Gainesville is a city located in Cooke County Texas. Gainesville has a 2020 population of 17,672. It is also the county seat of Cooke County. Gainesville is currently growing at a rate of 0.79% annually and its population has increased by 1.60% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 17,394 in 2010.
The average household income in Gainesville is $53,887 with a poverty rate of 24.01%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $924 per month, and the median house value is $102,700. The median age in Gainesville is 33.4 years, 30.3 years for males, and 36 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Gainesvillewas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 38,472 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 38,443 | -29 | -0.08% |
2012 | 38,717 | 274 | 0.71% |
2013 | 38,456 | -261 | -0.68% |
2014 | 38,764 | 308 | 0.79% |
2015 | 39,170 | 406 | 1.04% |
2016 | 39,343 | 173 | 0.44% |
2017 | 39,932 | 589 | 1.48% |
2018 | 40,504 | 572 | 1.41% |
2019 | 41,257 | 753 | 1.83% |
2020 | 42,010 | 753 | 1.79% |
2021 | 42,763 | 753 | 1.76% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 13,590 | 82.08% |
Black or African American | 992 | 5.99% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 186 | 1.12% |
Asian | 283 | 1.71% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.04% |
Some Other Race | 256 | 1.55% |
Two or More Races | 1,243 | 7.51% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 6,106 | 2.64 | 50.7 |
Married | 2,800 | 3.4 | 69 |
Male | 356 | 2.97 | 27.2 |
Female | 949 | 2.97 | 25.9 |
Non Family | 2,001 | 1.36 | 41 |
3.15
Average Family Size
2.64
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 1,049 | 10.30% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,039 | 10.20% |
High School Graduate | 3,283 | 32.24% |
Some College | 2,514 | 24.69% |
Associates Degree | 713 | 7.00% |
Bachelors Degree | 902 | 8.86% |
Graduate Degree | 682 | 6.70% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 6,420 | 5,620 | 1,318 |
Native American | 95 | 50 | 12 |
Asian | 242 | 198 | 29 |
2+ Races | 547 | 489 | 45 |
Hispanic | 2,586 | 1,461 | 197 |
Black | 720 | 646 | 12 |
Other Race | 74 | 27 | |
Islander | 7 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 89.72%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 20.53%.
$32,566
Average Earnings
$35,053
Average Male
$29,103
Average Female
74.15% of Gainesville residents speak only English, while 25.85% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 23.91% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Islander | 7 | 7 | 100.00% |
Native | 180 | 86 | 47.78% |
Multiple | 1,226 | 459 | 37.44% |
Black | 960 | 337 | 35.10% |
Hispanic | 5,586 | 1,763 | 31.56% |
White | 8,718 | 1,525 | 17.49% |
Asian | 277 | 4 | 1.44% |
Other | 38 | NaN% |
24.01%
Overall Poverty Rate
21.17%
Male Poverty Rate
26.86%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Gainesville is Islander, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Gainesville is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 7.34%. Among those working part-time, it was 26.50%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 30.77%.
45.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
46.2%
Male Marriage Rate
45.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 552 | 5.39% |
Black | 98 | 12.53% |
Native American | 12 | 10.26% |
Asian | 8 | 3.17% |
Other Race | 14 | 16.09% |
2+ Races | 29 | 4.34% |
Hispanic | 50 | 1.49% |
7.78%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.61%
Veteran Disability Rate
67%
Labor Force Participation
62.4%
Employment Rate
6.9%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
64.18%
Born in Gainesville
86.74%
Native Born
13.26%
Foreign Born
11.08%
Non Citizen
2.19%
Naturalized
86.74% of Gainesville residents were born in the United States, with 64.18% having been born in Texas. 11.08% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2,667 | 0.00% | |
1890 | 6,594 | 3,927 | 9.47% |
1900 | 7,874 | 1,280 | 1.79% |
1910 | 7,624 | -250 | -0.32% |
1920 | 8,648 | 1,024 | 1.27% |
1930 | 8,915 | 267 | 0.30% |
1940 | 9,651 | 736 | 0.80% |
1950 | 11,246 | 1,595 | 1.54% |
1960 | 13,083 | 1,837 | 1.52% |
1970 | 13,830 | 747 | 0.56% |
1980 | 14,081 | 251 | 0.18% |
1990 | 14,256 | 175 | 0.12% |
2000 | 15,538 | 1,282 | 0.86% |
2010 | 16,002 | 464 | 0.29% |
2011 | 16,141 | 139 | 0.87% |
2012 | 16,280 | 139 | 0.86% |
2013 | 16,419 | 139 | 0.85% |
2014 | 16,558 | 139 | 0.85% |
2015 | 16,697 | 139 | 0.84% |
2016 | 16,836 | 139 | 0.83% |
2017 | 16,975 | 139 | 0.83% |
2018 | 17,114 | 139 | 0.82% |
2019 | 17,253 | 139 | 0.81% |
2020 | 17,394 | 141 | 0.82% |
2021 | 17,533 | 139 | 0.80% |
2022 | 17,672 | 139 | 0.79% |