COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hale County

Texas · 34,671 residents · 1,005 sq mi

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Hale County is home to 34,671 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $38,600. 22.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 22% less than in Texas as a whole. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

34,671

−5%vs 2000

vs 36,602 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,005 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(3,063)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(3,448)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,920)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,759)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(2,444)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(5,428)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(4,368)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(3,116)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(2,870)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(2,383)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,497)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(375)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,183

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,280 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,932

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,655 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.8%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

37.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.2%(16,526)

Black5.6%(2,044)

Hispanic / Latino47.9%(17,532)

Asian0.3%(107)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.7%(23,831)

Black5.5%(1,911)

Hispanic / Latino41.1%(14,243)

Asian0.4%(129)

Other25.4%(8,800)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican49.6%(15,928)

Spaniard3.2%(1,015)

Dominican0.9%(289)

Puerto Rican0.8%(247)

South American0.6%(183)

Argentine0.3%(96)

Central American0.2%(75)

Salvadoran0.1%(43)

Bolivian0.1%(42)

Colombian0.1%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(31)

Cuban0.1%(18)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(9)

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Thai0.5%(153)

Nepalese0.1%(47)

Filipino0.1%(38)

Asian Indian0.1%(32)

Chinese0.1%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(60)

Ancestry

German6%(1,936)

American4.2%(1,353)

English4.1%(1,321)

Irish3.1%(983)

Scottish0.8%(272)

French0.5%(170)

Italian0.4%(135)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(115)

Greek0.3%(82)

Portuguese0.2%(77)

Subsaharan African0.2%(68)

Dutch0.2%(65)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(61)

Swedish0.2%(58)

Ukrainian0.2%(55)

Welsh0.2%(55)

Norwegian0.1%(47)

Russian0.1%(46)

Swiss0.1%(35)

British0.1%(31)

Arab0.1%(30)

Egyptian0.1%(30)

West Indian0.1%(30)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(19)

Czech0%(15)

Danish0%(14)

Hungarian0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married38.3%(5,159)

Married46.8%(6,300)

Widowed4.4%(593)

Divorced10.5%(1,415)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(3,361)

Married51.1%(6,059)

Widowed9.2%(1,096)

Divorced11.4%(1,351)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.9%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.5%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% 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)17.2%(159)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.1%(316)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.1%(232)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.4%(115)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 926 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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