What is the population of Gaines County, Texas?

The population of Gaines County, Texas is 22,491, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Gaines County, Texas?

The median household income in Gaines County, Texas is $77,694, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Gaines County, Texas is $166,847, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Gaines County, Texas is 2.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education F

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	22,491	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	15.0	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.69%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	26.7	35.8	37.1
Households	7,057	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	Gaines County

Group	Share

Gaines County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$77,694	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.13%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$166,847	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$787	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	76.6%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.5	22.7	22.5
Work from home	3.6%	12.8%	13.4%

Gaines County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	3.08	2.70	2.54

Gaines County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Gaines County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.4	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.0%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	22.0%	19.9%	19.0%