Gainesville, VA Demographic Data
Gainesville, VA Summary
Gainesville is located in Prince William County in Virginia
- Population: 11,225
- Area: 10.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.57 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,051.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 371.39 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gainesville, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,289
51%
50.8
Male
6,980
49%
49.2
Total Population
14,269
323,128,000
Gainesville, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,173
8.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,372
9.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,136
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
915
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
389
2.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,397
16.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,493
17.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,299
16.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
712
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
443
3.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
711
5.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
198
1.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
31
0.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,946
69.7%
77.2
Female
5,117
51.4%
51.3
Male
4,829
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,509
66.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,201
8.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
940
6.6%
15.2
Female
572
60.9%
55.8
Male
368
39.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Gainesville, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,647
95.6%
96.8
White
9,712
68.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,462
10.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
2,165
15.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
280
2.0%
1.2
Chinese
257
1.8%
1.3
Filipino
315
2.2%
0.9
Japanese
8
0.1%
0.2
Korean
380
2.7%
0.4
Vietnamese
367
2.6%
0.6
Other Asian
558
3.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
308
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
622
4.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,637
11.5%
17.8
Mexican
356
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
194
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
89
0.6%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
998
7.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,632
88.5%
82.2
Gainesville, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
167
1.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
122
1.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,276
13.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,666
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
955
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,347
36.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,751
18.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
289
3.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,995
96.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,098
55.0%
31.2
Gainesville, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,599
24.5%
33.7%
Now Married
6,680
63.1%
47.5
Divorced
877
8.3%
11.0%
Separated
124
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
308
2.9
5.8%
Gainesville, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,814
74.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,282
25.1%
21.6%
Spanish
1,070
8.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
783
6.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,167
8.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
262
2.0%
1.1%
Gainesville, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
72
1.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
54
1.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
74
1.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
132
2.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
164
3.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
499
10.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
517
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,264
27.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
839
18.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
980
21.3%
6.4
Median household income
132,037
57,617
Per capita income
47,032
31,128
Gainesville, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
19
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
533
6.9%
9.8
Construction
263
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,434
18.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
562
7.2%
6.6
Information
280
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
360
4.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
338
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,909
24.6%
11.4
Public administration
902
11.6%
4.6
Retail trade
859
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
211
2.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
90
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
237
3.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,298
55.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
303
3.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,845
23.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,077
13.9%
18.1%
Gainesville, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,659
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,009
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
804
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
284
3.7%
5.1
Walked
14
0.2%
2.7
Other means
6
0.1%
1.8
Worked at home
542
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
44.3
26.6
Gainesville, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
63
1.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
877
19.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,321
50.5%
37.1
3 or more
1,334
29.0%
21.0
Gainesville, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,595
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,739
81.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
856
18.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
260
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Gainesville, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,855
1 room
25
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
22
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
122
2.5%
9.1
4 rooms
285
5.9%
16.5
5 rooms
443
9.1%
19.8
6 rooms
745
15.3%
17.8
7 rooms
507
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
580
11.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,126
43.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
8
0.0
Gainesville, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,855
1-unit, detached
3,022
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,241
25.6%
5.9
2-units
51
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
79
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
144
3.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
242
5.0%
4.4
20 or more units
68
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.2%
0.1
Gainesville, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
17
0.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
36
0.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
147
3.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
24
0.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
89
1.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
869
17.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,938
60.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
606
12.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
129
2.7%
1.4%
Gainesville, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,597
78.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
867
18.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
41
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
14
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Gainesville, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,369
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
32
0.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
178
5.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
412
12.2%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
785
23.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
857
25.4%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
1,105
32.8%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,301
38.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
615
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
517
15.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
281
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
628
18.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Gainesville, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
856
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
21
2.5%
41.0%
$2,500 to $2,999
54
6.3%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
66
7.7%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
182
21.3%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
214
25.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
319
37.3%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,853
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
148
17.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
163
19.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
128
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
112
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
5.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
258
30.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gainesville, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,739
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
9
0.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6
0.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
50
1.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
420
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,872
50.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,382
37.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
442,400
205,000