COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hale County

Alabama · 15,498 residents · 644 sq mi

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Hale County is home to 15,498 people in Alabama. 35.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 39% less than in Alabama as a whole. The typical home is worth $36,600. Renters pay $164 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,498

−10%vs 2000

vs 17,185 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

644 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,266)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,245)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(1,501)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(1,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(899)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,204)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(1,723)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(1,573)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,273)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,349)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(806)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(316)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,508

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,807 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,164

−36%vs 2000

vs $12,661 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.6%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,600

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$164

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $295 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.6%(6,803)

Black58.6%(10,074)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(157)

Asian0.1%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(6,250)

Black59.3%(9,190)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(87)

Asian0.2%(29)

Other0.2%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(97)

Central American0.1%(17)

Honduran0.1%(17)

Puerto Rican0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(70)

Ancestry

English8.2%(1,213)

American5.3%(788)

Irish5%(742)

German3.8%(570)

Subsaharan African1.5%(218)

Welsh1.4%(207)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(170)

Scottish0.8%(114)

Greek0.7%(107)

French0.4%(60)

Russian0.3%(50)

Dutch0.3%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.2%(37)

Polish0.2%(33)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

British0.1%(10)

Hungarian0%(7)

West Indian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(6)

Iranian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.4%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.2%(2,550)

Married36.5%(2,014)

Widowed3.9%(215)

Divorced13.4%(739)

Women 15+

Never married39.7%(2,497)

Married37.5%(2,363)

Widowed11.5%(727)

Divorced11.3%(710)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.2%(166)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.5%(215)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.7%(287)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 783 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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