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32609

Gainesville, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,752
Median household income
$49,406
People below poverty
27.8%
Median home value
$178,900

Income

The median income of households in 32609 was $49,406. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 8.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 24.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.4
$75,000 to $99,999 15.6
$100,000 to $149,999 10.6
$150,000 to $199,999 4.3
$200,000 or more 2.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47651
Female 43885

An estimated 75.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,676. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.4
Social Security 29.5
Retirement income 18.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 33.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 39.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 33.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 39.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.2

In 2020-2024, 19.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 32609 in 2020-2024, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.4% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.


In 2020-2024, 32609 had a total population of 19,752 - 9,297 (47.1%) females and 10,455 (52.9%) males. The median age was 36.6 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 39% was 19 to 44 years, 20.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 32609 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 459 358
5 to 9 546 813
10 to 14 457 530
15 to 19 711 435
20 to 24 1105 625
25 to 29 998 881
30 to 34 921 509
35 to 39 967 733
40 to 44 386 553
45 to 49 439 507
50 to 54 443 607
55 to 59 566 506
60 to 64 553 461
65 to 69 521 664
70 to 74 644 427
75 to 79 389 287
80 to 84 203 210
85 and over 147 191

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 55.2% were White; 35.2% were Black or African American; 10.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 11.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.1% of the people in 32609 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.1% of the people in 32609 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,743 households in 32609. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 31% of the households in 32609 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.8% of all households, while 24.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.1% of all households.

In 32609, 26% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 31
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.1% of males and 33.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 56.2 39.7
Now married, except separated 30.1 33.9
Separated 2.2 2.9
Widowed 1.7 7.8
Divorced 9.8 15.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 32609, 220 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 68.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.2% of the people living in 32609 were U.S. natives. 63.7% of the 32609 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.8% of 32609 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 83.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 32609 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 32609.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 61.9
Asia 19.4
Europe 15
Africa 2
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 32609 in 2020-2024, 7.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.3% of people at least five years old; 2.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 77.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 32609 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 77.1
Different house, same county 14.1
Different county, same state 5.8
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 32609 was 4,598 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 204 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,685. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,709.

Educational Attainment of People in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.4
High school diploma or equivalency 29.1
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 7.9
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 10.2

Disability

In 32609, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.5% of people under 18 years old, to 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 49.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 32609, 52.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 63.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 30% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,426 63.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,579 30
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 578 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 32609 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.7
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 2.8
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.9
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.6
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 11.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 32609 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,718 43.3
Service occupations 1,650 19.2
Sales and office occupations 1,640 19.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 681 7.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 894 10.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.2% of 32609 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.2
Walked 2.1
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 32609 had a total of 8,497 housing units. Of these housing units, 53.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 30.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 53.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 30.4
Mobile homes 15.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

11.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 32609 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 58% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 32609 had 7,743 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 754 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.2% while renters occupied 48.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.1% and another 14.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 32609:

House Heating Fuel Used in 32609 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.8
Electricity 78.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 32609 was $178,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.1 % had a mortgage. 42.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,250 and for owners without a mortgage it was $475.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 32609 was $1,258. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.