Gaines County, Texas (TX)

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• • 11,61453.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,49243.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2391.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2000.9%Asian alone
  • 1630.7%Two or more races
  • 980.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 490.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $217,324

Here:	$217,324
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $210,916

Here:	$210,916
State:	$124,413

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 45
• Auto thefts: 24

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,714 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,462 (1.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gaines County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

Cities in this county include: Seminole, Seagraves, Loop.

Neighboring counties: Morehouse Parish, Louisiana , Haskell County , Taylor County, Georgia , Stephens County , Titus County .

Current college students: 268
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,301 (39.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,1822010 or later
• 1,2162000 to 2009
• 1,2151990 to 1999
• 1,0541980 to 1989
• 6271970 to 1979
• 251Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,399
• Two: 202
• 3 or 4: 182
• 5 to 9: 226
• 10 to 19: 23
• 20 to 49: 24
• 50 or more: 61
• Mobile homes: 1,668

Housing units in Gaines County with a mortgage: 2,205 (80 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 86 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Gaines County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gaines County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire

5.17% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,611 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.44% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,191 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($20,420 average AGI)

Gaines County:	1.73%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Lea County, NM	1.18% ($64,350 average AGI)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.50% ($49,824)
from Yoakum County, TX	0.47% ($46,906)

5.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,296 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.29% relocated to other counties in Texas ($37,795 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($13,504 average AGI)

Gaines County:	1.64%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Lubbock County, TX	0.86% ($64,593 average AGI)
to Lea County, NM	0.67% ($48,435)
to Yoakum County, TX	0.40% ($37,037)
to Midland County, TX	0.29% ($82,750)
to Terry County, TX	0.29% ($46,650)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 19.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Gaines County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,022 (743 living alone), Female householders: 3,274 (558 living alone)

• 4,651 spouses (4,651 opposite-sex spouses), 256 unmarried partners, (256 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,183 children (7,589 natural, 363 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 868 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 0 foster children, 225 other relatives, 344 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 149

Size of family households: 2,356 2-persons, 747 3-persons, 871 4-persons, 966 5-persons, 305 6-persons, 304 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,301 1-person, 399 2-persons, 24 3-persons.

6,121 married couples with children.
631 single-parent households (132 men, 499 women).

45.1% of residents of Gaines speak English at home.
25.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
32.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $124,148,000 ($8,525 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $342,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,839,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,514,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $59,681,000
Federal grants: $23,455,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,394,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,951,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,251,000
Federal Government insurance: $85,132,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-67 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.07 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Gaines County, Texas
• 622020 or later
• 1,3762010 to 2019
• 6232000 to 2009
• 1,0411990 to 1999
• 1,3541980 to 1989
• 7781970 to 1979
• 1,2521960 to 1969
• 4841950 to 1959
• 3271940 to 1949
• 3011939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Gaines County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaines County, Texas
• 581 room
• 02 rooms
• 1663 rooms
• 5554 rooms
• 1,2785 rooms
• 1,4336 rooms
• 8987 rooms
• 4738 rooms
• 5089+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines County, Texas
• 271 room
• 4042 rooms
• 1673 rooms
• 6344 rooms
• 3945 rooms
• 2136 rooms
• 687 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 199+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Gaines County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaines County, Texas
• 64no bedroom
• 1111 bedroom
• 9742 bedrooms
• 3,0013 bedrooms
• 1,0634 bedrooms
• 1425+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines County, Texas
• 27no bedroom
• 4771 bedroom
• 9652 bedrooms
• 3953 bedrooms
• 394 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 64no vehicle
• 9481 vehicle
• 2,6422 vehicles
• 1,1373 vehicles
• 3364 vehicles
• 2375+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines County in renter-occupied apartments
• 243no vehicle
• 7981 vehicle
• 5822 vehicles
• 1843 vehicles
• 1194 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.9% of Gaines County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 13,486
• Other state: 2,832
• Northeast: 175
• Midwest: 746
• South: 621
• West: 1,316

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 342
• Number of aged recipients: 70
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 272
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 159
• Number of recipients older than 64: 138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 181
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 135

Gaines County on our top lists:

• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"