The overall education level of Gainesville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.18% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Gainesville in 2018 was $31,619, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,476 for a family of four. However, Gainesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gainesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gainesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gainesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 36.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Gainesville's cultural character, accounting for 22.19% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
