Hale Center

Population: 1,705
Median household income: $49,083
Median home value: $85,300

Hale Center, a community in Hale County, Texas, has 1,705 residents. Its median household income of $49,083 runs below the Hale County figure of $52,788.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hale Center's population declined 18.3% from 2,088 to 1,705, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $69,200 to $85,300.

85.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,705
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,083
Median home value: $85,300
Median gross rent: $657
Housing units: 938
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0881,705

Median household income

$40,404$49,083

Median home value

$69,200$85,300

Median gross rent

$638$657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,088	$40,404	$69,200	$638
2020	2,013	$41,208	$69,900	$605
2021	2,049	$40,000	$74,900	$641
2022	1,866	$47,130	$83,700	$673
2023	1,705	$49,083	$85,300	$657

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6429.6%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	4.1%
5 to 17	225	13.2%
18 to 24	134	7.9%
25 to 34	138	8.1%
35 to 44	138	8.1%
45 to 54	201	11.8%
55 to 64	504	29.6%
65 to 74	147	8.6%
75 and over	148	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	333	19.5%
Black or African American	161	9.4%
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	33	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,178	69.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.5%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	517	40.5%
High school graduate	433	33.9%
Some college or associate's	241	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	60	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone96.8%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	633	96.8%
Carpooled	15	2.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	321	49.5%
15 to 29 min	227	35.0%
30 to 44 min	69	10.6%
45 to 59 min	31	4.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 14.5% (241 of 1,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	65.4%
Nonfamily households	250	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	722	77.0%
Vacant	216	23.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	619	85.7%
Renter-occupied	103	14.3%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	798	85.1%
1-unit, attached	22	2.3%
2 to 4 units	27	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	88	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4831820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0661, -101.8463