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People Statistics · City estimate

Average household size in Gainesville

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 7 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 2.14per household −0.03 since 2023 ± 0.04 · margin of error
Towns of Gainesville · 2024 7 of 8 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.21
vs Alachua County −0.14 Alachua County: 2.28 · 2024
Average household size, 2013 – 2024 people per household · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
−0.21 since 2014
Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Average household size · people per household
Gainesville
2.14
Alachua County
2.28
Florida
2.51
United States
2.53

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

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 2.14 · 2024
First value 2.32 · 2013
Highest 2.38 · 2018
Lowest 2.14 · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesville±Change Alachua CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 2.14 0.04 −0.03 2.28 2.51 2.53
2023estimate 2.17 0.05 −0.10 2.33 2.51 2.54
2022estimate 2.27 0.04 −0.07 2.41 2.53 2.57
2021estimate 2.34 0.05 +0.01 2.49 2.57 2.60
2020estimate 2.33 0.05 −0.05 2.48 2.62 —
2019estimate 2.38 0.05 ±0.00 2.55 2.65 —
2018estimate 2.38 0.05 +0.06 2.54 2.65 —
2017estimate 2.32 0.04 −0.04 2.50 2.64 —
2016estimate 2.36 0.05 +0.01 2.49 2.64 —
2015estimate 2.35 0.05 ±0.00 2.46 2.63 —
2014estimate 2.35 0.04 +0.03 2.45 2.62 —
2013estimate 2.32 0.04 2.43 2.61 —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryAverage household size
1 Ellenton 2.94
2 Hawthorne 2.75
3 Newberry 2.74
4 Alachua 2.36
5 Micanopy 2.22
6 Tallahassee 2.16
7 Gainesville 2.14
8 Hastings 1.63

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

How many people share an average home.

How it is calculated

Residents of households divided by the number of households.