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.
