Hale County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,247
Median household income: $52,788
Median home value: $106,100

Home to 32,247 residents, Hale County is one of Texas's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $52,788, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hale County's population declined 4.7% from 33,826 to 32,247, while its median household income rose 9.1% from $48,384 to $52,788.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $798.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,247
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $52,788
Median home value: $106,100
Median gross rent: $798
Housing units: 13,399
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,82632,247

Median household income

$48,384$52,788

Median home value

$82,700$106,100

Median gross rent

$647$798

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,826	$48,384	$82,700	$647
2020	33,463	$47,500	$84,500	$661
2021	32,879	$48,649	$83,200	$699
2022	32,525	$50,721	$97,500	$757
2023	32,247	$52,788	$106,100	$798

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,108	6.5%
5 to 17	6,564	20.4%
18 to 24	3,603	11.2%
25 to 34	4,269	13.2%
35 to 44	4,074	12.6%
45 to 54	3,546	11.0%
55 to 64	3,560	11.0%
65 to 74	2,580	8.0%
75 and over	1,943	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,343	32.1%
Black or African American	1,297	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	45	0.1%
Asian	193	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	143	0.4%
Two or more races	612	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,597	60.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,969	24.9%
High school graduate	6,651	33.3%
Some college or associate's	5,230	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,927	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,195	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,832	80.8%
Carpooled	1,894	14.1%
Public transit	15	0.1%
Walked	142	1.1%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	380	2.8%
Other means	146	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,182	55.1%
15 to 29 min	3,077	23.6%
30 to 44 min	1,355	10.4%
45 to 59 min	631	4.8%
60+ min	786	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 19.0% (5,731 of 30,231)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,802	70.7%
Nonfamily households	3,232	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,034	82.3%
Vacant	2,365	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,628	60.1%
Renter-occupied	4,406	39.9%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,140	75.7%
1-unit, attached	303	2.3%
2 to 4 units	805	6.0%
5 to 19 units	728	5.4%
20 or more units	380	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1,043	7.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48189
State: Texas
Land area: 1,005 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 34.0684, -101.8229

Cities & places

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