Gainesville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 18,112 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Gainesville is the 53rd largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Gainesville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Gainesville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Gainesville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Gainesville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $163,942.00.

Gainesville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Gainesville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Gainesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Gainesville is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Gainesville a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Gainesville has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Gainesville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Gainesville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Gainesville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Gainesville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.73% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $57,455, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,820 for a family of four.

Gainesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Asian. Gainesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

Gainesville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.04%.

The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.