Gaines County is located in the West Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Seminole and the largest city is Seminole. The 2014 population estimate is 19,425 and the 2010 census population was 17,526. The land area is 1,502.38 square miles and there are 11.7 persons per square mile.
95.1% of the population is White, 2.1% is Black or African American, 38.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 59.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 11.9% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $93,000, there are 5,437 households, an average of 3.29 persons per household. The per capita income is $21,572, the median household income is $52,910, and 16.8% of the persons in Gaines County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,564. Retail sales (in $1000) were $82,554, and sales per capita were $5,575. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 18.3%.
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| Gaines County Official website of Gaines County, Texas. |
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