ZIP 76240 · Gainesville
Who lives in ZIP code 76240 (Gainesville, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gainesville, TX · Cooke County
uszips 2026
People29,419
Median age40.0
Household income$71,502
Home value$212,123
Median rent$1,068/mo
Poverty16.2%
College degree+24.1%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gainesville, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,365
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
35.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,230.
Education (adults 25+)
35.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 53.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 15.7%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.