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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
![Gaines, New York population by age group The graph shows Gaines town's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gaines-ny-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
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, New York population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Gaines, New York population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gaines-ny-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
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, New York population by race The bar chart shows Gaines, New York population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gaines-ny-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
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.
![Gaines, New York population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Gaines town's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-gaines-ny-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)