Gainesville, GA

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2023 Population

44,051

2.97% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.1

3.12% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

19.6%

15.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$64,636

0.737% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$337,000

13.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,702

1.37% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Gainesville, GA had a population of 44.1k people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $64,636. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gainesville, GA grew from 42,780 to 44,051, a 2.97% increase and its median household income grew from $64,163 to $64,636, a 0.737% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gainesville, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (42.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (13.3%), White (Hispanic) (11.2%), and Other (Hispanic) (10.3%).

None of the households in Gainesville, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.8% of the residents in Gainesville, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gainesville, GA are Lanier Technical College (140243) (1,815 degrees awarded in 2022), Brenau University (753 degrees), and Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville (7 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Gainesville, GA was $337,000, and the homeownership rate was 41%.

Most people in Gainesville, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Gainesville, GA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gainesville, GA is home to a population of 44.1k people, from which 86.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 20.4% of Gainesville, GA residents were born outside of the country (8.97k people).

In 2023, there were 3.23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.9k people) in Gainesville, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.86k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 5.86k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.8%

2023 Citizenship

85.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.8% of Gainesville, GA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Gainesville, GA was 85.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gainesville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gainesville, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.9k ± 1.43k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.86k ± 974
Two+ (Hispanic)
5.86k ± 1.31k

35.7%

Hispanic Population

15.7k people

35.7% of the people in Gainesville, GA are hispanic (15.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gainesville, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

20.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.97k people

22.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

9.47k people

As of 2023, 20.4% of Gainesville, GA residents (8.97k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gainesville, GA was 22.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gainesville, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
604 ± 238
Gulf War (2001-)
207 ± 119
Gulf War (1990s)
142 ± 83

Gainesville, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.92 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gainesville, GA employs 19.7k people. The largest industries in Gainesville, GA are Manufacturing (3,948 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,234 people), and Construction (1,894 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($112,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,015), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,500).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

19.7k

2023 Value

± 1,302

−1.37%

1 Year decline

± 9.62%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gainesville, GA declined at a rate of −1.37%, from 20k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gainesville, GA, are Production Occupations (2,671 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,000 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,687 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gainesville, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.7k

2023 Value

± 1,302

−1.37%

1 Year decline

± 9.62%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gainesville, GA declined at a rate of −1.37%, from 20k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gainesville, GA, are Manufacturing (3,948 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,234 people), and Construction (1,894 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gainesville, GA, though some of these residents may live in Gainesville, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,612

Median earning men ± $3,158

$33,990

Median earning women ± $1,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($166,979), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,341), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,453).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($52,218), Public Administration ($51,573), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,072).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gainesville, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Gainesville, GA awarded 2,575 degrees. The student population of Gainesville, GA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,569 male students and 5,795 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gainesville, GA are White (1,536 and 61%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (462 and 18.3%), Black or African American (342 and 13.6%), and Asian (95 and 3.77%).

The largest universities in Gainesville, GA by number of degrees awarded are Lanier Technical College (140243) (1,815 and 70.5%), Brenau University (753 and 29.2%), and Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville (7 and 0.272%).

The most popular majors in Gainesville, GA are General Business Administration & Management (167 and 6.49%), Nursing Practice (155 and 6.02%), and Child Care Provider (116 and 4.5%).

The median tuition cost in Gainesville, GA for private four year colleges is $31,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Gainesville, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 11.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 8,364 (30.7% men and 69.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 8,364 students enrolled in Gainesville, GA, 30.7% men and 69.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,535 records, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Science Technologies
43 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
27 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
51 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gainesville, GA was Other Science Technologies with 43 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Gainesville, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lanier Technical College (140243)
1,815 degrees awarded
Brenau University
753 degrees awarded
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
7 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lanier Technical College (140243) with 1,815 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 793 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gainesville, GA, which is 0.445 times less than the 1,782 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,536 degrees mean that there were 3.32 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 462 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,685) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gainesville, GA was $337,000 in 2023, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $296,400 to $337,000, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Gainesville, GA is 41%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Gainesville, GA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gainesville, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Gainesville, GA is $64,636. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Gainesville, GA was Census Tract 11.02 with a value of $80,099, followed by Census Tract 12.02 and Census Tract 11.01, with respective values of $65,603 and $63,861.

Housing

Property

$337,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$25,314

$6,338

Median Property Taxes

±$646

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gainesville, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gainesville, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41%

Homeownership

2023

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 41% of the housing units in Gainesville, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 43.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gainesville, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 11.02
Census Tract 12.02
Census Tract 11.01

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Gainesville, GA was Census Tract 11.02 with a value of $80,099, followed by Census Tract 12.02 and Census Tract 11.01, with respective values of $65,603 and $63,861.

The following map shows all of the places in Gainesville, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,636

Median Household Income

± $4,063

15.5k

Number of Households

± 1,114

In 2023, the median household income of the 15.5k households in Gainesville, GA grew to $64,636 from the previous year's value of $64,163.

The following chart displays the households in Gainesville, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gainesville, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.2%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (7.22%)

In 2023, 70.2% of workers in Gainesville, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (7.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gainesville, GA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Gainesville, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gainesville, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gainesville, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gainesville, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gainesville, GA (8.31k out of 42.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gainesville, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

81.1% of the population of Gainesville, GA has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 9.2% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.908% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hall County, GA see 1736 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.58% increase from the previous year (1676 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1956 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1007 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Hall County, GA.

1,736 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hall County, GA

Primary care physicians in Hall County, GA see an average of 1,736 patients per year. This represents a 3.58% increase from the previous year (1,676 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hall County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 31.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

18.9%

Uninsured

38.7%

Employer Coverage

20%

Medicaid

9.2%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.908%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gainesville, GA grew by 3.16% from 18.3% to 18.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gainesville, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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