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The median income for a household in the city is $28,164, and the median income for a family is $44,263. Males have a median income of $31,090 versus $25,653 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city is $16,779. 26.7% of the population and 15.3% of families are below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 24.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Gainesville is informally called "Hogtown", after [[Hogtown Creek]], which runs through the city. It was the center of the [[Gainesville Eight]] case in the [[1960s]], and is known to some as the [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] of the South. Gainesville is well known for its liberal politics. Six of Seven city commissioners (as of 8/8/2005) are Democrats, with the seventh being a Republican. The city is characterized by its medium size, rural ___location, and large public university, and left-of-center politics. Suburban sprawl has (as of late) become a concern for the city commissioners. However, the "New Urbanization" plan to revitalize run-down portions of the area between historic Downtown and the University of Florida may slow the growth of suburban sectors that have caused extensive westward sprawl, and catalyst a migration toward upper-level apartments in the inner-city. Gainesville is served by the [[Gainesville Regional Airport]].

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