Gaines, New York Population

Overview

3,220

Total Population

55.0

Median age

51.80%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gaines town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gaines town is 55.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gaines town's population under 18 was 6.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gaines town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gaines town, 5.96% were under the age of 15, 16.18% aged 15 to 29, 47.98% aged 30 to 64, 28.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 116 more females than males in Gaines town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.80% females and 48.20% males in Gaines, New York.
The Gaines, New York gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 275.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 245.

Gaines town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gaines town population: 93.20% are White, 3.11% are Black or African American, 2.17% are Asian, 0.96% are some other race and 0.56% are multiracial.
Gaines town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,14 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gaines town is White with a population of 3,001 (93.20% of the total population).

Gaines town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,642 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gaines town's population decreased by 223 (6.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gaines town's population decreased by 193 (5.64%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gaines town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,176.