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Gainesville Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 232,392
Land Area (2000): 3,167.911 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 262.778 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	324,158	69.33%
Rural, Farm	8,310	1.78%
Rural, Non-farm	135,086	28.89%

Gainesville Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Gainesville Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	98,073	94,303	3,770	3.84%	38
1991	99,836	95,218	4,618	4.63%	46
1992	101,170	96,155	5,016	4.96%	50
1993	104,051	99,858	4,193	4.03%	40
1994	106,714	103,033	3,681	3.45%	35
1995	107,868	104,786	3,082	2.86%	29
1996	109,005	105,834	3,171	2.91%	29
1997	110,682	107,377	3,305	2.99%	30
1998	112,957	109,929	3,028	2.68%	27
1999	114,605	111,956	2,649	2.31%	23
2000	122,625	118,900	3,725	3.04%	30
2001	124,473	120,097	4,376	3.52%	35
2002	125,028	120,058	4,969	3.97%	40
2003	126,020	121,383	4,637	3.68%	37
2004	126,911	122,543	4,368	3.44%	35
2005	127,044	123,224	3,821	3.01%	30
2006	129,934	126,299	3,636	2.80%	28
2007	134,241	130,204	4,036	3.01%	30
2008	137,594	132,233	5,361	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	94,632	90,863	3,769	3.98%	40
Feb 1990	95,776	92,214	3,562	3.72%	37
Mar 1990	96,868	93,578	3,290	3.40%	34
Apr 1990	96,741	93,367	3,374	3.49%	35
May 1990	98,378	94,715	3,663	3.72%	37
Jun 1990	98,409	94,350	4,059	4.12%	41
Jul 1990	98,974	95,170	3,804	3.84%	38
Aug 1990	99,170	95,475	3,695	3.73%	37
Sep 1990	99,747	96,051	3,696	3.71%	37
Oct 1990	100,137	96,401	3,736	3.73%	37
Nov 1990	99,764	95,401	4,363	4.37%	44
Dec 1990	98,285	94,054	4,231	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	97,088	92,667	4,421	4.55%	46
Feb 1991	98,146	93,691	4,455	4.54%	45
Mar 1991	99,112	94,724	4,388	4.43%	44
Apr 1991	99,070	94,785	4,285	4.33%	43
May 1991	100,140	95,767	4,373	4.37%	44
Jun 1991	98,543	93,979	4,564	4.63%	46
Jul 1991	100,254	95,528	4,726	4.71%	47
Aug 1991	100,677	95,955	4,722	4.69%	47
Sep 1991	101,432	96,576	4,856	4.79%	48
Oct 1991	102,059	97,300	4,759	4.66%	47
Nov 1991	101,505	96,542	4,963	4.89%	49
Dec 1991	100,000	95,096	4,904	4.90%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	98,567	93,021	5,546	5.63%	56
Feb 1992	99,658	94,372	5,286	5.30%	53
Mar 1992	100,769	95,760	5,009	4.97%	50
Apr 1992	99,665	94,847	4,818	4.83%	48
May 1992	101,692	96,625	5,067	4.98%	50
Jun 1992	100,430	95,092	5,338	5.32%	53
Jul 1992	101,926	96,680	5,246	5.15%	51
Aug 1992	101,993	96,945	5,048	4.95%	49
Sep 1992	102,601	97,713	4,888	4.76%	48
Oct 1992	102,960	98,350	4,610	4.48%	45
Nov 1992	102,410	97,585	4,825	4.71%	47
Dec 1992	101,370	96,865	4,505	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	100,459	95,657	4,802	4.78%	48
Feb 1993	102,007	97,444	4,563	4.47%	45
Mar 1993	103,215	98,785	4,430	4.29%	43
Apr 1993	102,157	97,871	4,286	4.20%	42
May 1993	103,322	98,884	4,438	4.30%	43
Jun 1993	103,152	98,484	4,668	4.53%	45
Jul 1993	107,084	102,721	4,363	4.07%	41
Aug 1993	104,273	100,325	3,948	3.79%	38
Sep 1993	105,625	101,795	3,830	3.63%	36
Oct 1993	106,721	102,936	3,785	3.55%	35
Nov 1993	105,413	101,755	3,658	3.47%	35
Dec 1993	105,181	101,640	3,541	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	103,597	99,409	4,188	4.04%	40
Feb 1994	104,566	100,592	3,974	3.80%	38
Mar 1994	105,746	101,855	3,891	3.68%	37
Apr 1994	105,458	101,677	3,781	3.59%	36
May 1994	106,479	102,753	3,726	3.50%	35
Jun 1994	105,425	101,478	3,947	3.74%	37
Jul 1994	106,828	103,173	3,655	3.42%	34
Aug 1994	106,384	102,832	3,552	3.34%	33
Sep 1994	109,230	105,713	3,517	3.22%	32
Oct 1994	109,730	106,344	3,386	3.09%	31
Nov 1994	109,212	105,771	3,441	3.15%	32
Dec 1994	107,916	104,798	3,118	2.89%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	105,333	101,526	3,807	3.61%	36
Feb 1995	106,249	103,312	2,937	2.76%	28
Mar 1995	107,449	104,583	2,866	2.67%	27
Apr 1995	107,326	104,318	3,008	2.80%	28
May 1995	108,273	105,234	3,039	2.81%	28
Jun 1995	106,969	103,764	3,205	3.00%	30
Jul 1995	107,970	104,794	3,176	2.94%	29
Aug 1995	107,541	104,500	3,041	2.83%	28
Sep 1995	110,645	107,621	3,024	2.73%	27
Oct 1995	109,717	106,805	2,912	2.65%	27
Nov 1995	108,975	105,903	3,072	2.82%	28
Dec 1995	107,969	105,067	2,902	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	106,669	103,379	3,290	3.08%	31
Feb 1996	108,152	104,952	3,200	2.96%	30
Mar 1996	109,211	105,998	3,213	2.94%	29
Apr 1996	108,374	105,265	3,109	2.87%	29
May 1996	109,054	105,768	3,286	3.01%	30
Jun 1996	107,868	104,510	3,358	3.11%	31
Jul 1996	109,480	106,101	3,379	3.09%	31
Aug 1996	109,563	106,560	3,003	2.74%	27
Sep 1996	110,762	107,743	3,019	2.73%	27
Oct 1996	110,989	108,031	2,958	2.67%	27
Nov 1996	109,459	106,245	3,214	2.94%	29
Dec 1996	108,478	105,452	3,026	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	108,066	104,322	3,744	3.46%	35
Feb 1997	108,209	104,734	3,475	3.21%	32
Mar 1997	109,805	106,285	3,520	3.21%	32
Apr 1997	110,322	106,907	3,415	3.10%	31
May 1997	111,511	107,972	3,539	3.17%	32
Jun 1997	109,775	105,914	3,861	3.52%	35
Jul 1997	110,817	107,383	3,434	3.10%	31
Aug 1997	111,595	108,286	3,309	2.97%	30
Sep 1997	112,681	109,655	3,026	2.69%	27
Oct 1997	112,284	109,540	2,744	2.44%	24
Nov 1997	112,042	109,204	2,838	2.53%	25
Dec 1997	111,081	108,325	2,756	2.48%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	111,416	107,955	3,461	3.11%	31
Feb 1998	110,876	107,629	3,247	2.93%	29
Mar 1998	111,878	108,589	3,289	2.94%	29
Apr 1998	111,974	108,968	3,006	2.68%	27
May 1998	113,421	110,129	3,292	2.90%	29
Jun 1998	111,785	108,246	3,539	3.17%	32
Jul 1998	112,627	109,451	3,176	2.82%	28
Aug 1998	112,704	109,727	2,977	2.64%	26
Sep 1998	114,454	111,645	2,809	2.45%	25
Oct 1998	115,055	112,292	2,763	2.40%	24
Nov 1998	114,788	112,286	2,502	2.18%	22
Dec 1998	114,503	112,230	2,273	1.99%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	113,004	110,122	2,882	2.55%	26
Feb 1999	113,653	110,800	2,853	2.51%	25
Mar 1999	114,575	111,909	2,666	2.33%	23
Apr 1999	114,688	111,973	2,715	2.37%	24
May 1999	115,869	113,145	2,724	2.35%	24
Jun 1999	113,562	110,730	2,832	2.49%	25
Jul 1999	114,153	111,381	2,772	2.43%	24
Aug 1999	113,718	111,061	2,657	2.34%	23
Sep 1999	115,172	112,611	2,561	2.22%	22
Oct 1999	115,957	113,512	2,445	2.11%	21
Nov 1999	115,792	113,346	2,446	2.11%	21
Dec 1999	115,115	112,879	2,236	1.94%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	119,589	115,798	3,791	3.17%	32
Feb 2000	120,946	117,241	3,705	3.06%	31
Mar 2000	121,806	118,226	3,580	2.94%	29
Apr 2000	122,520	119,041	3,479	2.84%	28
May 2000	121,960	118,323	3,637	2.98%	30
Jun 2000	120,211	115,900	4,311	3.59%	36
Jul 2000	121,314	117,344	3,970	3.27%	33
Aug 2000	122,803	118,765	4,038	3.29%	33
Sep 2000	124,073	120,230	3,843	3.10%	31
Oct 2000	125,384	121,729	3,655	2.92%	29
Nov 2000	125,245	121,744	3,501	2.80%	28
Dec 2000	125,648	122,455	3,193	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	123,420	119,564	3,856	3.12%	31
Feb 2001	126,092	122,266	3,826	3.03%	30
Mar 2001	126,598	122,653	3,945	3.12%	31
Apr 2001	124,354	120,264	4,090	3.29%	33
May 2001	125,233	121,352	3,881	3.10%	31
Jun 2001	123,013	118,464	4,549	3.70%	37
Jul 2001	122,751	118,450	4,301	3.50%	35
Aug 2001	123,025	118,506	4,519	3.67%	37
Sep 2001	126,632	122,488	4,144	3.27%	33
Oct 2001	124,199	118,937	5,262	4.24%	42
Nov 2001	124,705	119,615	5,090	4.08%	41
Dec 2001	123,653	118,602	5,051	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	122,303	117,048	5,255	4.30%	43
Feb 2002	123,647	118,585	5,062	4.09%	41
Mar 2002	124,609	119,739	4,870	3.91%	39
Apr 2002	124,861	119,999	4,862	3.89%	39
May 2002	126,171	121,456	4,715	3.74%	37
Jun 2002	123,181	117,738	5,443	4.42%	44
Jul 2002	124,011	118,831	5,180	4.18%	42
Aug 2002	125,210	119,885	5,325	4.25%	43
Sep 2002	127,388	122,397	4,991	3.92%	39
Oct 2002	127,273	122,485	4,788	3.76%	38
Nov 2002	126,594	121,957	4,637	3.66%	37
Dec 2002	125,084	120,579	4,505	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	124,114	119,101	5,013	4.04%	40
Feb 2003	125,985	121,317	4,668	3.71%	37
Mar 2003	126,476	122,024	4,452	3.52%	35
Apr 2003	126,431	122,170	4,261	3.37%	34
May 2003	127,269	122,829	4,440	3.49%	35
Jun 2003	124,314	119,005	5,309	4.27%	43
Jul 2003	124,651	119,708	4,943	3.97%	40
Aug 2003	125,881	120,853	5,028	3.99%	40
Sep 2003	127,366	122,511	4,855	3.81%	38
Oct 2003	127,697	123,326	4,371	3.42%	34
Nov 2003	126,438	122,115	4,323	3.42%	34
Dec 2003	125,615	121,634	3,981	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	124,552	120,060	4,492	3.61%	36
Feb 2004	126,412	122,047	4,365	3.45%	35
Mar 2004	127,232	122,779	4,453	3.50%	35
Apr 2004	126,835	122,809	4,026	3.17%	32
May 2004	128,571	124,239	4,332	3.37%	34
Jun 2004	125,576	120,499	5,077	4.04%	40
Jul 2004	126,589	121,797	4,792	3.79%	38
Aug 2004	126,696	121,946	4,750	3.75%	37
Sep 2004	127,694	123,463	4,231	3.31%	33
Oct 2004	128,395	124,316	4,079	3.18%	32
Nov 2004	127,585	123,642	3,943	3.09%	31
Dec 2004	126,795	122,916	3,879	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	123,894	119,871	4,023	3.25%	32
Feb 2005	125,893	121,900	3,993	3.17%	32
Mar 2005	126,535	122,775	3,760	2.97%	30
Apr 2005	126,673	123,087	3,586	2.83%	28
May 2005	127,913	124,095	3,818	2.98%	30
Jun 2005	124,486	120,107	4,379	3.52%	35
Jul 2005	125,591	121,476	4,115	3.28%	33
Aug 2005	125,211	121,177	4,034	3.22%	32
Sep 2005	130,115	126,242	3,873	2.98%	30
Oct 2005	130,366	126,857	3,509	2.69%	27
Nov 2005	129,724	126,143	3,581	2.76%	28
Dec 2005	128,132	124,952	3,180	2.48%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	127,361	123,930	3,431	2.69%	27
Feb 2006	128,860	125,548	3,312	2.57%	26
Mar 2006	128,977	125,720	3,257	2.53%	25
Apr 2006	129,864	126,687	3,177	2.45%	24
May 2006	128,754	125,266	3,488	2.71%	27
Jun 2006	127,810	123,696	4,114	3.22%	32
Jul 2006	128,380	124,003	4,377	3.41%	34
Aug 2006	129,762	125,615	4,147	3.20%	32
Sep 2006	132,988	129,207	3,781	2.84%	28
Oct 2006	133,570	130,078	3,492	2.61%	26
Nov 2006	132,832	129,221	3,611	2.72%	27
Dec 2006	130,052	126,613	3,439	2.64%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	131,148	127,267	3,881	2.96%	30
Feb 2007	132,921	129,289	3,632	2.73%	27
Mar 2007	133,180	129,621	3,559	2.67%	27
Apr 2007	134,155	130,727	3,428	2.56%	26
May 2007	133,672	130,010	3,662	2.74%	27
Jun 2007	132,086	127,650	4,436	3.36%	34
Jul 2007	132,445	127,811	4,634	3.50%	35
Aug 2007	133,097	128,756	4,341	3.26%	33
Sep 2007	137,285	133,142	4,143	3.02%	30
Oct 2007	137,810	133,733	4,077	2.96%	30
Nov 2007	137,989	133,667	4,322	3.13%	31
Dec 2007	135,098	130,776	4,322	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	135,751	131,297	4,454	3.28%	33
Feb 2008	136,314	132,136	4,178	3.06%	31
Mar 2008	136,613	132,286	4,327	3.17%	32
Apr 2008	138,292	134,098	4,194	3.03%	30
May 2008	137,682	132,458	5,224	3.79%	38
Jun 2008	136,009	130,089	5,920	4.35%	44
Jul 2008	138,096	131,305	6,791	4.92%	49
Aug 2008	138,247	131,526	6,721	4.86%	49
Sep 2008	141,341	134,902	6,439	4.56%	46
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Gainesville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	20,278	17.76%
2.	Construction	10,662	9.34%
3.	Health Care	9,312	8.16%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,306	8.15%
5.	Public Administration	7,408	6.49%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,344	5.56%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,302	3.77%
8.	Finance and Insurance	3,212	2.81%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,164	2.77%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,644	2.32%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,228	1.95%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,220	1.94%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,074	1.82%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,840	1.61%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,646	1.44%
16.	Utilities	1,540	1.35%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	1,488	1.30%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	1,346	1.18%
19.	Truck Transportation	1,332	1.17%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,228	1.08%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	25,398	23.53%
2.	Health Care	21,956	20.35%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,636	8.00%
4.	Public Administration	5,502	5.10%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,186	4.81%
6.	Finance and Insurance	5,008	4.64%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,420	3.17%
8.	Social Assistance	3,354	3.11%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	2,342	2.17%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,214	2.05%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,154	2.00%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,106	1.95%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,992	1.85%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,534	1.42%
15.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	1,182	1.10%
16.	Construction	1,170	1.08%
17.	Info Services and Data Processing	894	0.83%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	856	0.79%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	846	0.78%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	718	0.67%

Gainesville Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Postsecondary Teachers	7,286	6.38%
2.	Other Management Occupations	5,606	4.91%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,836	4.24%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,364	3.82%
5.	Computer Specialists	3,462	3.03%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,428	3.00%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,388	2.97%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,386	2.97%
9.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,936	2.57%
10.	Life and Physical Scientists	2,892	2.53%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,872	2.52%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,756	2.41%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,594	2.27%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,394	2.10%
15.	Physicians and Surgeons	2,278	2.00%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,242	1.96%
17.	Other Production Occupations	2,216	1.94%
18.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,170	1.90%
19.	Top Executives	1,932	1.69%
20.	Carpenters	1,906	1.67%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	7,650	7.09%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	6,194	5.74%
3.	Registered Nurses	5,808	5.38%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,906	4.55%
5.	Postsecondary Teachers	4,738	4.39%
6.	Other Management Occupations	4,600	4.26%
7.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,358	4.04%
8.	Cashiers	4,086	3.79%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,630	3.36%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,144	2.91%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,102	2.87%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,828	2.62%
13.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,756	2.55%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,620	2.43%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,440	2.26%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,012	1.86%
17.	Child Care Workers	1,992	1.85%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	1,986	1.84%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	1,886	1.75%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,732	1.60%

Gainesville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	187,528	48.94%
15-35 hours	69,506	18.14%
1-14 hours	16,409	4.28%
No regular hours	109,743	28.64%

Gainesville Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,324	2.05%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,864	1.36%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,090	2.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM	11,696	5.55%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	20,407	9.68%
7 AM-7:29 AM	33,535	15.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	36,533	17.33%
8 AM-8:29 AM	25,109	11.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	12,816	6.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,967	7.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,031	2.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,566	1.69%
Noon-3:59 PM	17,661	8.38%
4 PM-11:59 PM	16,266	7.71%

Gainesville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	5,710	2.71%
5-9	24,551	11.64%
10-14	38,378	18.20%
15-19	44,236	20.98%
20-24	35,893	17.02%
25-29	12,362	5.86%
30-34	23,422	11.11%
35-39	3,351	1.59%
40-44	3,731	1.77%
45-59	10,142	4.81%
60-89	5,106	2.42%
At least 90	3,983	1.89%

Gainesville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	3,240	1.54%	157,890	74.88%
30-44	1,144	0.54%	29,360	13.92%
45-59	284	0.13%	9,858	4.68%
At least 60	438	0.21%	8,651	4.10%

Gainesville Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	5,726	2.62%
Car / truck / van, carpool	28,058	12.85%
Car / truck / van, solo	163,134	74.73%
Motorcycle	728	0.33%
Other	1,272	0.58%
Public transportation	5,106	2.34%
Walked	6,841	3.13%
Worked at home	7,434	3.41%

Gainesville Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 185,074 (436,382 people)
: 103,608 (304,920 people)
: 39,910
: 182,991
Gainesville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	32,532	17.49%
$10,000-$14,999	15,149	8.14%
$15,000-$19,999	13,846	7.44%
$20,000-$24,999	14,668	7.88%
$25,000-$29,999	13,029	7.00%
$30,000-$34,999	11,463	6.16%
$35,000-$39,999	9,750	5.24%
$40,000-$44,999	8,972	4.82%
$45,000-$49,999	8,450	4.54%
$50,000-$59,999	14,071	7.56%
$60,000-$74,999	14,529	7.81%
$75,000-$99,999	13,750	7.39%
$100,000-$124,999	6,696	3.60%
$125,000-$149,999	3,407	1.83%
$150,000-$199,999	2,355	1.27%
$200,000 or more	3,364	1.81%

Gainesville Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	26,516	28.66%
Family, 2 people	23,407	25.30%
Nonfamily, 2 people	9,558	10.33%
Family, 3 people	12,526	13.54%
Nonfamily, 3 people	3,235	3.50%
Family, 4 people	9,764	10.55%
Nonfamily, 4 people	1,474	1.59%
Family, 5 people	3,871	4.18%
Nonfamily, 5 people	156	0.17%
Family, 6 people	1,267	1.37%
Nonfamily, 6 people	33	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	699	0.76%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	24	0.03%

Gainesville Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	154,279	31.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	62,504	12.89%
Public Assistance	5,132	1.06%
Retirement	25,604	5.28%
Self Employment	20,735	4.28%
Social Security	36,908	7.61%
Supplemental Security	6,705	1.38%
Wage / Salary	149,399	30.81%
Other	23,692	4.89%

Gainesville Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	43,437	57.04%
With children under 18	32,710	42.96%

Gainesville Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	15,351	8.15%
Married	86,459	45.91%
Never Married	83,318	44.24%
Widowed	3,191	1.69%

Gainesville Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	21,879	10.90%
Married	86,270	42.98%
Never Married	76,679	38.20%
Widowed	15,887	7.92%

Gainesville Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Gainesville Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	11,372	3.05%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	32,237	8.66%
High school diploma or equivalent	72,364	19.43%
Some college, no degree	103,317	27.75%
Associate degree	43,109	11.58%
Bachelors degree	61,167	16.43%
Graduate or professional degree	48,800	13.11%

Gainesville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,620	1.99%	3,839	1.65%	8,459	3.64%
Kindergarten	4,155	1.79%	640	0.28%	4,795	2.06%
Grades 1-4	19,526	8.40%	3,082	1.33%	22,608	9.73%
Grades 5-8	20,368	8.76%	2,152	0.93%	22,520	9.69%
Grades 9-12	20,672	8.90%	1,429	0.61%	22,101	9.51%
Undergrad college	83,244	35.82%	3,079	1.32%	86,323	37.15%
Graduate or professional school	20,315	8.74%	1,114	0.48%	21,429	9.22%
Total	172,900	74.40%	15,335	6.60%	188,235	81.00%

Gainesville Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Gainesville Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	343,438	77.83%
Below Poverty Level	97,845	22.17%

Gainesville Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,642

Gainesville Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Gainesville Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	25,052	10.78%
10-19 Years	37,522	16.15%
20-29 Years	55,968	24.08%
30-39 Years	29,833	12.84%
40-49 Years	30,975	13.33%
50-59 Years	22,810	9.82%
60-69 Years	13,605	5.85%
70-79 Years	10,632	4.58%
80-89 Years	5,047	2.17%
90+ Years	948	0.41%

Gainesville Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	114,048	49.08%
Female	118,344	50.92%

Gainesville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	164,629	70.84%
African-American	42,593	18.33%
Hispanic/Latino	12,897	5.55%
Asian	7,652	3.29%
Multiracial	3,657	1.57%
Amerindian	526	0.23%
Other Race	376	0.16%
Pacific Islander	62	0.03%

Gainesville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	60,993	17.80%
2.	Irish	51,851	15.13%
3.	English	49,995	14.59%
4.	United States Or American	38,419	11.21%
5.	Italian	22,227	6.49%
6.	French Non-Basque	13,835	4.04%
7.	Polish	11,512	3.36%
8.	Scotch Irish	10,750	3.14%
9.	Scottish	10,647	3.11%
10.	Dutch	6,847	2.00%

Gainesville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	394,672	88.99%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	23,635	5.33%
3.	Chinese	4,092	0.92%
4.	German	2,446	0.55%
5.	French	2,350	0.53%
6.	Korean	1,938	0.44%
7.	Other Asian	1,116	0.25%
8.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	996	0.22%
9.	Vietnamese	954	0.22%
10.	Tagalog	918	0.21%

Gainesville Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	435,187	93.08%
Naturalized immigrant	12,092	2.59%
Not a citizen	20,275	4.34%

Gainesville Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Gainesville Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alachua County

Gilchrist County

Gainesville Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alachua	Gainesville	Micanopy
Archer	Hawthorne	Newberry
Bell	High Springs	Trenton
Earleton	Island Grove	Waldo
Evinston	La Crosse
Fanning Springs	Lochloosa

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