Gainesville city, TX

Cooke County, TX

2022 population: 17,459 ( 1,457 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.3 square miles
Population density: 904.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,901	56.71%	1.2%
Black:	1,170	6.70%	48.3%
Indian:	156	0.89%	6.8%
Asian:	317	1.82%	52.4%
2+ races:	404	2.31%	35.6%
Hispanic:	5,511	31.57%	21.9%

Total non-White:	7,558	43.29%	26.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-118	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,575	11.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
16,002
10,019	62.61%
789	4.93%
146	0.91%
208	1.30%
298	1.86%
4,521	28.25%
5,983	37.39%

2000
15,472
11,301	73.04%
898	5.80%
226	1.46%
73	0.47%
241	1.56%
2,699	17.44%
4,171	26.96%

1990
14,256
12,034	84.41%
989	6.94%
115	0.81%
93	0.65%
n/a
1,025	7.19%
2,222	15.59%

1980
14,081
12,596	89.45%
1,026	7.29%
111	0.79%
60	0.43%
n/a
275	1.95%
1,485	10.55%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-1,282	-8.3
1,812	11.7

Number	Rate
1990's
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-733	-5.1
1,949	13.7

Number	Rate
1980's
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-562	-4.0
737	5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Gainesville city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.8
4,492	25.7%
12,967	74.3%
2,712	15.5%

6,792
2.50

4,328	63.7%
2,987	69.0%
773	17.9%
2,464	36.3%

2010
Number	Percent
32.8
4,389	27.4%
11,613	72.6%
2,289	14.3%

5,944
2.63

3,914	65.8%
2,649	67.7%
576	14.7%
2,030	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.7
4,215	27.2%
11,257	72.8%
2,548	16.5%

5,960
2.51

4,011	67.3%
3,052	76.1%
530	13.2%
1,949	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
3,816	26.8%
10,440	73.2%
2,717	19.1%

5,728
2.42

3,873	67.6%
3,110	80.3%
364	9.4%
1,855	32.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
3,675	26.1%
10,406	73.9%
2,464	17.5%

5,540
2.49

3,903	70.5%
3,383	86.7%
251	6.4%
1,637	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Gainesville city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	357	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	361	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	301	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	472	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	381	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	306	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	448	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	352	5.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	500	7.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	809	11.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	596	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	738	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	306	4.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	380	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	310	4.6%
$200,000 or more	175	2.6%

Median Household Income	49,170
Per Capita Income	25,016

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	203	3.0%
Public Assistance	158	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,348	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,210	71.4%
Unemployed	410	5.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,620	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,678	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,447	2,770	55.4%
Non-Profit	138	160	46.3%
Self-Employed	340	60	85.0%

Local Government	229	394	36.8%
State Government	104	302	25.6%
Federal Government	136	15	90.1%

Total Private + Self	3,787	2,830	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	607	871	41.1%
Total	4,394	3,701	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	575	7.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,509	18.6%
Professional, Technical	1,352	16.7%
Service Occupations	1,647	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	49	0.6%
All others	3,012	37.2%

White Collar		42.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,112	13.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	925	11.4%
Retail trade	911	11.3%
Health care and social assistance	856	10.6%
Construction	759	9.4%
Educational services	754	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	688	8.5%
Other services	459	5.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	335	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	290	3.6%
Public administration	232	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	199	2.5%
Information	122	1.5%
Wholesale trade	114	1.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	95	1.2%
Utilities	95	1.2%
Finance and insurance	56	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	49	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,936	28.27%
Puerto Rican	102	0.58%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	173	0.99%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	40	0.23%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	133	0.76%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	34	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	17	0.10%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	266	1.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	165	0.95%
Indian	107	0.61%
Vietnamese	22	0.13%
Chinese	12	0.07%
Japanese	11	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,370	76.7%
Spanish	3,597	22.3%
Tagalog	85	0.5%
German, other Germanic	23	0.1%
Vietnamese	22	0.1%
Chinese	12	0.1%
Other Indo-European	11	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,544	8.8%
English	1,242	7.1%
Irish	1,157	6.6%
American	799	4.6%
Dutch	446	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	438	2.5%
Scottish	425	2.4%
European	376	2.2%
Italian	262	1.5%
Swedish	147	0.8%
Polish	131	0.8%
French	112	0.6%
Ukrainian	99	0.6%
Russian	68	0.4%
British	61	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,651	89.6%
Not a citizen	1,808	10.4%

Native	15,128	86.6%
Foreign-born	2,331	13.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,022	9.2%	903	8.2%	3,649	32.9%	3,504	31.6%	1,318	11.9%	680	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,022	9.2%
9-12 Years	903	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,649	32.9%
Some College	3,504	31.6%
Bach. Degree	1,318	11.9%
Grad Degree	680	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +479	R +129	D + 5.5%
D +350
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	38%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,581	70.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,418	28.0%	70	1.4%	5,069	19	24	0.04%
2016	35%	Donald Trump (R)	3,102	70.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,068	24.4%	205	4.7%	4,375	19	25	0.05%

2020 President, Gainesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,418

28.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,581

70.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,069

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Gainesville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,068

24.4%

Donald Trump (R)

3,102

70.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Other

131

3.0%

TOTAL

4,375

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gainesville city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	38%	John Cornyn* (R)	3,572	71.1%	Mary Hegar (D)	1,322	26.3%	130 [+]	2.6%	5,024	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 100 (2.0%); David Collins (Green) 30 (0.6%);
2018	S1	29%	Ted Cruz* (R)	2,613	69.8%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1,091	29.1%	42 [+]	1.1%	3,746	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 42 (1.1%);
2018	G	29%	Greg Abbott* (R)	2,750	73.5%	Lupe Valdez (D)	935	25.0%	55 [+]	1.5%	3,740	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 55 (1.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,242
Median Value	$120,800

Occupied	6,792	93.8%
Vacant	450	6.2%

Owned	3,369	49.6%
Rented	3,423	50.4%
Median Rent	$1,037

Single-Family Units	5,396	74.5%
Detached	5,339	73.7%
Attached	57	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	875	12.1%
Mobile Homes	112	1.5%

Gainesville city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gainesville city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Gainesville city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gainesville city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gainesville city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gainesville city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gainesville city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gainesville city, TX