What percentage of people rent in Gainesville, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Gainesville, GA, 2020–2024
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60.8% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Gainesville, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 9,787 renting households against 6,301 that own their home.

In Gainesville, the share of households that rent went from 58.2% in 2015–2019 to 60.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.8% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 9,787 (±644)
Median renter income: $45,602 (±$5,228)

Who rents and who owns in Gainesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gainesville	Hall County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.8% (±3.0 points)	31.4% (±1.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	9,787 (±644)	23,130 (±903)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,301 (±501)	50,421 (±888)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,602 (±$5,228)	$54,942 (±$3,795)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,284 (±$7,808)	$98,353 (±$2,993)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Gainesville, the renter share is higher than in Hall County (31.4%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Hall County, Gainesville ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Gainesville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	58.2% (±2.9 points)	60.8% (±3.0 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$941 (±$29)	$1,299 (±$89)	+38.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,520 (±$3,096)	$66,974 (±$3,309)	+30.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Gainesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gainesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gainesville	—	60.8% (±3.0 points)	—
Oakwood	5.7 mi	56.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Flowery Branch	9.7 mi	33.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Talmo	10.0 mi	37.7% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Gillsville	11 mi	28.8% (±26.4 points)	Lower
Lula	12 mi	25.8% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Pendergrass	12 mi	20.7% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Braselton	13 mi	25.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Rest Haven	13 mi	53.3% (±46.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Flowery Branch, GA (33.3%), Talmo, GA (37.7%), Gillsville, GA (28.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Hall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gainesville	60.8% (±3.0 points)
2	Oakwood	56.4% (±7.9 points)
3	Flowery Branch	33.3% (±5.7 points)
4	Lula	25.8% (±7.2 points)
5	Clermont	16.4% (±7.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Gainesville

How many renters are there in Gainesville?

Gainesville has an estimated 9,787 (±644) renting households, 60.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gainesville?

In Gainesville, the share of households that rent went from 58.2% in 2015–2019 to 60.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gainesville?

A renting household in Gainesville has 2.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gainesville?

The median renting household in Gainesville, GA has an income of $45,602 (±$5,228) a year, against $100,284 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Gainesville city, Georgia (place:31908, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.