Being a small city, Gainesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Gainesville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.04% of adults 25 and older in Gainesville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $25,016, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,064 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 31.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
