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    Gainesville, GA
    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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    47,712

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.2%
    5 - 17:
    18.4%
    18 - 24:
    11.4%
    25 - 34:
    15.9%
    35 - 54:
    23.5%
    55 - 64:
    8.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.8%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    5.3%
    5.3%
    75.1%
    75.1%
    27.1%
    27.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Gainesville
    USA
    $34,505
    $34,505
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Gainesville
    USA
    $66,974
    $66,974
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    20.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Construction
    Education
    Accommodation
    Retail
    Transportation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Administration
    Other
    Wholesale
    Finance
    20.6%
    20.6%
    11.9%
    11.9%
    10.0%
    10.0%
    8.7%
    8.7%
    8.1%
    8.1%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    4.5%
    4.5%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    42.1%
    42.1%
    37.0%
    37.0%
    14.3%
    14.3%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    Irish
    German
    Scottish
    African
    Italian
    Polish
    French
    European
    British
    Pennsylvania German
    Norwegian
    Scots-Irish
    Jamaican
    British West Indian
    Swedish
    Haitian
    Ghanian
    Other Subsaharan African
    Northern European
    9.3%
    9.3%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.1%
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    0.9%
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    0.8%
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    0.6%
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    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    French
    Vietnamese
    Chinese
    Korean
    Tagalog
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Langs. of India
    German/Yiddish
    Arabic
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Other Asian languages
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    63.0%
    63.0%
    31.7%
    31.7%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Gainesville Residents

    21.8%

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