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Gainesville, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Gainesville, the county seat of Hall County, was incorporated on November 30, 1821. It was named for Virginia-born General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812. Mule Camp Springs was the city’s original name.

Gainesville’s municipal power plant was built in 1899. Gainesville was the first southern city to have electric streetlights.

Gainesville is the nation’s leading producer of broilers in the poultry industry, earning it the name “Poultry Capital of the World.”

Gainesville’s Lake Lanier, with a 540-mile shoreline, is a favorite recreational site with golf courses, a water park, horseback trails, campgrounds and overnight accommodations. Other places of interest in Gainesville include the Elachee Nature Science, the Georgia Mountain Museum and Brenau Center. The Mule Camp Festival is a popular annual event that takes place in October.

The city is home to Gainesville College, a member of the University System of Georgia, and Brenau University, a private four-year woman’s college.

Population: 25,578. Estimated population in July 2024: 32,444 (+26.8% change)
Males: 12,661 (49.5%), Females: 12,917 (50.5%)

Hall County

Zip codes: 30501, 30504, 30506, 30507.

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $36,605
Median house value: $133,700

Population by Race

Races in Gainesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (47.8%)
  • Hispanic (33.2%)
  • Black (15.7%)
  • Other race (14.3%)
  • Vietnamese (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (9.0%), English (8.6%), Irish (5.9%), German (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (1.8%).

Elevation: 1249 feet

Land area: 27.1 square miles

Map of Gainesville, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gainesville

  • High school or higher: 66.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gainesville city

  • Never married: 31.0%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

29.2% Foreign born (24.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +7,748 (+43.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Gainesville:

  • NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (743 SPRING ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Gainesville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gainesville:

  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 44 miles; ATHENS, GA; Abbreviation: AHN)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 54 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 62 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gainesville:

  • LEE GILMER MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; GAINESVILLE, GA; Abbreviation: GVL)
  • JACKSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; JEFFERSON, GA; Abbreviation: 19A)
  • LUMPKIN COUNTY-WIMPYS (about 23 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Abbreviation: 9A0)

Amtrak station:
GAINESVILLE (104 SE 1ST AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Gainesville:

  • BRENAU UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,617; Location: ONE CENTENNIAL CIR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.BRENAU.EDU; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gainesville:

  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 41 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 49 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 10,839)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DECATUR, GA; Full-time enrollment: 8,213)

Schools

Public high schools in Gainesville:

  • GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,177; Location: 830 CENTURY PLACE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTH HALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,065; Location: 4885 MOUNT VERNON ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,035; Location: 3305 POPLAR SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CHESTATEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 994; Location: 3005 SARDIS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EAST HALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 990; Location: 3534 EAST HALL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HALL COUNTY/GAINESVILLE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 3131 R. W. JOHNSON DRIVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Gainesville:

  • LAKEVIEW ACADEMY (Students: 467; Location: 796 LAKEVIEW DR; Grades: PK – 12)
  • RIVERSIDE MILITARY ACADEMY (Students: 263; Location: 2001 RIVERSIDE DR; Grades: 8 – 12; Boys only)
  • BRENAU ACADEMY (Students: 80; Location: ONE CENTENNIAL CIRCLE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Gainesville:

  • CHESTATEE ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,104; Location: 6945 KEITH BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GAINESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 955; Location: 715 WOODS MILL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CHESTATEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 919; Location: 2740 FRAN MAR DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTH HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 909; Location: 3215 POPLAR SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAST HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 896; Location: 4120 EAST HALL ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ENOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 868; Location: 1340 EAST ENOTA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTH HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 844; Location: 4956 RILLA ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 4844 JIM HOOD ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location: 852 CENTURY PLACE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TADMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 668; Location: 3278 GILLSVILLE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Gainesville:

  • WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 1397 THOMPSON BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • GAINESVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 11; Location: 1215 VINE STREET; Grades: 1 – 7)

Libraries

Library in Gainesville:

  • HALL COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $2,244,738; Location: 127 MAIN STREET NW; 162,252 books; 8,039 audio materials; 5,380 video materials; 383 serial subscriptions)

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