Demographics of Gainesville city, Florida

Gainesville city, Florida had 148,671 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,373 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gainesville city, in four figures

148,671
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 145,702 ±64.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +6,373 people.; 26.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,195 ±$2,205
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gainesville city, Florida's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gainesville city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gainesville city, Florida's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gainesville city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	142,298	100.0	100.0
2021	144,056	101.2	100.2
2022	145,775	102.4	100.7
2023	147,104	103.4	101.6
2024	147,890	103.9	102.5
2025	148,671	104.5	103.1

Population of Gainesville city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	142,298	—
2021	144,056	+1,758
2022	145,775	+1,719
2023	147,104	+1,329
2024	147,890	+786
2025	148,671	+781

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.5 ±0.5: for men 26.3 ±0.7 and for women 26.8 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gainesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	5,154 ±560	3.5% ±0.4	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,955 ±1,113	9.6% ±0.8	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	49,449 ±2,143	33.9% ±1.5	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	38,702 ±1,407	26.6% ±1.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,085 ±1,146	14.5% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	17,357 ±1,048	11.9% ±0.7	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,195 ±$2,205, and income per person $30,051 ±$1,513, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gainesville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	17,587 ±1,529	29.4% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	14,580 ±1,209	24.4% ±2.0	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,709 ±880	14.6% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,485 ±791	10.8% ±1.3	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,174 ±741	10.3% ±1.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,929 ±474	4.9% ±0.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,352 ±441	5.6% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gainesville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	39,803 ±2,719	30.8% ±2.1	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,281 ±1,007	23.2% ±5.1	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	31,821 ±1,856	35.9% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,701 ±719	16.7% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gainesville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gainesville city	Florida	United States
Housing units	66,114 ±995	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.5% ±1.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.5% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	37.7% ±1.4	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	62.3% ±1.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$247,500 ±$6,472	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,296 ±$40	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gainesville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,759 ±1,033	13.6% ±0.7	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	79,030 ±1,741	54.2% ±1.2	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29,712 ±1,336	20.4% ±0.9	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,252 ±908	6.3% ±0.6	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	25 to 141	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 131	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,180 ±509	0.8% ±0.3	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,636 ±1,013	4.6% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gainesville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	76,540 ±2,000	52.5% ±1.4	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	47,099 ±1,869	32.3% ±1.3	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,053 ±622	2.8% ±0.4	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,010 ±1,619	12.4% ±1.1	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,745 ±986	6.0% ±0.7	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,265 ±1,294	6.4% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gainesville city among the places of Florida

13th of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Gainesville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cape Coral city	215,536 ±94
Tallahassee city	201,875 ±90
Fort Lauderdale city	185,604 ±91
Pembroke Pines city	173,194 ±95
Hollywood city	155,082 ±66
Gainesville city	145,702 ±64
Miramar city	138,600 ±86
Coral Springs city	136,103 ±60
Lehigh Acres CDP	132,353 ±3,339
Palm Bay city	130,132 ±54
West Palm Beach city	122,290 ±106

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Gainesville city, Florida

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 36 Places by poverty rate
No. 196 Places in Florida by foreign-born share
No. 247 Places in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 296 Places in Florida by median rent
No. 308 Places in Florida by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026