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People Statistics · City

Gainesville: population density

2025 · 1 data point 1 of 6 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 10 figures
Latest value · 2025 897per km²
Towns of Gainesville · 2025 1 of 6 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Alachua County +601% Alachua County: 128 · 2025
Compared with Population density · per km²
Gainesville
897
Alachua County
128
Florida
169
United States
37.3
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
1 Gainesville 897
2 Tallahassee 771
3 Micanopy 243
4 Alachua 113
5 Hawthorne 78.5
6 Newberry 54.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2025

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.