Gainesville vs High Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Gainesville and High Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Gainesville and High Springs are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gainesville has the higher population (143,611 vs 6,396 in High Springs). High Springs has the higher median household income ($80,973 vs $45,611 in Gainesville). High Springs has the higher median home value ($263,800 vs $235,000 in Gainesville).

Population, income & housing

	Gainesville	High Springs
Population	143,611	6,396
Median age	26.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,611	$80,973
Median home value	$235,000	$263,800
Median gross rent	$1,214	$1,707
Housing units	65,747	2,279
Homeownership rate	38.5%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.7%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gainesville	High Springs
Population	132,127 → 143,611 (+8.7%)	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$37,264 → $45,611 (+22.4%)	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $235,000 (+45.2%)	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,214 (+27.4%)	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)

Gainesville

Population

132,127143,611

Median household income

$37,264$45,611

Median home value

$161,900$235,000

Median gross rent

$953$1,214

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gainesville	High Springs
Under 5	3.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	9.5%	24.6%
18 to 24	33.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	7.3%	10.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.9%
75 and over	5.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gainesville	High Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	54.3%	67.8%
Black or African American	21.1%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	2.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gainesville	High Springs
No high school diploma	5.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	17.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	26.0%	12.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gainesville	High Springs
Drove alone	62.9%	81.7%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.9%
Public transit	4.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	9.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gainesville	High Springs
1-unit, detached	37.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	25.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	17.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	18.1%

Poverty & households

	Gainesville	High Springs
Poverty rate	28.0%	16.4%
Average household size	2.17	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1983	1999