Gainesville, FL Profile

Gainesville, FL, population 108,184, is located in Florida's Alachua county, about 61.8 miles from Jacksonville and 95.9 miles from Orlando.

Through the 90's Gainesville's population has grown by about 13%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Gainesville has grown by about 13%.

Gainesville's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Florida's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Gainesville tend to be about the same as Florida's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	68%
	African American	23%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	5%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	26.40
	Males	25.90
	Females	27.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	13.00%	Under 20:	14.00%
20 to 40	21.00%	20 to 40:	19.00%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	10.00%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	95,447	N/A
2001	110,177	15.43%
2002	109,361	-0.74%
2003	108,321	-0.95%
2004	108,453	0.12%
2005	108,184	-0.25%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$28,164

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	884
2002	766
2003	1,036
2004	803
2005	874
2006	991
2007	1,036
2008	923

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	4	7	5	5	5	7	5	3
Forcible Rape	85	65	55	98	99	96	93	87
Robbery	303	185	197	191	168	250	237	235
Aggravated Assault	474	508	747	602	701	737	787	721

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,493
2002	5,261
2003	5,210
2004	4,002
2005	4,375
2006	5,239
2007	5,351
2008	5,262

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	1,294	1,248	1,208	1,212	1,178	1420	1522	1382
Larceny, Theft	3,469	3,530	3,370	2,818	3,262	3877	3837	4165
Motor Vehicle Theft	616	473	471	435	430	466	436	414
Arson	23	13	18	9	6	11	22	18