Texas · Census place 27984
Gainesville city, TX
Quick answer
Gainesville city has 17,688 residents, ranking #178 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $56,341, the median home is worth $162,900 and median gross rent runs $1,080 a month.
- Population
- 17,688Gainesville city residents
- Median household income
- $56,341Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.2%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 23% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 57.2% 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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