Florida · Census place 25175
Gainesville city, FL
Quick answer
Gainesville city has 143,611 residents, ranking #13 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $45,611, the median home is worth $235,000 and median gross rent runs $1,214 a month.
- Population
- 143,611Gainesville city residents
- Median household income
- $45,611Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,214Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 26.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gainesville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gainesville city median would spend about 31.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28% of residents and 38.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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