Hale Center, TX

Census Place

Add Comparison

2022 Population

1,866

8.93% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

50.5

7.22% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

16.8%

10.8% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$47,130

17.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$83,700

11.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hale Center, TX had a population of 1.87k people with a median age of 50.5 and a median household income of $47,130. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hale Center, TX declined from 2,049 to 1,866, a −8.93% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,000 to $47,130, a 17.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hale Center, TX are White (Hispanic) (37.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (21.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (17.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.25%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.88%).

None of the households in Hale Center, 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.

96.5% of the residents in Hale Center, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hale Center, TX was $83,700, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Hale Center, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Hale Center, TX was 2 cars per household.

United States Texas Hale County, TX Plainview, TX South Plains Association of Governments--Outside Lubbock County PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Hale Center, TX is home to a population of 1.87k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 10.9% of Hale Center, TX residents were born outside of the country (204 people).

In 2022, there were 1.76 times more White (Hispanic) residents (707 people) in Hale Center, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 402 White (Non-Hispanic) and 334 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.5%

2022 Citizenship

97.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.5% of Hale Center, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hale Center, TX was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hale Center, TX

White (Hispanic)
707 ± 198
White (Non-Hispanic)
402 ± 146
Two+ (Hispanic)
334 ± 188

65.9%

Hispanic Population

1.23k people

65.9% of the people in Hale Center, TX are hispanic (1.23k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hale Center, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

204 people

8.88%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

182 people

As of 2022, 10.9% of Hale Center, TX residents (204 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hale Center, TX was 8.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Korea
12 ± 28
Vietnam
11 ± 33
Gulf War (2001-)
9 ± 26

Hale Center, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hale Center, TX employs 796 people. The largest industries in Hale Center, TX are Retail Trade (140 people), Transportation & Warehousing (135 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (120 people), and the highest paying industries are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($122,656), Accommodation & Food Services ($122,656), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,563).

Employment

Occupations

796

2022 Value

± 204

1.53%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hale Center, TX grew at a rate of 1.53%, from 784 employees to 796 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hale Center, TX, are Material Moving Occupations (151 people), Management Occupations (127 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hale Center, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

796

2022 Value

± 204

1.53%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hale Center, TX grew at a rate of 1.53%, from 784 employees to 796 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hale Center, TX, are Retail Trade (140 people), Transportation & Warehousing (135 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (120 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hale Center, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hale Center, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,585

Median earning men ± $2,611

$41,949

Median earning women ± $9,697

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,063), Public Administration ($64,167), and Manufacturing ($47,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($123,613), Retail Trade ($43,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,424).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

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 Center, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hale Center, TX was $83,700 in 2022, which is 0.297 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $74,900 to $83,700, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Hale Center, TX is 84%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hale Center, TX have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hale Center, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$83,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,473

$623

Median Property Taxes

±$154

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 Center, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2022

77.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84% of the housing units in Hale Center, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9507

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Hale Center, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$47,130

Median Household Income

± $8,842

742

Number of Households

± 162

In 2022, the median household income of the 742 households in Hale Center, TX grew to $47,130 from the previous year's value of $40,000.

The following chart displays the households in Hale Center, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (94.8%)
Carpooled (2.97%)
Walked (1.27%)

In 2022, 94.8% of workers in Hale Center, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.97%) and those who walked to work (1.27%).

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

13.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hale Center, TX have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hale Center, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hale Center, 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 Center, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hale Center, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hale Center, TX (305 out of 1.82k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hale Center, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

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.

Health

78.4% of the population of Hale Center, TX has health coverage, with 43% on employee plans, 17.8% on Medicaid, 15% on Medicare, 1.92% on non-group plans, and 0.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hale County, TX see 3275 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.84% increase from the previous year (3037 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6444 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 686 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Hale County, TX.

3,275 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hale County, TX

Primary care physicians in Hale County, TX see an average of 3,275 patients per year. This represents a 7.84% increase from the previous year (3,037 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 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 11.9% between 18 and 34 years, 48.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

21.6%

Uninsured

43%

Employer Coverage

17.8%

Medicaid

15%

Medicare

1.92%

Non-Group

0.66%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hale Center, TX grew by 4.69% from 20.6% to 21.6%.

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

Keep Exploring