Gainesville

Population: 209
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $105,800

Gainesville is a community in Wyoming County, New York, home to 209 residents. The median household income of $73,750 is above the Wyoming County median ($68,913).

Between 2019 and 2023, Gainesville's population declined 14.7% from 245 to 209, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $82,700 to $105,800.

81.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $105,800
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 116
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

245209

Median household income

$53,958$73,750

Median home value

$82,700$105,800

Median gross rent

$670$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	245	$53,958	$82,700	$670
2020	224	$58,250	$90,600	$659
2021	272	$66,875	$91,100	$648
2022	216	$79,028	$107,100	$642
2023	209	$73,750	$105,800	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over14.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	4.3%
5 to 17	34	16.3%
18 to 24	13	6.2%
25 to 34	12	5.7%
35 to 44	27	12.9%
45 to 54	25	12.0%
55 to 64	38	18.2%
65 to 74	21	10.0%
75 and over	30	14.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195	93.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.5%
Two or more races	3	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	9.8%
High school graduate	61	39.9%
Some college or associate's	53	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	14	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	85	84.2%
Carpooled	4	4.0%
Public transit	2	2.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	8.9%
Other means	1	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	22.8%
15 to 29 min	33	35.9%
30 to 44 min	15	16.3%
45 to 59 min	13	14.1%
60+ min	10	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 5.1% (10 of 195)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	52.0%
Nonfamily households	47	48.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98	84.5%
Vacant	18	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	77.6%
Renter-occupied	22	22.4%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	94	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	17.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3627969
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.6416, -78.1346