Gaines County vs Llano County

A side-by-side comparison of Gaines County and Llano County: population, income, housing, and more.

Gaines County and Llano County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Llano County has the higher population (22,011 vs 21,904 in Gaines County). Gaines County has the higher median household income ($76,605 vs $65,636 in Llano County). Llano County has the higher median home value ($322,300 vs $185,300 in Gaines County).

Population, income & housing

	Gaines County	Llano County
Population	21,904	22,011
Median age	29.3 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,605	$65,636
Median home value	$185,300	$322,300
Median gross rent	$788	$995
Housing units	7,661	15,583
Homeownership rate	76.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	33.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaines County	Llano County
Population	20,706 → 21,904 (+5.8%)	21,047 → 22,011 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$63,054 → $76,605 (+21.5%)	$53,411 → $65,636 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $185,300 (+22.8%)	$194,800 → $322,300 (+65.5%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $788 (+9.1%)	$885 → $995 (+12.4%)

Gaines County

Population

20,70621,904

Median household income

$63,054$76,605

Median home value

$150,900$185,300

Median gross rent

$722$788

Llano County

Population

21,04722,011

Median household income

$53,411$65,636

Median home value

$194,800$322,300

Median gross rent

$885$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gaines County	Llano County
Under 5	10.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	25.8%	11.9%
18 to 24	10.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	20.7%
75 and over	3.8%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaines County	Llano County
White (non-Hispanic)	56.9%	83.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	39.8%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaines County	Llano County
No high school diploma	41.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	30.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaines County	Llano County
Drove alone	71.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	19.4%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.6%	13.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaines County	Llano County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	21.6%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Gaines County	Llano County
Poverty rate	7.4%	11.7%
Average household size	3.08	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1985	1990