Hale County vs Kleberg County

A side-by-side comparison of Hale County and Kleberg County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hale County has the higher population (32,247 vs 30,629 in Kleberg County). Kleberg County has the higher median household income ($57,612 vs $52,788 in Hale County). Kleberg County has the higher median home value ($152,200 vs $106,100 in Hale County).

Population, income & housing

	Hale County	Kleberg County
Population	32,247	30,629
Median age	34.1 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,788	$57,612
Median home value	$106,100	$152,200
Median gross rent	$798	$1,022
Housing units	13,399	13,984
Homeownership rate	60.1%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hale County	Kleberg County
Population	33,826 → 32,247 (-4.7%)	30,974 → 30,629 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$48,384 → $52,788 (+9.1%)	$43,730 → $57,612 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $106,100 (+28.3%)	$91,900 → $152,200 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $798 (+23.3%)	$859 → $1,022 (+19.0%)

Hale County

Population

33,82632,247

Median household income

$48,384$52,788

Median home value

$82,700$106,100

Median gross rent

$647$798

Kleberg County

Population

30,97430,629

Median household income

$43,730$57,612

Median home value

$91,900$152,200

Median gross rent

$859$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hale County	Kleberg County
Under 5	6.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	19.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.5%
75 and over	6.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hale County	Kleberg County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	21.0%
Black or African American	4.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	60.8%	71.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hale County	Kleberg County
No high school diploma	24.9%	16.2%
High school graduate	33.3%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hale County	Kleberg County
Drove alone	80.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	14.1%	12.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	2.8%	5.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hale County	Kleberg County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	64.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	8.4%
20 or more units	2.8%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Hale County	Kleberg County
Poverty rate	19.0%	28.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1968	1979