Wyoming County > Gainesville (town)
Population trend for Gainesville
03,0001990: 2,2882,28819902000: 2,3332,33320002010: 2,1822,18220102020: 2,0092,00920202023: 1,7691,7692023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Gainesville is a town in Wyoming County, in the Finger Lakes region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Gainesville: Gainesville (Town, Wyoming County); Gainesville (Village, Wyoming County).

2023 Median income for Wyoming County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Wyoming County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 331%.

248 153 58 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Gainesville
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Gainesville
Married-couple families: 404 (76.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 63 (11.9%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 64 (12.1%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 261 (80.6%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 63 (19.4%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Gainesville

Pct 5 and under 15% Pct 6 to 17 39% Pct 18 to 64 12% Pct 65 and over 8%

The overall poverty rate in Gainesville is 15 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Gainesville lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,585 (89.8%) Same county (different house): 120 (6.8%) Different NY county: 49 (2.8%) 1,765 current residents Same house: 1,585 (89.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 120 (6.8%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 49 (2.8%) Different NY county Different state: 11 (0.6%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Gainesville residents
40.5 41.5 44 49 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau