COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hale Center vs Plainview
PLACE A
Hale Center, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Plainview, Tennessee
Hale Center is 13% smaller than Plainview. Plainview earns more, with a median household income $6,882 higher. Plainview has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -8%).
HALE CENTERPLAINVIEWDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9792,263−13% vs Plainview
Population density1,377355+1,022
Population growth-8.4%-3.1%−5.4 pts
Median age43.541.9+1.6
Male50.5%48.7%+1.9 pts
Female49.5%51.3%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born14.3%2.0%+12.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic15.1%92.5%−77.4 pts
Black6.8%1.1%+5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino76.1%3.8%+72.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.0%2.6%−0.6 pts
Median household income$57,083$63,965−$6,882
Per capita income$25,279$27,011−$1,732
Poverty rate18.0%10.7%+7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.361+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%12.2%−5.4 pts
Graduate degree3.7%5.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%2.1%+6.8 pts
Labor force participation57.3%64.7%−7.5 pts
Median home value$76,200$168,500−$92,300
Median gross rent$594$869−$275
Owner-occupied84.1%75.0%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.6%13.8%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households55.6%35.0%+20.6 pts
Average commute17.733.1−15.4
Worked from home3.8%5.8%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.1%16.1%+4.0 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025