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Gaines County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 14,467  2.4   
Under 5 1,208  (14.4)  8.4 
Under 18 5,065  (1.5)  35.0 
65 and over 1,490 15.1 10.3
85 and over 168 78.7 1.2
Male 7,122  0.8  49.2 
Female 7,345  4.1  50.8 
White 11,614  11.9  80.3 
Black 330  (1.2)  2.3 
Asian 22  46.7  0.2 
Hispanic 5,175  12.3  35.8 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 4,336  (0.1)  (0.7)    505 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 928  3.5  (3.7)  21.4  187 
Mining 396  5.0  (4.4)  9.1  24 
Construction 163  1.9  (1.7)  3.8  35 
Manufacturing 153  1.3  11.2  3.5  13 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 207  6.7  (1.7)  4.8  26 
Wholesale Trade 295  2.4  0.8  6.8  33 
Retail Trade 565  (9.5)  0.8  13.0  70 
Services 301  (6.2)  (0.5)  6.9  60 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 127  (3.8)  0.6  2.9  21 
Government 1,198  0.1  1.1  27.6  36 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 4.5 0.1  0.4  99 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $295,329  8.6  4.6  136 
Average Per Capita Income $19,999  9.3  4.1  151 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 21.0 0.4  (2.1)  71 
Ages 0-17 26.7 0.7  (3.2)  100 
Ages 5-17 in families 27.6 (0.5)  (1.3)  90 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $2,203,748,859  13.5  0.2  60 
Property Value Per Capita $152,329  15.9  0.3  21 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $48,451,530  0.1  1.6 
Sales Tax Outlets 323  (1.8)  (2.3) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 3  9  2,959  (0.8) 
Higher Education Fall 2001