Gainesville, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Gainesville	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$40,348	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$80,148	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,973	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,010	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,583	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,215	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.8%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Gainesville is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Gainesville is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gainesville is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Gainesville is 38% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,426 $80,148 $160,296

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Gainesville median earnings by income bracket

Gainesville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.6%	13.6%
Manufacturing sector	26.1%	26.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.3%	12.3%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.9%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	27.1%	27.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Braselton, GA	12,543	$156,276	92.1%
Sugar Hill, GA	24,637	$132,133	62.5%
Flowery Branch, GA	8,088	$128,600	58.1%
Clermont, GA	989	$126,101	55.0%
Talmo, GA	252	$117,515	44.5%
Gainesville, GA	42,333	$80,148	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenacres, FL	42,320	$69,926	14.0%
Findlay, OH	42,458	$72,522	10.8%
Kearny, NJ	42,471	$110,794	36.2%
Leominster, MA	42,480	$93,562	15.0%
Bartlett, IL	42,167	$161,674	98.8%
Gainesville, GA	42,333	$80,148	1.5%

Source: The Gainesville, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.