Gainesville, FL Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 44,590 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,485 | 3.3 |
| Kindergarten | 859 | 1.9 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,042 | 18.0 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,792 | 8.5 |
| College or graduate school | 30,412 | 68.2 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 50,574 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,160 | 4.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,023 | 8.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,780 | 17.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 9,201 | 18.2 |
| Associate degree | 4,757 | 9.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 10,407 | 20.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 11,246 | 22.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 87.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 42.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 81,657 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 40,118 | 49.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 28,579 | 35.0 |
| Separated | 1,733 | 2.1 |
| Widowed | 3,809 | 4.7 |
Female | 3,138 | 3.8 |
| Divorced | 7,418 | 9.1 |
Female | 4,419 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,317 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 769 | 58.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 78,607 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 7,384 | 9.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 26,687 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,953 | 7.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 53,400 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,295 | 15.5 |
Percent employed | 53.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 45,105 | 84.5 |
Percent employed | 72.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 9,024 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,740 | 41.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 91,253 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 33,172 | 36.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 53,799 | 59.0 |
Same county | 21,030 | 23.0 |
Different county | 32,769 | 35.9 |
Same state | 23,408 | 25.7 |
Different state | 9,361 | 10.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,282 | 4.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 95,605 | 100.0 |
| Native | 87,285 | 91.3 |
Born in United States | 84,721 | 88.6 |
State of residence | 44,654 | 46.7 |
Different state | 40,067 | 41.9 |
Born outside United States | 2,564 | 2.7 |
| Foreign born | 8,320 | 8.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 4,546 | 4.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 2,832 | 3.0 |
Not a citizen | 5,488 | 5.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 8,320 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,614 | 19.4 |
| Asia | 3,665 | 44.1 |
| Africa | 519 | 6.2 |
| Oceania | 30 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 2,186 | 26.3 |
| Northern America | 306 | 3.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 91,253 | 100.0 |
| English only | 78,746 | 86.3 |
| Language other than English | 12,507 | 13.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 3,321 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 5,706 | 6.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,170 | 1.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,385 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 632 | 0.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 2,940 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,437 | 1.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 95,605 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 97,769 | 102.3 |
| Arab | 551 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 475 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 257 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 1,228 | 1.3 |
| English | 9,421 | 9.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,900 | 3.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 858 | 0.9 |
| German | 12,020 | 12.6 |
| Greek | 475 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 380 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 10,281 | 10.8 |
| Italian | 4,654 | 4.9 |
| Lithuanian | 211 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 755 | 0.8 |
| Polish | 2,499 | 2.6 |
| Portuguese | 211 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 1,458 | 1.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,223 | 2.3 |
| Scottish | 2,298 | 2.4 |
| Slovak | 97 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,630 | 1.7 |
| Swedish | 1,241 | 1.3 |
| Swiss | 267 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 284 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 5,380 | 5.6 |
| Welsh | 636 | 0.7 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,025 | 1.1 |
| Other ancestries | 34,054 | 35.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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