Gainesville, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

42,473

1.46% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.3

0.248% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.1%

5.53% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$224,600

8.45% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

20,567

2.59% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Gainesville, TX had a population of 42.5k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gainesville, TX grew from 41,860 to 42,473, a 1.46% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Gainesville, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Gainesville, TX was $224,600, and the homeownership rate was 72.2%.

Most people in Gainesville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Gainesville, TX was 2 cars per household.

Gainesville, TX borders Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX and Sherman-Denison, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Gainesville, TX employs 20.6k people. The largest industries in Gainesville, TX are Manufacturing (2,814 people), Retail Trade (2,377 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,192 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($103,060), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,589), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,490).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

20.6k

2023 Value

± 1,128

2.59%

1 Year growth

± 7.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gainesville, TX grew at a rate of 2.59%, from 20k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gainesville, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,327 people), Management Occupations (2,172 people), and Production Occupations (2,005 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gainesville, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.6k

2023 Value

± 1,128

2.59%

1 Year growth

± 7.82%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gainesville, TX grew at a rate of 2.59%, from 20k employees to 20.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gainesville, TX, are Manufacturing (2,814 people), Retail Trade (2,377 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,192 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gainesville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Gainesville, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,771

Median earning men ± $3,471

$37,806

Median earning women ± $1,874

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,599), Wholesale Trade ($83,963), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,562).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($52,972), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,919).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Construction
64
Other Services (except Public Administration)
63
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$196k
Manufacturing
$88.6k
Transportation and Warehousing
$64.4k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2024 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
N/AKamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
N/AJill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gainesville, TX was $224,600 in 2023, which is 0.74 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $207,100 to $224,600, a 8.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Gainesville, TX is 72.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Gainesville, TX have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gainesville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Gainesville, TX is N/A. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Gainesville, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $124,917, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $117,588 and $113,409.

Housing

Property

$224,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,051

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gainesville, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gainesville, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.2%

Homeownership

2023

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.2% of the housing units in Gainesville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gainesville, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Gainesville, TX was Rockwall County, TX with a value of $124,917, followed by Collin County, TX and Fort Bend County, TX, with respective values of $117,588 and $113,409.

The following map shows all of the counties in Gainesville, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

16.3k

Number of Households

± 990

In N/A, the median household income of the 16.3k households in Gainesville, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Gainesville, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gainesville, TX is from Gainesville, TX.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Gainesville, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.2%)
Carpooled (9.11%)
Worked At Home (7.13%)

In 2023, 80.2% of workers in Gainesville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.11%) and those who worked at home (7.13%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gainesville, TX have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.68% of the workforce in Gainesville, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gainesville, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gainesville, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gainesville, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gainesville, TX (5.87k out of 41.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gainesville, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Gainesville, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gainesville, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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