Gainesville, TX Housing Market & City Data

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16,886
Population Estimate
$109,050
Median Home Value
93.5%
Employment Rate
13.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$184
Median Listing Price$357,250
Median Days on Market96
Active Listings182
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)205
Avg Listing Price$476,587
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income47
Median Household Income$44,753
Median Individual Income$25,403
Home Ownership49.7%
Home Value$109,050
Median Rent$889
Rent Burden30.5%
Poverty24.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED21.5%
  • Highschool Education34.2%
  • Some College31.1%
  • Bachelors Degree8.3%
  • Graduate Degree4.9%
  • Total College or Above13.2%
  • Stem Degree37.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.1%
  • Female50.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.6%
  • Divorced15.6%
  • Never Married30.7%
  • Widowed7.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGainesville
State IDTX
Population16,886

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.1%
19–2914.6%
30–3912.3%
40–4911.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.4%
60–699.2%
70–796.4%
80+4.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.6%
Unemployment Rate6.5%
Disabled13.7%

ETHNICITY

White85.0%
Black6.0%
Asian1.8%
Native American1.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.3%
Multiple4.4%

OTHER

Hispanic32.9%
Limited English6.6%
Health Uninsured19.9%
Veteran5.6%

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Neighborhoods in Gainesville, TX

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