Gainesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,472 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Gainesville is the 152nd largest community in Texas.

When you are in Gainesville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.5% of Gainesville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Gainesville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gainesville who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.88%), sales jobs (11.75%), and teaching (6.57%).

Gainesville is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 96.8% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Gainesville.

Despite the fact that Gainesville is a relatively small city, the public transit system is fairly well used to commute to work. Many people choose to use the bus, often traveling to the central city in the region.

Gainesville Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Gainesville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.65% of the adults in Gainesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gainesville in 2000 was $15,154, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,616 for a family of four.

Gainesville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gainesville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gainesville is White, followed by African-American. Gainesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.44% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.