Gaines County Information
Gaines in
Texas occupies
1,503 square miles and has a 2006 population of
15,008, a change from a 2000 population of
14,467 and
14,123 in 1990.
17.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.5% percent is 25-35, and
12.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
7 acts of violent crime reported in
Gaines in 2004, a change from
10 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
287 people:
4.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.3%.
Read more about
Gaines, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Gaines | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 1,503 sq. miles | Ranked 443 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 15,008 | Ranked 2,107 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 14,746 | |
| Population 2000 | 14,467 | Ranked 2,126 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,123 | Ranked 2,044 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.8% | |
| African American | 2.7% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 9.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 16.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 17.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 7 | 10 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 6 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 167 | 205 |
| Burglaries | 30 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 130 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 7 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,135 | 6,231 |
| Unemployed Population | 287 | 270 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.3% |
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