Gainesboro is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 967 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gainesboro is the 284th largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Overall, Gainesboro’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gainesboro has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gainesboro a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Gainesboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.06 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Gainesboro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Gainesboro with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.07% of adults in Gainesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gainesboro in 2022 was $24,088, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,352 for a family of four. However, Gainesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Gainesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gainesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gainesboro include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Gainesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.