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Gainesville, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gainesville, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,186. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GAINESVILLE-MO · Gainesville, MO 1 ZIPs · 3,186 pop · #24228/25278 · Ozark County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $37,337
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24228/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Caulfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,186
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $176,000

Nearest income peer: Caulfield, MO (+ $2,871 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gainesville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gainesville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gainesville, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,186
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,337
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($37,337 average) · poverty 28.2%. The primary code (65655) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gainesville as a pure owner town.

Within Missouri, Lanagan is the closest lower-income city and Holland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gainesville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 65655, is all of Gainesville

There is no split to weigh here: 65655 holds every one of Gainesville's 3,186 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Gainesville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 493 employees , annual payroll $17,844k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 65655 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (13) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Gainesville, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Ozark County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gainesville. See the Ozark County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Ozark County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gainesville, Caulfield, Theodosia and Dora among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Thornfield marks the far end of that range at $73,487, 97% above Gainesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
65655 3,186 $37,337 83 6
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Gainesville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gainesville, .