Gainesville is a relatively large city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 145,812 people and 42 associated neighborhoods, Gainesville is the 13th largest community in Florida.Gainesville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Gainesville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gainesville who work in office and administrative support (13.69%), teaching (11.83%), and sales jobs (9.68%). Also of interest is that Gainesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Gainesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.42% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Gainesville is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Gainesville has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Gainesville enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Gainesville. Gainesville has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Gainesville has quite a high level of public transit users. Gainesville’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.If knowledge is power, Gainesville is a pretty powerful place. 51.69% of the adults in Gainesville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $30,282, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,128 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 13.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
