Hale County, AL

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2023 Population
14,749
0.0475% 1-year growth
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
41
1.23% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
23.9%
4.45% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$41,325
15.3% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$126,300
15.4% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
5,426
0.129% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Hale County, AL had a population of 14.7k people with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $41,325. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hale County, AL grew from 14,742 to 14,749, a 0.0475% increase and its median household income grew from $35,851 to $41,325, a 15.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hale County, AL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (55.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.92%), Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.624%).

None of the households in Hale County, AL 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.

99.9% of the residents in Hale County, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Hale County, AL was $126,300, and the homeownership rate was 77%.

Most people in Hale County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Hale County, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hale County, AL is home to a population of 14.7k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.57% of Hale County, AL residents were born outside of the country (84 people).

In 2023, there were 1.45 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) in Hale County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.67k White (Non-Hispanic) and 430 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%
2023 Citizenship
99.8%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.9% of Hale County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hale County, AL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hale County, AL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    8.23k ± 320
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.67k ± 152
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    430 ± 268
0.875%
Hispanic Population
129 people

In 2023, there were 1.45 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.23k people) in Hale County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.67k White (Non-Hispanic) and 430 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.875% of the people in Hale County, AL are hispanic (129 people).

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

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Foreign-Born Population

0.57%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
84 people
0.624%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
92 people

As of 2023, 0.57% of Hale County, AL residents (84 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hale County, AL was 0.624%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    272 ± 94
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    173 ± 91
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    123 ± 73

Hale County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hale County, AL employs 5.43k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Hale County, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,147 people), Retail Trade (852 people), and Manufacturing (822 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($78,750), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($70,313), and Utilities ($69,318).

Employment

Occupations

5.43k
2023 Value
± 593
−0.129%
1 Year decline
± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hale County, AL declined at a rate of −0.129%, from 5.43k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hale County, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (529 people), Management Occupations (512 people), and Production Occupations (392 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hale County, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.43k
2023 Value
± 593
−0.129%
1 Year decline
± 15.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Hale County, AL declined at a rate of −0.129%, from 5.43k employees to 5.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hale County, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,147 people), Retail Trade (852 people), and Manufacturing (822 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hale County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Hale County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,262
Median earning men ± $11,032
$28,819
Median earning women ± $6,155

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($78,750), Public Administration ($77,963), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,976).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,487), Public Administration ($38,281), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% 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 11.2%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 21
    Retail Trade
  2. 17
    Construction
  3. 14
    Transportation and Warehousing

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $30.9k
    Manufacturing
  2. $16.8k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $8.27k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

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

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

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 Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Alabama

Alabama is currently represented by 7 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 Alabama have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.86% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.23M), Some college (906k), and Bachelors Degree (626k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hale County, AL was $126,300 in 2023, which is 0.416 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $109,400 to $126,300, a 15.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Hale County, AL is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Hale County, AL have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hale County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hale County, AL is $41,325. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Hale County, AL was Census Tract 400, Hale County, AL with a value of $73,802, followed by Census Tract 402, Hale County, AL and Census Tract 401, Hale County, AL, with respective values of $61,036 and $54,671.

In 2024, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hale County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 1.02%.

Housing

Property

$126,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$23,118
$4,267
Median Property Taxes
±$401

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

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

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Rent vs Own

77%
Homeownership
2023
62.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 77% of the housing units in Hale County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 400, Hale County, AL
  2. Census Tract 402, Hale County, AL
  3. Census Tract 401, Hale County, AL

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hale County, AL was Census Tract 400, Hale County, AL with a value of $73,802, followed by Census Tract 402, Hale County, AL and Census Tract 401, Hale County, AL, with respective values of $61,036 and $54,671.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hale County, AL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,325
Median Household Income
± $5,403
5.54k
Number of Households
± 534

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.54k households in Hale County, AL grew to $41,325 from the previous year's value of $35,851.

The following chart displays the households in Hale County, AL 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hale County, AL is from Hale County, AL.
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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 0.476. 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 County, AL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (86.8%)
  2. Carpooled (9.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.99%)

In 2023, 86.8% of workers in Hale County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.8%) and those who worked at home (1.99%).

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.

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Commute Time

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hale County, AL have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Hale County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 15.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hale County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 1.02%.

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Poverty & Diversity

23.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hale County, AL (3.45k out of 14.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hale County, AL is Black, 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 32.5% of the children was living in poverty in Hale County, AL. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 6.2%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 209 in Hale County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 207 per 100,000 population.

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Health

93.7% of the population of Hale County, AL has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 24.3% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 19% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hale County, AL see 4,918 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.573% increase from the previous year (4,890 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 7298 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2919 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,918 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hale County, AL

Primary care physicians in Hale County, AL see an average of 4,918 patients per year. This represents a 0.573% increase from the previous year (4,890 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.33%
Uninsured
34.2%
Employer Coverage
24.3%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
19%
Non-Group
2.79%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hale County, AL declined by 9.22% from 6.97% to 6.33%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 87 in Hale County, AL.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, 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 46.1% in Hale County, AL.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 12.4% in Hale County, AL.

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