Social Demographics: Gainesille City
| Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2005-2009 | ||
| Data Set: 2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates | ||
| Survey: American Community Survey | ||
| Geographic Area: Gainesville city, Texas | ||
| Selected Social Characteristics in the United States | Estimate | Percent |
| HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE | ||
| Total households | 5,984 | 5,984 |
| Family households (families) | 4,165 | 69.6% |
| With own children under 18 years | 2,221 | 37.1% |
| Married-couple family | 3,046 | 50.9% |
| With own children under 18 years | 1,416 | 23.7% |
| Male householder, no wife present, family | 286 | 4.8% |
| With own children under 18 years | 188 | 3.1% |
| Female householder, no husband present, family | 833 | 13.9% |
| With own children under 18 years | 617 | 10.3% |
| Nonfamily households | 1,819 | 30.4% |
| Householder living alone | 1,498 | 25.0% |
| 65 years and over | 756 | 12.6% |
| Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,481 | 41.5% |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,626 | 27.2% |
| Average household size | 2.66 | (X) |
| Average family size | 3.24 | (X) |
| RELATIONSHIP | ||
| Population in households | 15,928 | 15,928 |
| Householder | 5,984 | 37.6% |
| Spouse | 3,061 | 19.2% |
| Child | 5,170 | 32.5% |
| Other relatives | 1,119 | 7.0% |
| Nonrelatives | 594 | 3.7% |
| Unmarried partner | 332 | 2.1% |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Males 15 years and over | 5,716 | 5,716 |
| Never married | 1,577 | 27.6% |
| Now married, except separated | 3,280 | 57.4% |
| Separated | 82 | 1.4% |
| Widowed | 181 | 3.2% |
| Divorced | 596 | 10.4% |
| Females 15 years and over | 6,710 | 6,710 |
| Never married | 1,296 | 19.3% |
| Now married, except separated | 3,409 | 50.8% |
| Separated | 191 | 2.8% |
| Widowed | 975 | 14.5% |
| Divorced | 839 | 12.5% |
| FERTILITY | ||
| Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 383 | 383 |
| Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 73 | 19.1% |
| Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 100 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 113 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 144 | (X) |
| Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | (X) |
| GRANDPARENTS | ||
| Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 511 | 511 |
| Responsible for grandchildren | 239 | 46.8% |
| Years responsible for grandchildren | ||
| Less than 1 year | 107 | 20.9% |
| 1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 or 4 years | 43 | 8.4% |
| 5 or more years | 89 | 17.4% |
| Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 239 | 239 |
| Who are female | 120 | 50.2% |
| Who are married | 194 | 81.2% |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,898 | 3,898 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 201 | 5.2% |
| Kindergarten | 326 | 8.4% |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,949 | 50.0% |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 872 | 22.4% |
| College or graduate school | 550 | 14.1% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 9,986 | 9,986 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,280 | 12.8% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,225 | 12.3% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,120 | 31.2% |
| Some college, no degree | 2,235 | 22.4% |
| Associate's degree | 675 | 6.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,057 | 10.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree | 394 | 3.9% |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.9% | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.5% | (X) |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,674 | 11,674 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,070 | 9.2% |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | (X) | (X) |
| With a disability | (X) | (X) |
| Under 18 years | (X) | (X) |
| With a disability | (X) | (X) |
| 18 to 64 years | (X) | (X) |
| With a disability | (X) | (X) |
| 65 years and over | (X) | (X) |
| With a disability | (X) | (X) |
| RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO | ||
| Population 1 year and over | 16,103 | 16,103 |
| Same house | 11,990 | 74.5% |
| Different house in the U.S. | 4,043 | 25.1% |
| Same county | 2,556 | 15.9% |
| Different county | 1,487 | 9.2% |
| Same state | 969 | 6.0% |
| Different state | 518 | 3.2% |
| Abroad | 70 | 0.4% |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 16,386 | 16,386 |
| Native | 14,069 | 85.9% |
| Born in United States | 14,002 | 85.5% |
| State of residence | 10,754 | 65.6% |
| Different state | 3,248 | 19.8% |
| Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 67 | 0.4% |
| Foreign born | 2,317 | 14.1% |
| U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS | ||
| Foreign-born population | 2,317 | 2,317 |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | 263 | 11.4% |
| Not a U.S. citizen | 2,054 | 88.6% |
| YEAR OF ENTRY | ||
| Population born outside the United States | 2,384 | 2,384 |
| Native | 67 | 67 |
| Entered 2000 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
| Entered before 2000 | 67 | 100.0% |
| Foreign born | 2,317 | 2,317 |
| Entered 2000 or later | 777 | 33.5% |
| Entered before 2000 | 1,540 | 66.5% |
| WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,317 | 2,317 |
| Europe | 26 | 1.1% |
| Asia | 126 | 5.4% |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
| Latin America | 2,165 | 93.4% |
| Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 14,946 | 14,946 |
| English only | 11,376 | 76.1% |
| Language other than English | 3,570 | 23.9% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 2,114 | 14.1% |
| Spanish | 3,396 | 22.7% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 2,028 | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European languages | 80 | 0.5% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 43 | 0.3% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 43 | 0.3% |
| Other languages | 51 | 0.3% |
| Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0% |
| ANCESTRY | ||
| Total population | 16,386 | 16,386 |
| American | 1,129 | 6.9% |
| Arab | 50 | 0.3% |
| Czech | 37 | 0.2% |
| Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
| Dutch | 191 | 1.2% |
| English | 1,344 | 8.2% |
| French (except Basque) | 387 | 2.4% |
| French Canadian | 27 | 0.2% |
| German | 1,978 | 12.1% |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hungarian | 10 | 0.1% |
| Irish | 1,968 | 12.0% |
| Italian | 185 | 1.1% |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
| Norwegian | 92 | 0.6% |
| Polish | 133 | 0.8% |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
| Russian | 15 | 0.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 455 | 2.8% |
| Scottish | 219 | 1.3% |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
| Subsaharan African | 48 | 0.3% |
| Swedish | 49 | 0.3% |
| Swiss | 29 | 0.2% |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
| Welsh | 118 | 0.7% |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 152 | 0.9% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey | ||
