Language Spoken At Home in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,802 | 100% |
English only | 8,038 | 50.9% |
Language other than English | 7,764 | 49.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,100 | 19.6% |
Spanish | 3,995 | 25.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,763 | 11.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,673 | 23.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,307 | 8.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 96 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,572 | 100% |
American | 479 | 2.7% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 395 | 2.2% |
English | 777 | 4.4% |
French (except Basque) | 396 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 3,841 | 21.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 995 | 5.7% |
Italian | 39 | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 30 | 0.2% |
Polish | 13 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 102 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 44 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 6 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 37 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 30 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 17 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 37 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 5,402 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,120 | 76.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,251 | 41.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,514 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,881 | 34.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 139 | 2.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 95 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 467 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 275 | 5.1% |
Nonfamily households | 1,282 | 23.7% |
Householder living alone | 1,080 | 20.0% |
65 years and over | 504 | 9.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,390 | 44.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,139 | 21.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,462 | 100% |
Householder | 5,402 | 30.9% |
Spouse | 3,578 | 20.5% |
Child | 7,089 | 40.6% |
Other relatives | 1,073 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 320 | 1.8% |
Unmarried partner | 218 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,410 | 100% |
Never married | 1,618 | 25.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,998 | 62.4% |
Separated | 50 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 341 | 5.3% |
Divorced | 403 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,139 | 100% |
Never married | 1,298 | 21.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,716 | 60.5% |
Separated | 75 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 692 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 358 | 5.8% |
Fertility in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 497 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 192 | 38.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 135 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 223 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 527 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 207 | 39.3% |
Less than 1 year | 52 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 88 | 16.7% |
3 or 4 years | 55 | 10.4% |
5 or more years | 12 | 2.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 207 | 100% |
Who are female | 142 | 68.6% |
Who are married | 174 | 84.1% |
School Enrollment in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,513 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 290 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 325 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,438 | 54.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 941 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 519 | 11.5% |
Educational Attainment in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,785 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,890 | 29.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,119 | 11.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,622 | 26.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,504 | 15.4% |
Associate's degree | 439 | 4.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,001 | 10.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 210 | 2.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 59.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.4% |
Veteran Status in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,624 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 609 | 5.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,467 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,895 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 5,948 | 100% |
With a disability | 256 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 9,951 | 100% |
With a disability | 901 | 9.1% |
65 years and over | 1,568 | 100% |
With a disability | 738 | 47.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,028 | 100% |
Same house | 14,044 | 82.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,568 | 15.1% |
Same county | 1,694 | 9.9% |
Different county | 874 | 5.1% |
Same state | 632 | 3.7% |
Different state | 242 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 416 | 2.4% |
Place Of Birth in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,572 | 100% |
Native | 13,718 | 78.1% |
Born in United States | 13,685 | 77.9% |
State of residence | 11,939 | 67.9% |
Different state | 1,746 | 9.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 33 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 3,854 | 21.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,854 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,146 | 29.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,708 | 70.3% |
Year of Entry in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,887 | 100% |
Native | 33 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 33 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,854 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 204 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,650 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gaines County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,854 | 100% |
Europe | 0 | 0.0% |
Asia | 43 | 1.1% |
Africa | 7 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 53 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 3,343 | 86.7% |
Northern America | 408 | 10.6% |