CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gaines

Michigan · 437 residents · 0.37 sq mi

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Gaines is home to 437 people in Michigan. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $45,000. Households here earn about 29% less than in Michigan as a whole. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 29 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

437

+19%vs 2000

vs 366 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024552

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(70)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(61)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(35)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(11)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,143

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,338

−48%vs 2000

vs $19,790 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

+9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$356

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.9%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

28.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(341)

Black1.9%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(6)

Asian0.5%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(424)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other3%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American2.4%(13)

Salvadoran2.4%(13)

Mexican0.5%(3)

Ancestry

German28.3%(156)

Irish13.4%(74)

English12.3%(68)

French Canadian12%(66)

Polish4.3%(24)

American4.2%(23)

French4%(22)

Scottish4%(22)

Italian2.2%(12)

Dutch1.1%(6)

Hungarian1.1%(6)

Serbian0.7%(4)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.7%(4)

Belgian0.5%(3)

Czech0.5%(3)

Welsh0.5%(3)

Finnish0.4%(2)

Norwegian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.8%

−16.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.2 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.6%(115)

Married43.3%(117)

Widowed4.8%(13)

Divorced9.3%(25)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(35)

Married48.6%(87)

Widowed9.5%(17)

Divorced22.3%(40)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−16.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.6%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 83.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.8%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52.9%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.5%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 17 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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