| | People QuickFacts | Gaines County | Texas |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 18,413 | 26,059,203 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 17,526 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 5.1% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 17,526 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 10.2% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 34.9% | 27.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 8.9% | 10.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.6% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.3% | 80.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.0% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 38.2% | 38.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 59.0% | 44.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 84.8% | 82.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.5% | 16.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 48.3% | 34.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 61.9% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 13.3% | 26.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 685 | 1,618,413 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.1 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 6,396 | 10,098,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 74.3% | 64.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 24.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $78,100 | $126,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 5,367 | 8,667,807 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 3.17 | 2.79 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,869 | $25,548 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $47,157 | $50,920 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Gaines County | Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 353 | 522,1462 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 2,961 | 8,785,2382 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 24.2 | 9.52 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,487 | 1,934,472 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,564 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.3% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 169,294 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 82,554 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,575 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,535 | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 23 | 97,450 |