Gainesville, Florida demographics

Gainesville, FL demographics: median age 26.5; 53.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Gainesville city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1225175. The survey estimates a population of 145,702 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Gainesville is 26.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 59,816 households (±1,159). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	26.5 ±0.5	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	19,109 ±1,246	13.1% ±0.9 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	73,867 ±2,374	50.7% ±1.6 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	35,369 ±1,500	24.3% ±1.0 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	17,357 ±1,048	11.9% ±0.7 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	69,227 ±1,029	47.5% ±0.7 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	76,475 ±1,029	52.5% ±0.7 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	85,007 ±1,877	58.3% ±1.3 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	30,366 ±1,371	20.8% ±0.9 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	297 ±164 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	9,387 ±894	6.4% ±0.6 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	50 ±81 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,455 ±795	3.1% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	16,140 ±1,497	11.1% ±1.0 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	125,943 ±1,044	86.4% ±0.7 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	19,759 ±1,033	13.6% ±0.7 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	14,423 ±895	24.1% ±1.4 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,865 ±448	3.1% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	6,764 ±668	11.3% ±1.1 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	22,948 ±1,226	38.4% ±1.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	13,816 ±1,107	23.1% ±1.8 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	10,407 ±609	17.4% ±1.0 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	49,409 ±1,417	82.6% ±1.7 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 59,816
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	22,948 ±1,226	38.4% ±1.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	19,544 ±1,299	32.7% ±2.1 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	9,428 ±890	15.8% ±1.5 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	5,373 ±679	9.0% ±1.1 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,735 ±366	2.9% ±0.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	378 ±159	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	410 ±170	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,702
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	127,692 ±1,624	87.6% ±1.1 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	18,010 ±1,619	12.4% ±1.1 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 140,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	114,978 ±1,672	81.8% ±1.2 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	12,368 ±1,120	8.8% ±0.8 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,151 ±459	0.8% ±0.3 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	707 ±342	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	417 ±188	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,351 ±864	3.1% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	452 ±204	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,792 ±509	1.3% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	492 ±246	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,028 ±466	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,287 ±373	0.9% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	621 ±305	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	904 ±451	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 77,144
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,400 ±761	5.7% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,584 ±1,131	16.3% ±1.4 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,247 ±1,012	14.6% ±1.3 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	7,489 ±825	9.7% ±1.1 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	20,049 ±1,185	26.0% ±1.5 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,375 ±1,426	27.7% ±1.8 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 144,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	100,153 ±2,181	69.2% ±1.5 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	18,039 ±1,639	12.5% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	17,600 ±1,386	12.2% ±1.0 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,317 ±1,301	4.4% ±0.9 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,642 ±746	1.8% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.4% of Gainesville residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 85.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gainesville	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.4% ±0.9 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.6% ±1.7 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Gainesville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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