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Hale County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Hale County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hale County is an agricultural economy on the Texas South Plains, with a workforce of roughly 19,300 labor-force participants and median worker earnings of $32,797 against a median home value of just $106,100 and median rent of $798 per month. Educational attainment is low—15.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 75.1% have a high school diploma—while the poverty rate stands at 19.0% and the county's population has contracted 5.5% over five years, now sitting at 32,247 residents with a median age of 34.4.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

32,247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,897

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.5% since 2018

Hale County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,893 (52.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,251 (19.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,050 (18.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,489 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races627 (2.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone523 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10,783
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic107
  3. 3.Other Indo-European82
  4. 4.Arabic78
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic36

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

926

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,535

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,606

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,494
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,735
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,354
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,173
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services930

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,179
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,866
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,581
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,460
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,682

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.87×)1,319
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.45×)1,408
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.34×)434
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.30×)863
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)1,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$106,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$798/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

60.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999605 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999567 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999560 (8.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999519 (7.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999462 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999443 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

75.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,797

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,690 (79.2%)
  • Carpooled2,004 (14.8%)
  • Worked At Home415 (3.1%)
  • Walked228 (1.7%)
  • Other144 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.