The overall education level of Gainesville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.18% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $31,619, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,476 for a family of four. However, Gainesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gainesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gainesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gainesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gainesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian.
Gainesville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.19%.
The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
