ZIP 32609 · Gainesville
Who lives in ZIP code 32609 (Gainesville, FL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gainesville, FL · Alachua County
uszips 2026
People19,752
Median age36.6
Household income$49,406
Home value$172,589
Median rent$1,258/mo
Poverty27.8%
College degree+27.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gainesville, FL
- Wider region
- Gainesville-Lake City, FL
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,743
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
17.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,543.
Education (adults 25+)
50.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.9%
- Never married
- 48.6%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 42.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.2%
- Rent burden
- 32.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.5%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 23.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.