Gaines, New York
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Population change since 2000: -9.7%
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| Males: 1,645 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 1,733 |  (51.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 45.4 years |
| New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14411.
| Gaines: | $51,257 |
| NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,967 (it was $16,823 in 2000)
Gaines town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,729 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| Gaines: | $101,729 |
| NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $164,365; detached houses: $165,013; townhouses or other attached units: $491,930; in 2-unit structures: $156,438; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,294; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,444; mobile homes: $57,995
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gaines, NY
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- 3,01989.4%White alone
- 1394.1%Hispanic
- 1323.9%Black alone
- 611.8%Two or more races
- 140.4%Asian alone
- 100.3%American Indian alone
- 30.09%Other race alone
Races in Gaines detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (25.2%), German (21.7%), Irish (15.7%), Italian (10.6%), Polish (6.8%), United States (5.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 428 feet
Land area: 34.4 square miles.
Population density: 98 people per square mile (very low).
104 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.8% North America).
| This town: | 2.8% |
| New York: | 20.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Gaines town: | 3.5% ($1,974) |
| New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY 
(30.0 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (275.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Carlton, NY (2.3 miles ),
), Barre, NY (2.4 miles ),
), Kendall, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Clarendon, NY (3.0 miles ),
), Ridgeway, NY (3.2 miles )
)Latitude: 43.26 N, Longitude: 78.19 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 585
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $298,700
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $135,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $193,000
- 2016: 1 building, cost: $180,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $130,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,600
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $199,300
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $300,000
- 2005: 1 building, cost: $129,000
- 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $124,000
- 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $124,000
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,600
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $87,200
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $78,400
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,700
| Here: | 4.6% |
| New York: | 4.4% |
- Public administration (12.7%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Health care (7.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.6%)
- Construction (4.5%)
- Finance & insurance (4.0%)
- Public administration (10.8%)
- Construction (7.5%)
- Chemicals (7.0%)
- Educational services (6.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.0%)
- Public administration (15.0%)
- Health care (13.6%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Social assistance (8.1%)
- Finance & insurance (7.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.0%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.0%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (3.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.2%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.7%)
- Registered nurses (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.8%)
Average climate in Gaines, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Gaines-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 166.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 198.6 miles away from Gaines center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 240.1 miles away from Gaines center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 190.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 238.5 miles away from Gaines center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 370.5 miles away from Gaines center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Orleans County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Snowstorms: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gaines:
- ARNOLD GREGORY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 2 miles away; ALBION, NY)
- HOSPICE OF ORLEANS , INC (Hospital, about 2 miles away; ALBION, NY)
- ORCHARD MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HLTH CARE SYS LTHHCP (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; MEDINA, NY)
- LAKESIDE BEIKIRCH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
- LAKESIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 13 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gaines:
- SUNY College at Brockport (about 13 miles; Brockport, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,398)
- Genesee Community College (about 18 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 4,290)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (about 29 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,177)
- University of Rochester (about 30 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 10,201)
- Monroe Community College (about 32 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,295)
- University at Buffalo (about 36 miles; Buffalo, NY; FT enrollment: 25,415)
- Saint John Fisher College (about 36 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 3,373)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gaines: Intergrow Greenhouses (A), Shady Maple Farm (B), Navarra Farm and Greenhouse (C), Kast Farms (D), Imburgia Farms (E), Davy Farms (F), Little Lake Farm (G), Richard Taylor Orchards (H), Silver Creek Farms (I), Watt Farms (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gaines include: Carlton Gaines Community Church (A), Eagle Harbor United Methodist Church (B), Faith Alliance Church (C), Shiloh Baptist Church (D), Gaines Congregational Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Gaines Cemetery (2), Standish Cemetery (3), Long Bridge Cemetery (4), Oak Orchard Cemetery (5), Otter Creek Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Albion Reservoir Number One (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people |
| New York: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.0% |
| Whole state: | 63.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 10.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.6% |
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.4% |
11 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
For population 15 years and over in Gaines:
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 8.8%
For population 25 years and over in Gaines:
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.5 |
| New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gaines, NY (based on Orleans County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 7,118 | 27 |
| Catholic | 6,819 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,163 | 21 |
| Black Protestant | 359 | 3 |
| Other | 32 | 2 |
| None | 26,392 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Orleans County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
| Here: | 4.73 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| Orleans County: | 5.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Orleans County: | 9.5% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Orleans County: | 26.2% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 17.5% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gaines:
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WASB (1590 AM; 1 kW; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: DAVID L. WOLFE)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gaines:
- WJCA (102.1 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W209BF (89.7 FM; ALBION, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
- WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBSU (89.1 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
- WDCZ-FM (102.7 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- DW208AM (89.5 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- W207BD (89.3 FM; MEDINA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGCC-FM (90.7 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Gaines:
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
- WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 10Number of bridges
- 62ft / 19.0mTotal length
- $14,273,000Total costs
- 8,493Total average daily traffic
- 753Total average daily truck traffic
- 10,488Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21910-1919
- 21940-1949
- 11960-1969
- 41990-1999
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
35 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Gaines)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- GAINES, 15049 Ridge Rd (Lat: 43.294778 Lon: -78.148333), Overall height: 79.9 m, Call Sign: WPNH389,
Assigned Frequencies: 6783.75 MHz, Grant Date: 07/28/1997, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/02/2000, Phone: (972) 733-2887
- Site B, 15049 Ridge Rd (Lat: 43.294722 Lon: -78.148333), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 76.8 m, Overall height: 79.9 m, Call Sign: WRXD248,
Assigned Frequencies: 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, Grant Date: 04/27/2023, Expiration Date: 04/27/2033, Certifier: Steven Hubbard, Registrant: Intelpath, Hinsdale, IL 60522, Phone: (312) 841-9188, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 62.0%Utility gas
- 20.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.0%Wood
- 4.2%Electricity
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 47.6%Electricity
- 42.0%Utility gas
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.4%Wood
Gaines compared to New York state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.