Cities / Florida / Gainesville

Gainesville, FL

145,702 people

Right Now

Weather

86°F

Clear

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 92°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Gainesville)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 9.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

JAX

69 mi — Jacksonville International Airport

Population & People

Population

145,702

Median age

26.5

Median household income

$46,195

Poverty rate

30.8%

Unemployment rate

5.5%

Bachelor's degree+

53.7%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

13.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$247,500

Median gross rent

$1,296/mo

Homeownership rate

37.74%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,493

HUD Fair Market Rent (Alachua County, 3 mi from Gainesville), 2026. Efficiency $1154, 1BR $1246, 2BR $1493, 3BR $1868, 4BR $1977. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

JAX

Jacksonville International Airport

69 mi away

SFB

Orlando Sanford International Airport

89 mi away

MCO

Orlando International Airport

104 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).