Gainesville, TX City Data

Gainesville, TX is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 15,538 people who live in Gainesville and approximately 36,363 who live in Cooke County. We want to help people moving to or living in Gainesville to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Gainesville. We have included Gainesville housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Gainesville Information

Cooke County where Gainesville resides is 898.81 square miles. The resident population of this county is 36,363 and has a population rank of 1,203 out of all the places in the United States.

Gainesville has a total of 15,538 people and of those residents there are 7,272 males and 8,266 females. The median age of the male population is 31.4 and the female population is 36.8. There are approximately 499 births each year and around 381 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Gainesville varies per year, but currently 15,191 are one race and 347 are two or more races.

Of the 15,538 people who live in Gainesville, there are 4,744 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Gainesville is 2,386 male and 2,358 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 11,319.

General Gainesville Information
Total area in square miles - Cooke County	898.81
Water area in square miles - Cooke County	N/A
Resident population - Cooke County	36,363
Population rank - Cooke County	1,203
Total population	15,538
Total population (male)	7,272
Total population (female)	8,266
Population median age (male)	31.4
Population median age (female)	36.8
Births - Cooke County	499
Deaths- Cooke County	381
Population of one race	15,191
Population of two or more races	347
Population under 20 years	4,744
Population under 20 years (male)	2,386
Population under 20 years (female)	2,358
Total population 18 years and over	11,319

Gainesville Social Characteristics

There are 13,643 households in Gainesville. Families make up 10,035 of these households. The table below breaks down the Gainesville families into three different groups. Married-couple families (8,137), male householder with no wife present (475) and female householder with no husband present (1,235). The remainder of the Gainesville households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 3,639. Gainesville, TX moving companies help people in Gainesville move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Gainesville. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Gainesville is based, there are 14,550 females 15 and over; of those females there are 2,169 never married, 8,922 now married, 254 separated, 1,872 widowed, and 1,333 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 181 separated, 356 widowed and 1,339 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Gainesville social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Gainesville.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Cooke County)
Total households	13,643
Family households (families)	10,035
With own children under 18 years	5,024
Married-couple family	8,137
With own children under 18 years	3,626
Male householder, no wife present, family	475
With own children under 18 years	259
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,235
With own children under 18 years	825
Nonfamily households	3,639
Householder living alone	3,180
65 years and over	1,512

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,215
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,764
Average household size	2.52
Average family size	3.13

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	12,804
Householder	4,008
Spouse	2,939
Child	4,621
Other relatives	282
Nonrelatives	274
Unmarried partner	125
Roomer or boarder	34
Housemate or roommate	40
Unmarried partner	226
Foster child	10
Other	65

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	2,241
Male householder	715
Male householder living alone	578
Male householder not living alone	137
Female householder	1,246
Female householder living alone	1,170
Female householder not living alone	76
Nonrelatives	280
Unmarried partner	101
Roomer or boarder	49
Housemate or roommate	96
Foster child	2
Other	32

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	14,550
Never married	2,169
Now married	8,922
Separated	254
Widowed	1,872
Divorced	1,333
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	181
Widowed	356
Divorced	1,339

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	15,538
Male	7,272
Under 5 years	614
5 to 9 years	617
10 to 14 years	544
15 to 17 years	353
18 and 19 years	258
20 years	143
21 years	101
22 to 24 years	328
25 to 29 years	536
30 to 34 years	455
35 to 39 years	511
40 to 44 years	514
45 to 49 years	478
50 to 54 years	397
55 to 59 years	294
60 and 61 years	98
62 to 64 years	149
65 and 66 years	96
67 to 69 years	130
70 to 74 years	213
75 to 79 years	203
80 to 84 years	142
85 years and over	98
Female	8,266
Under 5 years	623
5 to 9 years	542
10 to 14 years	575
15 to 17 years	351
18 and 19 years	267
20 years	137
21 years	117
22 to 24 years	342
25 to 29 years	510
30 to 34 years	503
35 to 39 years	451
40 to 44 years	527
45 to 49 years	481
50 to 54 years	428
55 to 59 years	351
60 and 61 years	121
62 to 64 years	206
65 and 66 years	128
67 to 69 years	182
70 to 74 years	377
75 to 79 years	356
80 to 84 years	310
85 years and over	381

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	15,538
One race	15,191
White	12,550
Black or African American	933
American Indian and Alaska Native	207
Asian	85
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3
Some other race	9
Two or more races	347

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	15,045
People who are White alone	12,095
People who are Black or African American alone	903
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	204
People who are Asian alone	85
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3
People who are Hispanic or Latino	2,697
People who are Some other race alone	1,409

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	33,835
Same house	17,984
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	5,779
Different state or abroad	2,721
Different state	2,116
Abroad	605

PLACE OF BIRTH (Cooke County)
Total resident population	36,363
Born in United States	21,558
State of residence	25,936
Different state	8,194
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	223
Foreign born	2,010

Gainesville Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Gainesville. That total enrollment is 9,620 for the population of the country, which includes Gainesville. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 2,943 and elementary or high school enrollment was 14,135 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,537.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Gainesville population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	9,620
Pre-kindergarten	617
Public	337
Private	280
Kindergarten	397
Public	367
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	4,743
Public	4,339
Private	404
Elementary and high school	7,068
Public	6,409
Private	659
High school grades 9 to 12	2,325
Public	2,070
Private	255
College, undergraduate years	1,413
Public	1,323
Private	90
Graduate or professional school	125
Public	78
Private	47
Not enrolled in school	25,291

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	23,148
Less than 9th grade	1,741
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	3,074
High school graduate	7,296
Some college, no degree	5,831
Associate's degree	1,572
Bachelor's degree	3,634
Graduate or professional degree	15.7
Percent high school graduate or higher	79.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	2,411

Gainesville Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 27,742 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Gainesville. The Gainesville occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (4,142), service occupations (2,344), sales and office occupations (3,956), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (222), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (2,026) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (3,753). The 27,742 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 12,316 private wage and salary workers, 2,249 government workers, 1,766 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Cooke County)
Population 16 years and over	27,742
In labor force	17,255
Civilian labor force	17,237
Employed	16,443
Unemployed	794
Percent Unemployed	4.6
Armed Forces	18
Females 16 years and over	14,290
In labor force	7,727
Civilian labor force	7,727
Unemployed Civilian labor force	398
Armed forces
Males 16 years and over	13,452
In labor force	9,528
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	396
Armed forces	18

COMMUTING TO WORK (Cooke County)
Workers 16 years and over	16,183
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	12,536
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	2,588
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	191
Other means	90
Worked at home	596
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	400,440

OCCUPATION (Cooke County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,142
Management, professional, and related occupations	4,142
Service occupations	2,344
Sales and office occupations	3,956
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	222
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	2,026
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,753

INDUSTRY (Cooke County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,142
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	885
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	3,452
Wholesale trade	463
Retail trade	2,242
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	943
Information	274
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	625
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	855
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,037
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	867
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	628

CLASS OF WORKER (Cooke County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,142
Private wage and salary workers	12,316
Government workers	2,249
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,766
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Gainesville Housing Characteristics

In Gainesville, TX there are 15,061 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 13,643 occupied and 1,418 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Gainesville, there are 11,341 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 191 units in Gainesville. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Gainesville, TX local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Gainesville, TX truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Gainesville. There are 325 housing units with rent less than $200, 292 with rent between $200-299, 1,272 with rent between $300-499 and 1,372 with rent for $500 and above. Full Gainesville gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Gainesville, TX home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Cooke County)
Total housing units	15,061
Occupied housing units	13,643
Vacant housing units	1,418

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Cooke County)
Total housing units	15,061
1-unit, detached	11,341
1-unit, attached	191
2 units	171
3 or 4 units	291
5 to 9 units	156
10 to 19 units	102
20 to 49 units	159
50 or more units	158
Mobile home	2,407

HOUSING TENURE (Cooke County)
Occupied housing units	13,643
Owner-occupied	9,841
Renter-occupied	3,802

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Cooke County)
Occupied housing units	13,643
No vehicles available	710
2 vehicle available	8,689
3 vehicles available	2,000
4 vehicles available	548
5 or more vehicles available	186

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Cooke County)
Occupied housing units	13,643
Utility gas	4,611
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	6,431
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	6
Coal or coke	2
Wood	312
Solar energy	3
Other fuel	31
No fuel used	22

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Cooke County)
Occupied housing units	13,643
Less Than $50,000	9,841
$50,000 to $99,999	2,765
$100,000 to $149,999	922
$150,000 to $199,999	492
$200,000 to $299,999	324
$300,000 to $499,999	83
$1,000,000 or more	1
Median (dollars)	73,100

GROSS RENT (Cooke County)
Occupied units paying rent	3,802
Less than $200	325
$200 to $299	292
$300 to $499	1,272
$500 to $699	968
$700 to $999	356
$1,000 to $1,499	42
$1,500 or more	5