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Gainesville, VA
Demographic Data




Gainesville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Gainesville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

18,112

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.8%
5 - 17:
19.9%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
8.5%
35 - 54:
33.4%
55 - 64:
11.5%
Over 65 Years:
8.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.1%
7.1%
96.1%
96.1%
56.7%
56.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Gainesville
USA
$60,321
$60,321
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Gainesville
USA
$168,978
$168,978
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

3.9%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Accommodation
Finance
Administration
Transportation
Information Technology
Arts
Real estate
18.7%
18.7%
11.5%
11.5%
10.0%
10.0%
9.0%
9.0%
7.7%
7.7%
5.9%
5.9%
5.6%
5.6%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.0%
5.0%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
49.8%
49.8%
16.5%
16.5%
14.7%
14.7%
12.8%
12.8%
6.0%
6.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
European
Scottish
French
Polish
Somalian
Afghan
Swedish
Lithuanian
Scots-Irish
Russian
Ethiopian
African
Turkish
Welsh
Czech
Other Arab
11.0%
11.0%
10.6%
10.6%
8.2%
8.2%
5.2%
5.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Korean
Langs. of India
Urdu
Arabic
Persian
Other Asian languages
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Russian
Chinese
Portuguese
Slavic languages
African languages
Vietnamese
Japanese
Hungarian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
75.5%
75.5%
6.5%
6.5%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Gainesville Residents

17.7%


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