Gainesville

Population: 18,036
Median household income: $168,978
Median home value: $660,800

Located in Prince William County, Virginia, Gainesville is a community with a population of 18,036. Its median household income of $168,978 runs above the Prince William County figure of $128,873.

From 2019 to 2023, Gainesville's population grew 4.3% from 17,287 to 18,036, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $491,500 to $660,800.

56.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,036
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $168,978
Median home value: $660,800
Median gross rent: $2,444
Housing units: 5,989
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,28718,036

Median household income

$141,609$168,978

Median home value

$491,500$660,800

Median gross rent

$2,059$2,444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,287	$141,609	$491,500	$2,059
2020	16,391	$143,490	$512,800	$1,962
2021	17,081	$150,487	$552,500	$2,086
2022	16,972	$163,942	$632,300	$2,135
2023	18,036	$168,978	$660,800	$2,444

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,401	7.8%
5 to 17	3,588	19.9%
18 to 24	1,824	10.1%
25 to 34	1,534	8.5%
35 to 44	3,376	18.7%
45 to 54	2,653	14.7%
55 to 64	2,081	11.5%
65 to 74	1,030	5.7%
75 and over	549	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,990	49.8%
Black or African American	2,982	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,657	14.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	138	0.8%
Two or more races	944	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,314	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	437	3.9%
High school graduate	1,728	15.4%
Some college or associate's	2,696	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,606	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,756	24.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,262	65.1%
Carpooled	691	7.2%
Public transit	157	1.6%
Walked	73	0.8%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	2,301	23.9%
Other means	123	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,014	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,897	25.9%
30 to 44 min	1,532	21.0%
45 to 59 min	1,689	23.1%
60+ min	1,180	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 3.9% (705 of 17,946)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,704	80.1%
Nonfamily households	1,165	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,869	98.0%
Vacant	120	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,910	83.7%
Renter-occupied	959	16.3%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached33.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,388	56.6%
1-unit, attached	1,977	33.0%
2 to 4 units	159	2.7%
5 to 19 units	384	6.4%
20 or more units	57	1.0%
Mobile home & other	24	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5130176
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.57 sq mi
Center point: 38.7932, -77.6422