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Gainesville Population 2024

Gainesville is the city in Florida State of United States, Gainesville population in 2024 is estimated to be 142,494, covers city area of 64.54 sq mi (167.15 sq km), ranks thirteenth largest city in Florida State, one-hundred-ninety-fourth city in the United States. Gainesville population as per 2020 census is 141,085 compared to 2010 population is 124,354, with increase number of 16,731 people growth of 13.5 percent. Gainesville is fifteenth most dangerous city in Florida.

Below is the Gainesville population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010124,443
2011125,4140.78
2012125,7430.26
2013126,1040.29
2014127,3400.98
2015129,1591.43
2016131,4741.79
2017132,0180.41
2018133,8571.39
2019139,1293.94
2020141,0851.41
2021 *140,406-0.481
2022 *141,5490.81
2023 *142,4100.61
2024 *142,4940.06
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Gainesville Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Gainesville population is 133,990, out of these 65,431 are male, 68,559 are female, The sex ratio of Gainesville is 95. The median age of the Gainesville population is 27.0, Gainesville population by age are, under 18 years is 19,499, 16 years and over is 116,084, 18 years and over is 114,491, 21 years and over is 94,416, 65 years and over is 16,830. 48.8% are male, 51.2% are female, Population of Gainesville by age percent-wise is, 14.6% are under 18 years old, 86.6% are 16 years and over, 85.4% are 18 years and over, 70.5% are 21 years and over, 11.0% are 65 years and over. There are total 63,079 housing units, The voting population of Gainesville are 106,328, out of these 51,066 are male voters, 55,262 are female voters, 48.0% are male, 52.0% are female. Gainesville population in 2023 is estimated to be 185,286, population in 2022 is estimated to be 141,549, and in 2021 is estimated to be 140,406.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -55,5334.1%
5 - 94,9643.7%
10 - 146,4914.8%
15 - 1914,94411.2%
20 - 2429,73522.2%
25 - 3422,80917.0%
35 - 4414,04410.5%
45 - 5410,5207.9%
55 - 595,9184.4%
60 - 644,2323.2%
65 - 748,9536.7%
75 - 843,8832.9%
85 and over1,9641.5%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Gainesville Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Gainesville by race are:

White Population

White population in Gainesville, Florida are 86,425, percentage wise 64.5 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Gainesville, Florida are 30,248, percentage wise 22.6 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Gainesville, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Gainesville are 7,850, percentage wise 5.9 percent are asians, out of these 2,650 are Asian Indians, 1,921 are Chinese, 537 are Filipinos, 62 are Japanese, 431 are Korean, 1,516 are Vietnamese and 733 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Gainesville, Florida are 17,669. Percentage wise 13.2 percent are hispanics, out of these 2,991 are Mexican people, 5,215 are Puerto Ricans, 4,533 are Cubans, and 4,930 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race133,990Percent
White86,42564.5%
Black or African American30,24822.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native3060.2%
Asian Population7,8505.9%
Asian Indian2,6502.0%
Chinese1,9211.4%
Filipino5370.4%
Japanese620.0%
Other Asian Population733
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1,1690.9%
Hispanic or Latino17,66913.2%
Mexican2,9912.2%
Puerto Rican5,2153.9%
Cuban4,5333.4%
Other Hispanic or Latino4,930
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Gainesville native population is 119,203, out of these 71,415 born in the Florida state and 44,129 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 14,787, out of these 5,992 are Naturalized US citizen, 1,434 are in Europe, 1,595 in Asia, 89 in Africa, 2,529 in Latin America and 100 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Gainesville are 8,795, out of these 623 are from Europe, 4,254 are from Asia, 96 from Africa, 3,078 are from Latin America and 520 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native119,203
Born in state of residence71,415
Born in other state in the United States44,129
Northeast15,294
Midwest10,668
South13,205
West4,962
Born outside the United States3,659
Puerto Rico1,376
U.S. Island Areas59
Born abroad of American parent(s)2,224
Foreign born
Born outside of United States14,787
Naturalized U.S. citizen5,992
Europe1,434
Asia1,595
Africa89
Oceania245
Latin America2,529
Northern America100
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen8,795
Europe623
Asia4,254
Africa96
Oceania224
Latin America3,078
Northern America520
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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