Gaines County

Gaines County has 22,232 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $74,132, 6% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $200,700, and 12% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

22,232residentsACS 2020–2024

$74,132median household incomeTexas: $78K

$200,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Gaines County in TexasZIP codes in Gaines County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Gaines County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 4 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
79323	7,485	$87K	$193K	63%	19%	94%	27 min
79342	249	$74K	$120K	87%	10%	80%	22 min
79359	3,294	$53K	$89K	65%	19%	76%	16 min
79360	17,342	$79K	$219K	79%	12%	86%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

22,232 residents in 6,929 households, next to the Texas figure.

36%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

10%

aged 65 and over

22%

of households are people living alone

64%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

7,719 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,700 (±$24,917).

75%

of households own their home

66%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

25%

are mobile homes

10%

of housing units are vacant

$789

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201916%

2000–200910%

1990–199914%

1980–198922%

1970–19796%

1960–196915%

1950–19599%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$12,194.

$74,132

median household income

6.8%

of people live below the poverty line

2.4%

unemployment rate

12%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

25%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

94%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates