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Gainesville: median household income
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
7 of 7 · Towns of Gainesville
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
10 figures
Latest value · 2024
$46,195
+1.3%
since 2023 ± $2,205 · margin of error
Towns of Gainesville · 2024
7 of 7
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+44%
+3.3% a year on average
vs Alachua County
−25%
Alachua County: $61,949 · 2024
Median household income, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States
+44% since 2014
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100K
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Gainesville
Alachua County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Median household income · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$46,195 · 2024
First value
$32,492 · 2013
Highest
$46,195 · 2024
Lowest
$31,818 · 2015
Average change
+3.3% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Gainesville | ± | Change | Alachua County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $46,195 | $2,205 | +1.3% | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| 2023estimate | $45,611 | $1,754 | +4.2% | $59,659 | $71,711 | $78,538 |
| 2022estimate | $43,783 | $2,064 | +7.0% | $57,566 | $67,917 | $75,149 |
| 2021estimate | $40,937 | $1,501 | +7.6% | $53,314 | $61,777 | $69,021 |
| 2020estimate | $38,028 | $2,179 | +2.1% | $50,089 | $57,703 | — |
| 2019estimate | $37,264 | $1,612 | +2.4% | $49,689 | $55,660 | — |
| 2018estimate | $36,389 | $1,430 | +7.0% | $49,078 | $53,267 | — |
| 2017estimate | $34,004 | $1,624 | +3.9% | $45,478 | $50,883 | — |
| 2016estimate | $32,716 | $1,503 | +2.8% | $44,702 | $48,900 | — |
| 2015estimate | $31,818 | $1,387 | −0.9% | $43,073 | $47,507 | — |
| 2014estimate | $32,108 | $1,291 | −1.2% | $42,045 | $47,212 | — |
| 2013estimate | $32,492 | $1,304 | $42,149 | $46,956 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Gainesville
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016
What it means
The income in the middle: half the households earn more, half earn less.
How it is calculated
Median of total annual household income from the survey, in dollars of the survey's last year.
Economy & jobs
Gainesville in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$21B
2024 · Alachua County
Economic growth
2.2%
2024 · Alachua County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
5.1%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
6.3%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
57.7%
2024
Labour force
73,738
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida