Gainesville, FL Profile

Gainesville, FL, population 116,616, 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 the past decade the population of Gainesville has grown by about 13%. Since 2005 Gainesville's population has grown by about 3%.

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	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	113,012	N/A
2001	112,912	-0.09%
2002	112,485	-0.38%
2003	111,837	-0.58%
2004	112,396	0.50%
2005	113,120	0.64%
2006	114,424	1.15%
2007	115,373	0.83%
2008	116,085	0.62%
2009	116,616	0.46%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$28,164

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	884
2002	766
2003	1,036
2004	803
2005	874
2006	991
2007	1,036
2008	923
2009	1,003
2010	775

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	4	85	303	474
2002	7	65	185	508
2003	5	55	197	747
2004	5	98	191	602
2005	5	99	168	701
2006	7	96	250	737
2007	5	93	237	787
2008	3	87	235	721
2009	3	95	239	819
2010	4	86	199	617

Property Crime Reports

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
2009	5,539
2010	4,624

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,294	3,469	616
2002	1,248	3,530	473
2003	1,208	3,370	471
2004	1,212	2,818	435
2005	1,178	3,262	430
2006	1420	3877	466
2007	1522	3837	436
2008	1382	4165	414
2009	1487	4457	440
2010	1213	3859	332