Gaines

Population: 487
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $131,900

Gaines is a community in Genesee County, Michigan, home to 487 residents. Its median household income of $57,500 runs below the Genesee County figure of $60,673.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gaines's population grew 40.8% from 346 to 487, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $85,700 to $131,900.

87.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 487
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $131,900
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 187
Homeownership rate: 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

346487

Median household income

$54,167$57,500

Median home value

$85,700$131,900

Median gross rent

$640$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	346	$54,167	$85,700	$640
2020	426	$48,000	$89,500	$808
2021	446	$56,136	$106,600	$645
2022	432	$63,750	$125,900	$725
2023	487	$57,500	$131,900	$734

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5419.5%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7417.7%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	2.9%
5 to 17	109	22.4%
18 to 24	26	5.3%
25 to 34	51	10.5%
35 to 44	31	6.4%
45 to 54	95	19.5%
55 to 64	45	9.2%
65 to 74	86	17.7%
75 and over	30	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	441	90.6%
Black or African American	24	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.8%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	22.8%
High school graduate	115	34.0%
Some college or associate's	109	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	34	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	152	79.6%
Carpooled	27	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	4.2%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	19.1%
15 to 29 min	68	37.2%
30 to 44 min	31	16.9%
45 to 59 min	10	5.5%
60+ min	39	21.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 7.6% (37 of 487)

	Count	Share
Family households	129	71.7%
Nonfamily households	51	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	180	96.3%
Vacant	7	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	163	90.6%
Renter-occupied	17	9.4%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2631200
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8725, -83.9108