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Language Spoken At Home in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 250,789 | 100% |
English only | 218,050 | 86.9% |
Language other than English | 32,739 | 13.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 8,806 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 15,590 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,571 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,765 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,725 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,173 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,158 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 1,211 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 352 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 264,853 | 100% |
American | 14,378 | 5.4% |
Arab | 1,548 | 0.6% |
Czech | 915 | 0.3% |
Danish | 527 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,525 | 1.3% |
English | 28,116 | 10.6% |
French (except Basque) | 6,760 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 1,104 | 0.4% |
German | 35,392 | 13.4% |
Greek | 1,383 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 1,328 | 0.5% |
Irish | 30,567 | 11.5% |
Italian | 14,019 | 5.3% |
Lithuanian | 820 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,418 | 0.9% |
Polish | 8,042 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 485 | 0.2% |
Russian | 3,864 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,763 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 6,093 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 205 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,686 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 3,035 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 532 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 676 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 1,952 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 4,134 | 1.6% |
Households By Type in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 102,507 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 56,080 | 54.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,713 | 22.2% |
Married-couple family | 39,897 | 38.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,298 | 13.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,434 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,497 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,749 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,918 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 46,427 | 45.3% |
Householder living alone | 32,887 | 32.1% |
65 years and over | 7,511 | 7.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 25,352 | 24.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,696 | 20.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 247,113 | 100% |
Householder | 102,507 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 39,854 | 16.1% |
Child | 58,218 | 23.6% |
Other relatives | 15,789 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 30,745 | 12.4% |
Unmarried partner | 5,716 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 108,865 | 100% |
Never married | 52,340 | 48.1% |
Now married, except separated | 44,389 | 40.8% |
Separated | 1,268 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 2,014 | 1.8% |
Divorced | 8,854 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 116,511 | 100% |
Never married | 49,626 | 42.6% |
Now married, except separated | 42,090 | 36.1% |
Separated | 2,562 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 8,998 | 7.7% |
Divorced | 13,235 | 11.4% |
Fertility in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,681 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 689 | 25.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,671 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,940 | 41.5% |
Less than 1 year | 406 | 8.7% |
1 or 2 years | 366 | 7.8% |
3 or 4 years | 404 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 764 | 16.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,940 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,401 | 72.2% |
Who are married | 1,102 | 56.8% |
School Enrollment in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 96,467 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,264 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,651 | 2.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,512 | 20.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,600 | 11.0% |
College or graduate school | 59,440 | 61.6% |
Educational Attainment in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 156,913 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,576 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,257 | 6.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 35,185 | 22.4% |
Some college, no degree | 28,107 | 17.9% |
Associate's degree | 16,444 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 31,566 | 20.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 29,778 | 19.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.1% |
Veteran Status in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 216,693 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,846 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 260,745 | 100% |
With a disability | 28,730 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 47,677 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,665 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 183,955 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,980 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 29,113 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,085 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 261,845 | 100% |
Same house | 197,013 | 75.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 62,289 | 23.8% |
Same county | 35,552 | 13.6% |
Different county | 26,737 | 10.2% |
Same state | 20,502 | 7.8% |
Different state | 6,235 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 2,543 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 264,853 | 100% |
Native | 238,159 | 89.9% |
Born in United States | 232,992 | 88.0% |
State of residence | 136,475 | 51.5% |
Different state | 96,517 | 36.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,167 | 2.0% |
Foreign born | 26,694 | 10.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 26,694 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,941 | 44.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 14,753 | 55.3% |
Year of Entry in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,861 | 100% |
Native | 5,167 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 103 | 2.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,064 | 98.0% |
Foreign born | 26,694 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,335 | 5.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 25,359 | 95.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gainesville
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 26,694 | 100% |
Europe | 4,490 | 16.8% |
Asia | 10,057 | 37.7% |
Africa | 1,139 | 4.3% |
Oceania | 125 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 9,838 | 36.9% |
Northern America | 1,045 | 3.9% |