Gainesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 18,107 people and six associated neighborhoods, Gainesville is the 166th largest community in Texas.Gainesville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gainesville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gainesville who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), food service (8.35%), and teaching (7.17%). As is often the case in a small city, Gainesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Gainesville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.56% of the adults in Gainesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $28,213, 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 $112,852 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 31.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
