Gainesville

In Sumter County, Alabama.

Population: 266

Gainesville, a community in Sumter County, Alabama, has 266 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gainesville's population grew 63.2% from 163 to 266.

20.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 33.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 266
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $902
Housing units: 129
Homeownership rate: 33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

163266

Median home value

$258,900$255,000

Median gross rent

$700$902

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	163	$14,028	—	$700
2020	366	—	$258,900	$756
2021	236	—	$255,000	$806
2022	276	—	—	$886
2023	266	—	—	$902

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1730.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5422.2%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 741.9%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	3.4%
5 to 17	81	30.5%
18 to 24	16	6.0%
25 to 34	26	9.8%
35 to 44	42	15.8%
45 to 54	59	22.2%
55 to 64	19	7.1%
65 to 74	5	1.9%
75 and over	9	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	54	20.3%
Black or African American	212	79.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	24.4%
High school graduate	40	25.0%
Some college or associate's	48	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	33	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled20.5%

Public transit5.4%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	74.1%
Carpooled	23	20.5%
Public transit	6	5.4%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	8.9%
15 to 29 min	16	14.3%
30 to 44 min	27	24.1%
45 to 59 min	6	5.4%
60+ min	53	47.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 41.0% (109 of 266)

	Count	Share
Family households	73	83.9%
Nonfamily households	14	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	87	67.4%
Vacant	42	32.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29	33.3%
Renter-occupied	58	66.7%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36	27.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0128768
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.8149, -88.1608