Hale County, TX

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2024 Population

32,131

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.4

0.88% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20.5%

8.33% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,897

1.69% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$116,500

9.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,768

2.2% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hale County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.9% of the residents in Hale County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hale County, TX are Wayland Baptist University (926 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Hale County, TX was $116,500, and the homeownership rate was 60.5%.

Most people in Hale County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Hale County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Hale County, TX borders Castro County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, and Swisher County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Hale County, TX is home to a population of 32.1k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.2% of Hale County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.96k people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Hale County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.8k White (Hispanic) and 6.16k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%

2024 Citizenship

93.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.9% of Hale County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hale County, TX was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hale County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hale County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 133
White (Hispanic)
6.8k ± 1.01k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.16k ± 1.04k

61.3%

Hispanic Population

19.7k people

61.3% of the people in Hale County, TX are hispanic (19.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hale County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

9.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.96k people

10.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.3k people

As of 2024, 9.2% of Hale County, TX residents (2.96k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hale County, TX was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hale County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
290 ± 118
Vietnam
205 ± 83
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 106

Hale County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hale County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Hale County, TX employs 13.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hale County, TX were Educational Services (2,013 people), Retail Trade (1,735 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,481 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,970), Information ($63,021), and Utilities ($54,412).

Employment

Occupations

13.8k

2024 Value

± 934

−2.2%

1 Year decline

± 9.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hale County, TX declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 14.1k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hale County, TX, are Management Occupations (1,670 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,397 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,210 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hale County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.8k

2024 Value

± 934

−2.2%

1 Year decline

± 9.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hale County, TX declined at a rate of −2.2%, from 14.1k employees to 13.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hale County, TX, are Educational Services (2,013 people), Retail Trade (1,735 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,481 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hale County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hale County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,675

Median earning men ± $1,959

$29,907

Median earning women ± $2,240

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($64,271), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,630), and Wholesale Trade ($52,431).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,660), Public Administration ($42,450), and Information ($41,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

57
Other Services (except Public Administration)
41
Finance and Insurance
38
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$73k
Transportation and Warehousing
$41.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hale County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hale County, TX awarded 926 degrees. The student population of Hale County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,362 male students and 1,499 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hale County, TX are White (332 and 36.3%), Hispanic or Latino (295 and 32.3%), Black or African American (160 and 17.5%), and Two or More Races (40 and 4.38%).

The largest universities in Hale County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Wayland Baptist University (926 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hale County, TX are General Business Administration & Management (316 and 34.1%), Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities (135 and 14.6%), and Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (93 and 10%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $21,728.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Hale County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,861 (47.6% men and 52.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,861 students enrolled in Hale County, TX, 47.6% men and 52.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 902 records, of which 50.8% were women and 49.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
196 degrees awarded
Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
92 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
72 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hale County, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 196 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hale County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Wayland Baptist University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

926 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wayland Baptist University with 926 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 447 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hale County, TX, which is 0.933 times less than the 479 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 332 degrees mean that there were 1.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 295 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,728) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,458) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hale County, TX was $116,500 in 2024, which is 0.35 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,100 to $116,500, a 9.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hale County, TX is 60.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hale County, TX have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hale County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hale County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.837%.

Housing

Property

$116,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,510

$6,674

Median Property Taxes

±$570

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hale County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hale County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.5%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.5% of the housing units in Hale County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hale County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,897

Median Household Income

± $4,443

11k

Number of Households

± 798

In 2024, the median household income of the 11k households in Hale County, TX declined from $51,897 from the previous year's value of $52,788.

The following chart displays the households in Hale County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hale County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.2%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Worked At Home (3.07%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Hale County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (3.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hale County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.1% of the workforce in Hale County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hale County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hale County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hale County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hale County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.837%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hale County, TX (6.19k out of 30.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hale County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 28.8% of the children was living in poverty in Hale County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 222 in Hale County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 16.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

79% of the population of Hale County, TX has health coverage, with 36.1% on employee plans, 22.4% on Medicaid, 9.88% on Medicare, 9.44% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hale County, TX see 2,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6365 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 648 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,478 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hale County, TX

Primary care physicians in Hale County, TX see an average of 2,478 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,478 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hale County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

21%

Uninsured

36.1%

Employer Coverage

22.4%

Medicaid

9.88%

Medicare

9.44%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hale County, TX declined by 10.8% from 23.5% to 21%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hale County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 64.4 in Hale County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hale County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.7% in Hale County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hale County, TX.