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Gainesville, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Gainesville is a Census town of 236 people across 1.72 square miles of land, in Sumter County. 40.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Gainesville through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 236 with a margin of error of plus or minus 133, which is 56.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Gainesville
What Gainesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land137 plus or minus 77
- County holding the largest share of its areaSumter County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gainesville
How many people live in Gainesville
- Population236 plus or minus 133
- Median age35.2 plus or minus 18.3
- Population under 1883 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1835.2 percent
- Population 65 and over21 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over8.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Households81 plus or minus 46
- Family households65 plus or minus 48
- Share of households that are families80.2 percent plus or minus 37.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gainesville
Income and work in Gainesville
- Per capita income$13,290 plus or minus $5,031
- Civilian labor force90 plus or minus 73
- Employed90 plus or minus 73
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over135 plus or minus 82
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.8 percent plus or minus 63.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gainesville
Housing in Gainesville
- Housing units124 plus or minus 49
- Occupied units81 plus or minus 46
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate34.7 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Owner occupied33 plus or minus 20
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate40.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Median gross rent, monthly$937
- Single family units89 plus or minus 45
- Share single family71.8 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gainesville
How Gainesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute90 plus or minus 73
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.3 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more60 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.7 percent plus or minus 76.3
- Drove alone74.4 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Carpooled18.9 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Public transport6.7 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gainesville
Flood risk in Gainesville
- NFIP communityTown of Gainesville
- NFIP community number010295
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12
The Town of Gainesville does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010295 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sumter County, not Gainesville
Sumter County context, not Gainesville figures
- Establishments in Sumter County204
- Covered employment, Sumter County2,849
- Average annual pay, Sumter County$47,332
- Housing units permitted, Sumter County5
Every figure in this section is published for Sumter County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gainesville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gainesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gainesville, Alabama?
236, in 81 households. Gainesville town covers 1.72 square miles of land, which is 137 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gainesville in?
Sumter County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Gainesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Gainesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gainesville, town of, community 010295, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gainesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sumter County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gainesville.
Is zoning published for Gainesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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