Gainesville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 12,593 people moved into the Gainesville metro and 11,086 moved out, a net of +1,507. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Atlanta, GA leads both directions, with 6,638 people in and 4,074 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 66–69% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has cooled over the last three years, from +3,051 in 2020–21 to +1,507 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
226,568
▲ 1.4% year over year · growing
Peak population
226,568
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: growth is led by births minus deaths (+1,072); domestic migration added +1,049 in 2025.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 226,568 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$104M
▲ $546M arrived · $442M left
Avg household income · movers
$78k in · $71k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 10%
Gainesville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Gainesville metro in 2022–23 reported $546M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $442M with them, a net gain of $104M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $78k of income, vs $71k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 10%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 69% of inbound and 66% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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