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Gainesville, TX Profile


Gainesville, TX, population 16,518, is located in Texas's Cooke county, about 48.6 miles from Carrollton and 48.9 miles from Plano.

Through the 90's Gainesville's population has grown by about 9%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Gainesville has grown by about 7%. Since 2005 Gainesville's population has grown by about 1%.

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

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 47%
Females 53%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White81%
African American6%
Native American1%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed11%
As % of Population
         

Age


Median Age
Population9.99
Males9.99
Females9.99
Vs. State Median Age
  
  
  
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 209.99%Under 20: 9.99%
20 to 409.99%20 to 40: 9.99%
40 to 609.99%40 to 60: 9.99%
Over 607.00%Over 60: 9.99%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearChange Rate
200015,604N/A
200115,7170.72%
200215,8981.15%
200316,0390.89%
200416,0510.07%
200516,2811.43%
200616,271-0.06%
200716,4270.96%
200816,413-0.09%
200916,5180.64%
Vs. State Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Economics


Household Income
Median$30,571
Vs. State Median Income
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001182
2002819
2003544
2004325
2005445
2006763
2007551
2008468
2009544
2010326
Vs. State Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 02819
2002 1113118
2003 1113343
2004 012131
2005 181748
2006 2719102
2007 1151858
2008 1172337
2009 071271
2010 021240

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20015,689
20025,447
20035,860
20047,922
20056,699
20065,259
20075,476
20084,102
20094,974
20104,457
Vs. State Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 170 698 36
2002 197 624 63
2003 248 622 78
2004 275 952 65
2005 299 748 67
2006 235 608 53
2007 262 596 57
2008 205 447 31
2009 237 552 34
2010 192 511 35

Location

Land Area13.5 Square Miles



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