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Gainesville Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 139,277
Land Area (2000): 1,019.570 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 92.027 square kilometers

Gainesville Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	201,263	2002	227,920	2005	165,357
2000	209,926	2003	154,447	2006	171,095
2001	223,603	2004	158,701	2007	178,408

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	186,538	66.68%
Rural, Farm	3,645	1.30%
Rural, Non-farm	89,586	32.02%

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Gainesville Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	52,774	50,000	2,774	5.26%	53
1991	53,284	50,727	2,557	4.80%	48
1992	56,088	52,857	3,231	5.76%	58
1993	59,033	56,341	2,692	4.56%	46
1994	62,883	60,585	2,297	3.65%	37
1995	64,607	62,331	2,276	3.52%	35
1996	65,865	63,739	2,126	3.23%	32
1997	68,040	66,036	2,004	2.95%	29
1998	70,453	68,415	2,038	2.89%	29
1999	71,944	70,173	1,771	2.46%	25
2000	73,894	71,738	2,156	2.92%	29
2001	74,810	72,235	2,575	3.44%	34
2002	75,982	72,851	3,132	4.12%	41
2003	79,138	76,002	3,136	3.96%	40
2004	80,262	77,096	3,165	3.94%	39
2005	83,403	79,760	3,642	4.37%	44
2006	86,900	83,659	3,241	3.73%	37
2007	90,114	86,993	3,121	3.46%	35
2008	92,021	87,567	4,454	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	52,322	49,208	3,114	5.95%	60
Feb 1990	52,271	49,030	3,241	6.20%	62
Mar 1990	52,280	49,518	2,762	5.28%	53
Apr 1990	52,005	49,473	2,532	4.87%	49
May 1990	52,948	50,221	2,727	5.15%	52
Jun 1990	53,361	50,333	3,028	5.67%	57
Jul 1990	53,488	50,725	2,763	5.17%	52
Aug 1990	52,838	50,140	2,698	5.11%	51
Sep 1990	53,012	50,418	2,594	4.89%	49
Oct 1990	53,250	50,684	2,566	4.82%	48
Nov 1990	52,502	50,035	2,467	4.70%	47
Dec 1990	53,011	50,215	2,796	5.27%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	52,314	49,309	3,005	5.74%	57
Feb 1991	52,166	49,259	2,907	5.57%	56
Mar 1991	52,913	49,951	2,962	5.60%	56
Apr 1991	53,008	50,467	2,541	4.79%	48
May 1991	53,289	50,690	2,599	4.88%	49
Jun 1991	53,969	50,989	2,980	5.52%	55
Jul 1991	53,740	51,232	2,508	4.67%	47
Aug 1991	53,760	51,433	2,327	4.33%	43
Sep 1991	53,674	51,408	2,266	4.22%	42
Oct 1991	53,724	51,543	2,181	4.06%	41
Nov 1991	53,280	51,101	2,179	4.09%	41
Dec 1991	53,566	51,341	2,225	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	54,254	51,625	2,629	4.85%	48
Feb 1992	55,844	51,718	4,126	7.39%	74
Mar 1992	55,830	51,974	3,856	6.91%	69
Apr 1992	55,507	52,404	3,103	5.59%	56
May 1992	56,111	53,094	3,017	5.38%	54
Jun 1992	57,041	53,553	3,488	6.11%	61
Jul 1992	57,008	53,786	3,222	5.65%	57
Aug 1992	56,946	53,456	3,490	6.13%	61
Sep 1992	56,040	53,164	2,876	5.13%	51
Oct 1992	55,798	52,823	2,975	5.33%	53
Nov 1992	56,201	53,228	2,973	5.29%	53
Dec 1992	56,477	53,457	3,020	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	57,162	53,959	3,203	5.60%	56
Feb 1993	57,232	54,158	3,074	5.37%	54
Mar 1993	57,519	54,452	3,067	5.33%	53
Apr 1993	57,330	54,629	2,701	4.71%	47
May 1993	58,781	56,220	2,561	4.36%	44
Jun 1993	59,830	56,886	2,944	4.92%	49
Jul 1993	60,299	57,652	2,647	4.39%	44
Aug 1993	59,368	56,810	2,558	4.31%	43
Sep 1993	59,901	57,476	2,425	4.05%	40
Oct 1993	60,010	57,537	2,473	4.12%	41
Nov 1993	60,129	57,802	2,327	3.87%	39
Dec 1993	60,830	58,512	2,318	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	61,514	58,564	2,950	4.80%	48
Feb 1994	61,282	58,547	2,735	4.46%	45
Mar 1994	62,152	59,462	2,690	4.33%	43
Apr 1994	61,478	59,257	2,221	3.61%	36
May 1994	63,207	61,103	2,104	3.33%	33
Jun 1994	64,052	61,642	2,410	3.76%	38
Jul 1994	62,225	60,076	2,149	3.45%	35
Aug 1994	63,474	61,252	2,222	3.50%	35
Sep 1994	63,687	61,516	2,171	3.41%	34
Oct 1994	63,002	60,923	2,079	3.30%	33
Nov 1994	63,835	61,779	2,056	3.22%	32
Dec 1994	64,685	62,903	1,782	2.75%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	63,131	61,060	2,071	3.28%	33
Feb 1995	63,842	61,671	2,171	3.40%	34
Mar 1995	64,537	62,413	2,124	3.29%	33
Apr 1995	63,409	61,212	2,197	3.46%	35
May 1995	63,963	61,796	2,167	3.39%	34
Jun 1995	64,535	62,085	2,450	3.80%	38
Jul 1995	65,167	62,245	2,922	4.48%	45
Aug 1995	64,810	62,338	2,472	3.81%	38
Sep 1995	65,014	62,623	2,391	3.68%	37
Oct 1995	65,001	62,817	2,184	3.36%	34
Nov 1995	65,747	63,601	2,146	3.26%	33
Dec 1995	66,124	64,105	2,019	3.05%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	64,457	62,225	2,232	3.46%	35
Feb 1996	65,193	62,986	2,207	3.39%	34
Mar 1996	65,840	63,404	2,436	3.70%	37
Apr 1996	65,591	63,515	2,076	3.17%	32
May 1996	65,969	63,770	2,199	3.33%	33
Jun 1996	66,537	64,258	2,279	3.43%	34
Jul 1996	65,824	63,120	2,704	4.11%	41
Aug 1996	66,069	63,941	2,128	3.22%	32
Sep 1996	66,435	64,683	1,752	2.64%	26
Oct 1996	65,875	64,032	1,843	2.80%	28
Nov 1996	66,798	64,886	1,912	2.86%	29
Dec 1996	65,789	64,042	1,747	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	66,228	64,014	2,214	3.34%	33
Feb 1997	66,659	64,373	2,286	3.43%	34
Mar 1997	67,563	65,263	2,300	3.40%	34
Apr 1997	67,070	65,206	1,864	2.78%	28
May 1997	67,928	66,077	1,851	2.72%	27
Jun 1997	68,728	66,549	2,179	3.17%	32
Jul 1997	68,409	66,243	2,166	3.17%	32
Aug 1997	68,759	66,736	2,023	2.94%	29
Sep 1997	68,852	66,898	1,954	2.84%	28
Oct 1997	68,139	66,428	1,711	2.51%	25
Nov 1997	68,911	67,259	1,652	2.40%	24
Dec 1997	69,233	67,381	1,852	2.68%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	66,241	64,074	2,167	3.27%	33
Feb 1998	67,204	65,038	2,166	3.22%	32
Mar 1998	68,410	66,136	2,274	3.32%	33
Apr 1998	69,931	68,031	1,900	2.72%	27
May 1998	71,725	69,839	1,886	2.63%	26
Jun 1998	72,800	70,489	2,311	3.17%	32
Jul 1998	72,157	69,520	2,637	3.65%	37
Aug 1998	71,836	69,731	2,105	2.93%	29
Sep 1998	72,378	70,493	1,885	2.60%	26
Oct 1998	70,435	68,617	1,818	2.58%	26
Nov 1998	70,720	69,047	1,673	2.37%	24
Dec 1998	71,593	69,963	1,630	2.28%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	70,822	68,935	1,887	2.66%	27
Feb 1999	71,303	69,288	2,015	2.83%	28
Mar 1999	72,202	69,729	2,473	3.43%	34
Apr 1999	71,268	69,646	1,622	2.28%	23
May 1999	72,057	70,530	1,527	2.12%	21
Jun 1999	72,834	71,023	1,811	2.49%	25
Jul 1999	72,777	70,654	2,123	2.92%	29
Aug 1999	72,041	70,210	1,831	2.54%	25
Sep 1999	72,194	70,510	1,684	2.33%	23
Oct 1999	71,640	70,137	1,503	2.10%	21
Nov 1999	72,011	70,589	1,422	1.97%	20
Dec 1999	72,178	70,824	1,354	1.88%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	71,332	69,111	2,221	3.11%	31
Feb 2000	72,835	70,633	2,202	3.02%	30
Mar 2000	73,491	70,771	2,720	3.70%	37
Apr 2000	73,075	71,217	1,858	2.54%	25
May 2000	73,533	71,423	2,110	2.87%	29
Jun 2000	74,316	71,826	2,490	3.35%	34
Jul 2000	74,122	71,720	2,402	3.24%	32
Aug 2000	74,064	71,743	2,321	3.13%	31
Sep 2000	74,296	72,198	2,098	2.82%	28
Oct 2000	74,715	72,870	1,845	2.47%	25
Nov 2000	75,102	73,287	1,815	2.42%	24
Dec 2000	75,843	74,052	1,791	2.36%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	75,609	73,244	2,365	3.13%	31
Feb 2001	75,586	73,103	2,483	3.28%	33
Mar 2001	75,505	73,007	2,498	3.31%	33
Apr 2001	74,519	72,011	2,508	3.37%	34
May 2001	74,926	72,752	2,174	2.90%	29
Jun 2001	75,114	72,454	2,660	3.54%	35
Jul 2001	74,913	72,145	2,768	3.69%	37
Aug 2001	74,082	71,320	2,762	3.73%	37
Sep 2001	74,119	71,407	2,712	3.66%	37
Oct 2001	74,462	71,878	2,584	3.47%	35
Nov 2001	74,345	71,667	2,678	3.60%	36
Dec 2001	74,541	71,830	2,711	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	74,858	71,763	3,095	4.13%	41
Feb 2002	75,600	72,491	3,109	4.11%	41
Mar 2002	75,592	72,406	3,186	4.21%	42
Apr 2002	75,292	72,425	2,867	3.81%	38
May 2002	75,853	72,896	2,957	3.90%	39
Jun 2002	76,227	72,710	3,517	4.61%	46
Jul 2002	76,152	72,786	3,366	4.42%	44
Aug 2002	75,905	72,734	3,171	4.18%	42
Sep 2002	76,539	73,469	3,070	4.01%	40
Oct 2002	76,645	73,636	3,009	3.93%	39
Nov 2002	76,513	73,450	3,063	4.00%	40
Dec 2002	76,612	73,444	3,168	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	77,644	74,340	3,304	4.26%	43
Feb 2003	77,582	74,398	3,184	4.10%	41
Mar 2003	77,773	74,546	3,227	4.15%	41
Apr 2003	78,379	75,349	3,030	3.87%	39
May 2003	78,887	75,761	3,126	3.96%	40
Jun 2003	79,736	75,936	3,800	4.77%	48
Jul 2003	81,215	77,706	3,509	4.32%	43
Aug 2003	80,148	77,017	3,131	3.91%	39
Sep 2003	80,259	77,244	3,015	3.76%	38
Oct 2003	79,296	76,436	2,860	3.61%	36
Nov 2003	79,426	76,695	2,731	3.44%	34
Dec 2003	79,311	76,600	2,711	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	79,174	76,080	3,094	3.91%	39
Feb 2004	78,615	75,864	2,751	3.50%	35
Mar 2004	78,699	75,862	2,837	3.60%	36
Apr 2004	79,525	76,850	2,675	3.36%	34
May 2004	80,557	77,439	3,118	3.87%	39
Jun 2004	81,299	77,709	3,590	4.42%	44
Jul 2004	80,918	77,418	3,500	4.33%	43
Aug 2004	80,156	76,797	3,359	4.19%	42
Sep 2004	80,445	77,262	3,183	3.96%	40
Oct 2004	80,973	77,680	3,293	4.07%	41
Nov 2004	81,239	78,036	3,203	3.94%	39
Dec 2004	81,541	78,159	3,382	4.15%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	81,643	78,132	3,511	4.30%	43
Feb 2005	81,954	78,238	3,716	4.53%	45
Mar 2005	82,262	78,674	3,588	4.36%	44
Apr 2005	82,304	78,776	3,528	4.29%	43
May 2005	82,556	78,856	3,700	4.48%	45
Jun 2005	83,606	79,456	4,150	4.96%	50
Jul 2005	83,993	79,930	4,063	4.84%	48
Aug 2005	83,700	80,095	3,605	4.31%	43
Sep 2005	84,008	80,271	3,737	4.45%	44
Oct 2005	84,629	81,175	3,454	4.08%	41
Nov 2005	84,887	81,538	3,349	3.95%	39
Dec 2005	85,290	81,984	3,306	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	84,402	81,029	3,373	4.00%	40
Feb 2006	84,684	81,227	3,457	4.08%	41
Mar 2006	84,771	81,600	3,171	3.74%	37
Apr 2006	85,360	82,302	3,058	3.58%	36
May 2006	86,417	83,149	3,268	3.78%	38
Jun 2006	87,047	83,376	3,671	4.22%	42
Jul 2006	88,051	84,393	3,658	4.15%	42
Aug 2006	87,918	84,641	3,277	3.73%	37
Sep 2006	87,820	84,652	3,168	3.61%	36
Oct 2006	88,158	85,164	2,994	3.40%	34
Nov 2006	88,666	85,774	2,892	3.26%	33
Dec 2006	89,503	86,595	2,908	3.25%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	88,808	85,660	3,148	3.54%	35
Feb 2007	88,476	85,484	2,992	3.38%	34
Mar 2007	89,022	86,202	2,820	3.17%	32
Apr 2007	89,626	86,868	2,758	3.08%	31
May 2007	90,190	87,193	2,997	3.32%	33
Jun 2007	90,300	86,905	3,395	3.76%	38
Jul 2007	90,797	87,306	3,491	3.84%	38
Aug 2007	90,412	87,270	3,142	3.48%	35
Sep 2007	90,720	87,486	3,234	3.56%	36
Oct 2007	90,452	87,252	3,200	3.54%	35
Nov 2007	91,111	88,126	2,985	3.28%	33
Dec 2007	91,453	88,161	3,292	3.60%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	90,968	87,177	3,791	4.17%	42
Feb 2008	91,075	87,107	3,968	4.36%	44
Mar 2008	91,622	87,589	4,033	4.40%	44
Apr 2008	91,425	87,591	3,834	4.19%	42
May 2008	91,717	87,418	4,299	4.69%	47
Jun 2008	92,236	87,427	4,809	5.21%	52
Jul 2008	93,770	88,795	4,975	5.31%	53
Aug 2008	93,217	88,165	5,052	5.42%	54
Sep 2008	92,162	86,835	5,327	5.78%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Gainesville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	11,994	15.73%
2.	Food Manufacturing	7,908	10.37%
3.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,768	3.63%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,678	3.51%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,456	3.22%
6.	Educational Services	2,320	3.04%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,308	3.03%
8.	Public Administration	2,212	2.90%
9.	Metal Manufactuing	2,074	2.72%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,022	2.65%
11.	Health Care	1,808	2.37%
12.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,640	2.15%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,592	2.09%
14.	Truck Transportation	1,562	2.05%
15.	Finance and Insurance	1,536	2.01%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,460	1.91%
17.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,452	1.90%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,406	1.84%
19.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	1,358	1.78%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,298	1.70%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	7,808	13.72%
2.	Health Care	6,536	11.49%
3.	Food Manufacturing	4,256	7.48%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,774	6.63%
5.	Finance and Insurance	3,632	6.38%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,900	3.34%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,844	3.24%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	1,736	3.05%
9.	Social Assistance	1,696	2.98%
10.	Public Administration	1,638	2.88%
11.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,450	2.55%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,332	2.34%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,108	1.95%
14.	Construction	1,034	1.82%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,012	1.78%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,000	1.76%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	840	1.48%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	778	1.37%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	730	1.28%
20.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	696	1.22%

Gainesville Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	6,692	8.77%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	4,104	5.38%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,254	4.27%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,158	4.14%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,898	3.80%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,712	3.56%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,610	3.42%
8.	Other Management Occupations	2,566	3.36%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	2,550	3.34%
10.	Construction Laborers	2,464	3.23%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,154	2.82%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,142	2.81%
13.	Other Construction Trades	2,090	2.74%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,892	2.48%
15.	Carpenters	1,834	2.40%
16.	Food Processing Workers	1,834	2.40%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,776	2.33%
18.	Top Executives	1,756	2.30%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	1,446	1.90%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,300	1.70%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Production Occupations	3,460	6.08%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,242	5.70%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,162	5.56%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	3,002	5.28%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,088	3.67%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,980	3.48%
7.	Cashiers	1,910	3.36%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,680	2.95%
9.	Registered Nurses	1,630	2.86%
10.	Other Management Occupations	1,576	2.77%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,484	2.61%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,468	2.58%
13.	Food Processing Workers	1,390	2.44%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,354	2.38%
15.	Customer Service Representatives	1,294	2.27%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	1,264	2.22%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,250	2.20%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,234	2.17%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	1,210	2.13%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,126	1.98%

Gainesville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	127,181	59.85%
15-35 hours	20,227	9.52%
1-14 hours	4,958	2.33%
No regular hours	60,121	28.29%

Gainesville Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,432	3.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM	3,248	2.53%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,358	4.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM	13,262	10.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	15,491	12.05%
7 AM-7:29 AM	20,668	16.08%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	20,885	16.25%
8 AM-8:29 AM	11,623	9.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,460	4.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,400	4.20%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,147	1.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	942	0.73%
Noon-3:59 PM	8,491	6.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	11,113	8.65%

Gainesville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,899	2.26%
5-9	10,632	8.27%
10-14	18,730	14.57%
15-19	25,249	19.65%
20-24	20,678	16.09%
25-29	7,008	5.45%
30-34	16,188	12.60%
35-39	2,463	1.92%
40-44	3,595	2.80%
45-59	9,310	7.24%
60-89	8,159	6.35%
At least 90	3,609	2.81%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,140	0.89%	84,056	65.40%
30-44	190	0.15%	22,056	17.16%
45-59	44	0.03%	9,266	7.21%
At least 60	62	0.05%	11,706	9.11%

Gainesville Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	118	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	23,541	17.91%
Car / truck / van, solo	100,346	76.36%
Motorcycle	34	0.03%
Other	1,351	1.03%
Public transportation	1,436	1.09%
Walked	1,694	1.29%
Worked at home	2,894	2.20%

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
: 94,782 (274,032 people)
: 72,490 (236,428 people)
: 30,236
: 123,067
Gainesville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,823	8.22%
$10,000-$14,999	4,623	4.86%
$15,000-$19,999	5,349	5.62%
$20,000-$24,999	5,443	5.72%
$25,000-$29,999	5,845	6.14%
$30,000-$34,999	6,726	7.06%
$35,000-$39,999	5,821	6.11%
$40,000-$44,999	6,012	6.31%
$45,000-$49,999	5,480	5.76%
$50,000-$59,999	9,983	10.48%
$60,000-$74,999	10,816	11.36%
$75,000-$99,999	10,832	11.38%
$100,000-$124,999	4,916	5.16%
$125,000-$149,999	1,825	1.92%
$150,000-$199,999	1,606	1.69%
$200,000 or more	2,116	2.22%

Gainesville Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	9,083	19.17%
Family, 2 people	13,559	28.62%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,627	3.43%
Family, 3 people	8,444	17.82%
Nonfamily, 3 people	290	0.61%
Family, 4 people	7,429	15.68%
Nonfamily, 4 people	152	0.32%
Family, 5 people	3,582	7.56%
Nonfamily, 5 people	112	0.24%
Family, 6 people	1,443	3.05%
Nonfamily, 6 people	37	0.08%
Family, 7 or more people	1,564	3.30%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	59	0.12%

Gainesville Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	80,813	32.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	28,613	11.47%
Public Assistance	1,812	0.73%
Retirement	12,333	4.94%
Self Employment	11,557	4.63%
Social Security	21,532	8.63%
Supplemental Security	3,680	1.48%
Wage / Salary	78,618	31.52%
Other	10,480	4.20%

Gainesville Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	30,517	51.90%
With children under 18	28,282	48.10%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,150	8.35%
Married	69,248	63.23%
Never Married	29,159	26.63%
Widowed	1,960	1.79%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	11,150	10.45%
Married	65,171	61.11%
Never Married	20,361	19.09%
Widowed	9,972	9.35%

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	29,713	14.52%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	36,239	17.71%
High school diploma or equivalent	59,112	28.89%
Some college, no degree	37,301	18.23%
Associate degree	8,343	4.08%
Bachelors degree	22,027	10.76%
Graduate or professional degree	11,908	5.82%

Gainesville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	2,776	1.99%	2,204	1.58%	4,980	3.58%
Kindergarten	4,268	3.06%	164	0.12%	4,432	3.18%
Grades 1-4	15,577	11.18%	866	0.62%	16,443	11.81%
Grades 5-8	16,040	11.52%	900	0.65%	16,940	12.16%
Grades 9-12	14,072	10.10%	650	0.47%	14,722	10.57%
Undergrad college	6,215	4.46%	1,641	1.18%	7,856	5.64%
Graduate or professional school	948	0.68%	548	0.39%	1,496	1.07%
Total	59,896	43.00%	6,973	5.01%	66,869	48.01%

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 Business Information Back to top
Gainesville Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	623	539
2002	616	508
2003	80	87
2004	93	72

Gainesville Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. 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	240,702	87.61%
Below Poverty Level	34,055	12.39%

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
: 879
Gainesville Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	7.587	0.740	0.040	1.843	10.211	15.110	48.871	5.421	69.402
2000	7.236	0.686	0.043	2.015	9.980	13.405	42.282	4.554	60.240
2001	5.908	0.693	0.036	2.026	8.663	13.050	34.597	4.611	52.258
2002	5.971	0.702	0.031	1.470	8.174	12.145	32.595	3.927	48.666
2003	1.942	0.201	0.045	0.512	2.700	6.792	24.267	3.600	34.659
2004	1.808	0.221	0.057	0.529	2.615	7.593	27.618	4.203	39.414
2005	1.657	0.290	0.036	0.351	2.334	6.616	24.178	3.991	34.785
2006	1.742	0.210	0.018	0.549	2.519	5.623	20.205	3.828	29.656
2007	1.519	0.207	0.022	0.583	2.332	5.734	18.570	3.128	27.432

Gainesville Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	16,023
2000	14,741
2001	13,622
2002	12,955

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	21,787	15.64%
10-19 Years	20,023	14.38%
20-29 Years	22,562	16.20%
30-39 Years	22,987	16.50%
40-49 Years	19,150	13.75%
50-59 Years	14,761	10.60%
60-69 Years	9,043	6.49%
70-79 Years	5,988	4.30%
80-89 Years	2,552	1.83%
90+ Years	424	0.30%

Gainesville Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	70,884	50.89%
Female	68,393	49.11%

Gainesville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	98,942	71.04%
Hispanic/Latino	27,242	19.56%
African-American	9,900	7.11%
Asian	1,820	1.31%
Multiracial	933	0.67%
Amerindian	331	0.24%
Other Race	80	0.06%
Pacific Islander	29	0.02%

Gainesville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	48,677	32.75%
2.	English	23,559	15.85%
3.	Irish	23,340	15.70%
4.	German	18,220	12.26%
5.	Italian	4,954	3.33%
6.	Scottish	4,659	3.13%
7.	Scotch Irish	4,382	2.95%
8.	French Non-Basque	3,710	2.50%
9.	Dutch	2,670	1.80%
10.	European	2,176	1.46%

Gainesville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	204,095	79.36%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	47,014	18.28%
3.	Vietnamese	2,311	0.90%
4.	French	957	0.37%
5.	German	828	0.32%
6.	Mon Khmer / Cambodian	190	0.07%
7.	Thai	170	0.07%
8.	Italian	166	0.06%
9.	Other Slavic	128	0.05%
10.	Hindi	124	0.05%

Gainesville Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	234,749	83.91%
Naturalized immigrant	6,717	2.40%
Not a citizen	38,303	13.69%

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

Hall County

Gainesville Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Braselton	Flowery Branch	Murrayville
Buford	Gainesville	Oakwood
Chestnut Mountain	Gillsville	Rest Haven
Clermont	Lula

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Gainesville (73,489)	Oakwood (11,828)	Braselton
Flowery Branch (21,516)	Lula (7,447)	Chestnut Mountain
Murrayville (12,702)	Gillsville (195)	Buford
Clermont (12,049)	Rest Haven