Virginia · Census place 30176
Gainesville CDP, VA
Quick answer
Gainesville CDP has 18,036 residents, ranking #73 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $168,978, the median home is worth $660,800 and median gross rent runs $2,444 a month.
- Population
- 18,036Gainesville CDP residents
- Median household income
- $168,978Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $660,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,444Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gainesville CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gainesville CDP median would spend about 17.4% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 83.7% 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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