Hale Center, TX

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2023 Population

1,705

8.63% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hale Center, TX are White (Hispanic) (34%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (19.5%), Other (Hispanic) (9.91%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.44%).

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.

Most people in Hale Center, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Hale Center, TX was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 1.53 times more White (Hispanic) residents (580 people) in Hale Center, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 379 Two+ (Hispanic) and 333 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hale Center, TX

White (Hispanic)
580 ± 244
Two+ (Hispanic)
379 ± 204
White (Non-Hispanic)
333 ± 143

69.1%

Hispanic Population

1.18k people

69.1% of the people in Hale Center, TX are hispanic (1.18k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Hale Center, TX.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hale Center, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Hale Center, TX residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Economy

The economy of Hale Center, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Hale Center, TX are Transportation & Warehousing (127 people), Retail Trade (117 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (115 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hale Center, TX, are . 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hale Center, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (127 people), Retail Trade (117 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (115 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

$39,000

Median earning men ± $5,424

$44,833

Median earning women ± $14,544

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,098), Manufacturing ($49,444), and Retail Trade ($41,154).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($128,577), Retail Trade ($58,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,875).

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 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 Center, 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.

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

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Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

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

People in Hale Center, TX have an average commute time of 13.5 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 N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

78%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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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.

N/A

Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hale Center, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (96.8%)
Carpooled (2.29%)
Worked At Home (0.917%)

In 2023, 96.8% of workers in Hale Center, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.29%) and those who worked at home (0.917%).

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

13.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hale Center, TX have a shorter commute time (13.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 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

N/A

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 N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hale Center, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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.

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

Uninsured People

23.9%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

0.904%

Non-Group

0.783%

Military or VA

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.

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