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Gaines County, Texas

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Population:

  • Total Population: 14,467
  • Males: 7,164
  • Females: 7,303

Ethnicity:

  • White: 8,754
  • Black/African American: 453
  • Hispanic: 5,178
  • Native American/Eskimo: 3
  • Asian: 7
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 5
  • 2 or more: 67

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (6,950)
  2. Spanish (4,085)
  3. German (2,125)
  4. Dutch (65)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 2,741

  1. Mexico (2,531)
  2. Canada (135)
  3. Other Central America (45)
  4. Bolivia (12)
  5. Japan (7)
  6. United Kingdom (7)
  7. Cuba (4)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (5,495)
  2. Catholic Church (2,348)
  3. Mennonite; Other Groups (1,609)
  4. Churches of Christ (704)
  5. United Methodist Church, The (662)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 4,020
    • Sensory: 427
    • Physical: 998
    • Mental: 475
    • Self-care: 316
    • Go outside home: 873
    • Employment: 939

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 231

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 4,681
    • Utility gas: 2,334
    • Bottled or LP gas: 670
    • Electricity: 1,645
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 2
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 26
    • Solar Energy: 0
    • Other fuel: 2
    • No fuel used: 2

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 9,212
    • No vehicle: 406
    • 1 or more vehicle: 8,806

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 378
    • No High School: 1,743
    • Some High School: 1,388
    • High School: 2,111
    • Some College: 1,356
    • Associate's Degree: 191
    • College Degree: 629
    • Master's Degree: 171
    • Professional Degree: 23
    • Doctoral Degree: 16

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 4,681
    • Owners with phone: 3,523
    • Owners without phone: 156
    • Renters with phone: 866
    • Renters without phone: 136

    10 closest counties:

    1. Yoakum County, Texas
    2. Andrews County, Texas
    3. Terry County, Texas
    4. Lea County, New Mexico
    5. Dawson County, Texas
    6. Cochran County, Texas
    7. Hockley County, Texas
    8. Martin County, Texas
    9. Ector County, Texas
    10. Lynn County, Texas

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    79342, 79359, 79360

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • KSEM-FM (106.3 FM) SEMINOL, TX
    • KIKZ (1250 AM) SEMINOL, TX
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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