 177,656 164,030 13,626 7.7%
2013 178,784 166,616 12,168 6.8%
2014 179,848 169,208 10,640 5.9%
2015 183,410 174,342 9,068 4.9%
2016 192,616 183,834 8,782 4.6%
2017 202,606 194,612 7,994 3.9%
2018 204,566 197,914 6,652 3.3%
2019 205,596 199,664 5,932 2.9%
2020 203,898 194,266 9,632 4.7%
2021 209,108 203,484 5,624 2.7%
2022 214,342 209,222 5,120 2.4%
2023 222,912 217,540 5,372 2.4%
2024 218,452 212,246 6,206 2.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com