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People Statistics · City estimate

Residents 65 and over in Gainesville

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 7 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026

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

Residents 65 and over, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States · World
+3.5 pp since 2014
Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Residents 65 and over · percent
Gainesville
11.9%
Florida
21.3%
World
10.4% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.9% · 2024
First value 8.1% · 2013
Highest 11.9% · 2024
Lowest 8.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 11.9% +0.2 pp 15.3% 21.3% 17.2% 10.2%
2023estimate 11.7% +0.6 pp 14.9% 21.1% 16.8% 10.0%
2022estimate 11.1% −0.5 pp 14.7% 20.9% 16.5% 9.7%
2021estimate 11.6% +0.2 pp 14.4% 20.4% 16.0% 9.5%
2020estimate 11.3% +0.5 pp 14.2% 20.5% — 9.3%
2019estimate 10.8% +0.5 pp 13.7% 20.1% — 9.1%
2018estimate 10.2% +0.5 pp 13.2% 19.7% — 8.9%
2017estimate 9.7% +0.1 pp 12.8% 19.4% — 8.7%
2016estimate 9.6% +0.7 pp 12.4% 19.1% — 8.4%
2015estimate 8.9% +0.5 pp 11.9% 18.6% — 8.3%
2014estimate 8.5% +0.4 pp 11.5% 18.2% — 8.1%
2013estimate 8.1% 11.2% 17.8% — 7.9%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryResidents 65 and over
1 Ellenton 28.7%
2 Hastings 23.1%
3 Micanopy 19.7%
4 Alachua 19.6%
5 Hawthorne 14.6%
6 Newberry 12.8%
7 Gainesville 11.9%
8 Tallahassee 11.7%

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

What it means

The share of residents aged 65 and over — retirees and seniors.

How it is calculated

Residents aged 65 and older divided by the total population.