Gaines, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,621 (Urban population: 1,589 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,032 (73 farm, 1,959 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,637 (1,510 occupied: 1,260 owner occupied, 250 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	47%

Housing density: 48 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $425 (lower quartile is $263, upper quartile is $565)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $194

Median gross rent in Gaines, NY in 2007: $573

Housing units in Gaines with a mortgage: 428 (64 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 206

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,545 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Gaines:	$109,545
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,571 - $191,884

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $150,593
Here: $150,593
State: $352,556

Mobile homes: $21,344
Here: $21,344
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,789

In family households: 3,238 (801 male householders, 261 female householders)
814 spouses, 1,123 children (1,034 natural, 42 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 42 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 551 (212 male householders (158 living alone)), 259 female householders (242 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 469 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 400 1-person, 61 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

617 married couples with children.
269 single-parent households (84 men, 185 women).

94.5% of residents of Gaines speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 104 (2.7%)
(31.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaines, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 211 5 rooms: 331 6 rooms: 268 7 rooms: 187 8 rooms: 152 9 or more rooms: 85

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 57 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 155
1980 to 1989: 347
1970 to 1979: 298
1960 to 1969: 94
1950 to 1959: 113
1940 to 1949: 24
1939 or earlier: 497

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gaines:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 458 3 bedrooms: 563 4 bedrooms: 148 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 54 3 bedrooms: 70 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 450 2 vehicles: 580 3 vehicles: 152 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 142 2 vehicles: 77 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gaines, NY:

Less than $10,000: 22
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 44
$25,000 to $29,999: 53
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 28
$40,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 33
$80,000 to $89,999: 44
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 118
$125,000 to $149,999: 127
$150,000 to $174,999: 138
$175,000 to $199,999: 105
$200,000 to $249,999: 134
$250,000 to $299,999: 39
$300,000 to $399,999: 27
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gaines rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gaines:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 21
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 28 1985 to 1989: 36 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.4%
Number of people working at home: 22 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 93
5 to 9 minutes: 333
10 to 14 minutes: 380
15 to 19 minutes: 103
20 to 24 minutes: 156
25 to 29 minutes: 51
30 to 34 minutes: 134
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 79
45 to 59 minutes: 156
60 to 89 minutes: 87
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,308 (80%)
Carpooled: 259 (16%)
Walked: 33 (2%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 22 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 71
$10,000 to $14,999: 157
$15,000 to $19,999: 186
$20,000 to $24,999: 143
$25,000 to $29,999: 128
$30,000 to $34,999: 139
$35,000 to $39,999: 103
$40,000 to $44,999: 55
$45,000 to $49,999: 97
$50,000 to $59,999: 131
$60,000 to $74,999: 151
$75,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 34
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

English: 752

German: 551

Other groups: 449

Italian: 333

Irish: 328

United States or American: 219

Polish: 177

French Canadian: 88

Scottish: 55

French (except Basque): 44

Hungarian: 41

Dutch: 37

Ukrainian: 37

Scotch-Irish: 28

Welsh: 19

Slavic: 13

Subsaharan African:: 12

African: 12

Norwegian: 8

Finnish: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

British: 4

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

Mexico (64%)
Canada (29%)
Germany (7%)

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

This state: 3068
Northeast: 209
Midwest: 83
South: 264
West: 43

66% of Gaines residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 578
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 154
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 71
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 567
Less than 1 year of college: 118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 119
Associate degree: 134
Bachelor's degree: 97
Master's degree: 59
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 62.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,825
Black householders: $29,259
Some other race householders: $21,020
Two or more races householders: $38,716
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,743

Gaines household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gaines household income for Black householders

Gaines household income for Some other race householders

Gaines household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gaines marital status for males

Gaines marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $153,182
Black or African American householders: $155,500
Two or more races householders: $179,098

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 902
Two: 16
3 or 4: 32
5 to 9: 120
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 45
Mobile homes: 515

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,601

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gaines:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (5%) Electricity (4%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	3.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	5.6%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	11.0%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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