Gaines County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 18,496
| Gaines County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 2,473 | 45.10%, see rank | 65.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,732 | 31.59%, see rank | 28.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,230 | 22.43%, see rank | 2.71% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 40 | 0.73%, see rank | 2.87% | 3.36% |
| Other | 8 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 17,572
| Gaines County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 2,757 | 51.04%, see rank | 65.67% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,401 | 25.93%, see rank | 28.18% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,171 | 21.68%, see rank | 2.68% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 73 | 1.35%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.24% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 16,658
| Gaines County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 2,779 | 51.96%, see rank | 66.11% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,564 | 29.24%, see rank | 27.97% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 959 | 17.93%, see rank | 2.60% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 46 | 0.86%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.14% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 14,840
| Gaines County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 2,504 | 50.67%, see rank | 66.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 1,554 | 31.44%, see rank | 28.22% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 838 | 16.96%, see rank | 2.55% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 46 | 0.93%, see rank | 2.41% | 2.95% |
| Other | 0 | 0.00%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 14,467
| Gaines County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 2,478 | 52.76%, see rank | 68.65% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 1,542 | 32.83%, see rank | 25.94% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 667 | 14.20%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 8 | 0.17%, see rank | 2.06% | 2.61% |
| Other | 2 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.