Gainesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,912 people and six associated neighborhoods, Gainesville is the 166th largest community in Texas.

As is often the case in a small city, Gainesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Gainesville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.04% of adults 25 and older in Gainesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gainesville in 2022 was $25,016, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $100,064 for a family of four. However, Gainesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gainesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gainesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gainesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gainesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.57% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gainesville include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Gainesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.