Gaines County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 14,925 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,679
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,002

% of renters here:	21%
State:	36%

Land area: 1502 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Gaines County: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.0%), Educational,health and social services (20.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Gaines County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Gaines County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (60.8%)
Hispanic (35.8%)
Other race (14.2%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
Black (2.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	29.7 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 7,122	(49.2%)
Females: 7,345	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,850
County population in 2003: 14,430
Jobs in 2003: 5,420

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Total labor force in 2004: 6,655
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Gaines County:	3.1 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,240 ($30,432 in 1999)

This county:	$36,240
Texas:	$47,548

2007 median house/condo value: $65,733 ($48,000 in 2000)

Gaines County:	$65,733
Texas:	$120,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $322 (lower quartile is $234, upper quartile is $412)

This county:	$322
State:	$589

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,060
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $277

Institutionalized population: 93

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 24
Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 8
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Gaines County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 85.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 14.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $645 (1.5%)

Gaines County household income distribution in 2007

Gaines County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.7%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

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.

Neighboring counties: Andrews County , Lea County, New Mexico , Dawson County , Martin County , Terry County , Yoakum County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Gaines County: Cedar Point Ranch (A), Cedar Point Windmill (B), Brinson Ranch (C), Twin Windmills (D), Seagraves-Loop Museum (E), Hockley County Memorial Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mill in the Flat Pond (A), McKenzie Lake (B), Cedar Lake (C), Wooden Tank (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Gaines County: Gaines County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 268
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 56.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,741 (41% naturalized citizens)

Gaines County:	18.9%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 443 1990 to 1994: 366 1985 to 1989: 637 1980 to 1984: 417 1975 to 1979: 521 1970 to 1974: 106 1970 to 1974: 97 1965 to 1969: 154

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.6%

Gaines County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,812
One, attached: 57
Two: 135
3 or 4: 75
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 32
20 or more: 30
Mobile homes: 1,235
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Gaines County with a mortgage: 1,132 (10 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,312

Here:	46.3% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Agriculture in Gaines County
Average size of farms: 1048 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $199744
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $333.96
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $177517
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 41.68%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $142036
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.01%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.81
All wheat for grain: 27026 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 187676 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2779 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 499 acres

Gaines County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 17 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
Mining (12%)
Construction (11%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (30%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Extraction workers (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (92%)
Canada (5%)
Other Central America (2%)
Bolivia (0%)
United Kingdom (0%)
Japan (0%)
Cuba (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Gaines County:

German (18%)
United States or American (15%)
Irish (4%)
English (4%)
Pennsylvania German (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Canadian (1%)

Gaines County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,072 (77%)
Carpooled: 954 (18%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 96 (2%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 116 (2%)

People in group quarters in Gaines County, Texas

68 people in nursing homes
25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,738.

6.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,337 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.04% relocated from other counties in Texas ($18,667 average AGI)
2.09% relocated from other states ($9,670 average AGI)
Gaines County: 2.09%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lea County, NM	0.67% ($37,800 average AGI)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.43% ($31,368)
from Yoakum County, TX	0.29% ($34,538)
from Midland County, TX	0.27% ($25,750)
from Dawson County, TX	0.25% ($22,182)
from Terry County, TX	0.22% ($43,400)

6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.71%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.26% relocated to other counties in Texas ($25,708 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($6,661 average AGI)
Gaines County: 1.45%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lubbock County, TX	0.83% ($44,703 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	0.60% ($32,481)
to Lea County, NM	0.45% ($29,200)
to Yoakum County, TX	0.45% ($32,300)
to Terry County, TX	0.29% ($19,692)
to Andrews County, TX	0.22% ($30,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.8

Births per 1000 population in Gaines County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Gaines County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Gaines County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,636 (1,421 aged, 215 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 30%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.87
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6626.380
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 254.070
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31099.36

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2134.310
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 829.260

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13.34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 101.960

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.8

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,371

In family households: 13,356 (3,238 male householders, 533 female householders)
3,222 spouses, 5,508 children (5,053 natural, 112 adopted, 343 stepchildren), 355 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 220 other relatives, 140 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,015 (390 male householders (348 living alone)), 536 female householders (512 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 96 (94 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,307 2-persons, 755 3-persons, 796 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 258 6-persons, 169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 860 1-person, 53 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

52.3% of residents of Gaines County speak English at home.
30.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
16.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,148,000 ($8525 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:
Births: 1,398

Here:	95 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 510

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +366

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -985

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

Population growth in Gaines County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 217
1990 to 1994: 308
1980 to 1989: 901
1970 to 1979: 1,345
1960 to 1969: 1,130
1950 to 1959: 861
1940 to 1949: 363
1939 or earlier: 203

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaines County, Texas:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 200 4 rooms: 557 5 rooms: 1,118 6 rooms: 868 7 rooms: 399 8 rooms: 197 9+ rooms: 194

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines County, Texas:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 156 4 rooms: 270 5 rooms: 274 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gaines County:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 246 2 bedrooms: 795 3 bedrooms: 2,081 4 bedrooms: 464 5+ bedrooms: 69

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines County:
	no bedroom: 37 1 bedroom: 121 2 bedrooms: 421 3 bedrooms: 380 4 bedrooms: 40 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 110 1 vehicle: 1,163 2 vehicles: 1,749 3 vehicles: 518 4 vehicles: 116 5+ vehicles: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 98 1 vehicle: 476 2 vehicles: 340 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 12 5+ vehicles: 8

61% of Gaines County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.

Gaines County:	60.7%
State average:	51.6%

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

This state: 10027
Northeast: 55
Midwest: 249
South: 386
West: 977

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 346

Here:	13.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Here:	4.1%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	13.9%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Gaines County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $2,000
Charges - All Other: $274,000
Regular Highways: $21,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Construction - General: $20,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,544,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,193,000

Police Protection: $1,038,000

Regular Highways: $978,000

General Public Buildings: $611,000

General - Other: $535,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $533,000

Financial Administration: $405,000

Corrections - Other: $221,000

Libraries: $200,000

Fire Protection: $128,000

Natural Resources - Other: $99,000

Air Transportation: $46,000

Health Services - Other: $46,000

Welfare - Other: $32,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $249,000
Financial Administration: $127,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $147,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $665,000
Interest Earnings: $420,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $348,000
Central Staff: $287,000

Police Protection: $89,000

General - Other: $45,000

Natural Resource - Other: $23,000

General Public Building: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $12,000

Judicial: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,624,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $184,000
All Other: $119,000

Highways: $37,000
Tax - Property: $10,370,000
Motor Vehicle License: $816,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,654,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Gaines County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)