Hale County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	35%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (14.8%), Manufacturing (13.0%).

Type of workers:

Hale County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hale County, Texas:

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 18,518	(50.6%)
Females: 18,084	(49.4%)

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Hale County:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$37,250
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$397
State:	$589

Hale County:	$84,381
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $103,729

Here:	$103,729
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $96,506

Here:	$96,506
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $84,407

Here:	$84,407
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,535

Here:	$105,535
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,962

Here:	$194,962
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $30,565

Here:	$30,565
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,769

Here:	$10,769
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 62
• Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 53
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	18.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hale County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Plainview, Hale Center, Seth Ward, Petersburg, Edmonson.

Neighboring counties: Castro County , Crosby County , Floyd County , Hockley County , Lamb County , Lubbock County , Swisher County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hale County: Alley (A), Lakeside Park Country Club (B), Olton Pumping Station (C), East Mound Cotton Gin (D), Happy Union Community Center (E), Heck Cotton Gin (F), Farmers Spur (G), High Plains Research Foundation (H), Four Hundred Cotton Gin (I), West Side Cotton Gin (J), Hale County Farm and Ranch Museum (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hale County include: Seth Ward Baptist Church (A), Valley View Church (B), La Primera Mexican Baptist Church (C), Lakeview Church (D), Mayfield Church (E), Happy Union Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Center Plains Cemetery (1), Hale Center Cemetery (2), Halfway Cemetery (3), Strip Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Duncan Lake (A), Julia Lake (B), Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Reservoir (C), Givens Lake (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hale County include: Halfway Park (1), Frisco Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,730
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,004 (35% naturalized citizens)

Hale County:	8.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,649
• One, attached: 332
• Two: 304
• 3 or 4: 457
• 5 to 9: 258
• 10 to 19: 162
• 20 or more: 305
• Mobile homes: 1,031
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Hale County with a mortgage: 3,081 (44 second mortgage, 166 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,517

Here:	46.7% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Hale County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 5.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 11 fatalities and 155 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 76 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hale County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from Hale County center
On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from Hale County center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Hale County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,407 (80%) Carpooled: 2,081 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 379 (3%) Other means: 116 (1%) Worked at home: 279 (2%)

7.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.60% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,574 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($5,963 average AGI)

Hale County:	1.69%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Lubbock County, TX	1.44% ($24,362 average AGI)
from Floyd County, TX	0.52% ($32,831)
from Swisher County, TX	0.34% ($30,026)
from Lamb County, TX	0.33% ($24,946)
from Castro County, TX	0.22% ($21,440)
from Potter County, TX	0.19% ($28,364)
from Randall County, TX	0.18% ($25,400)

8.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.60%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.15% relocated to other counties in Texas ($23,433 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($4,335 average AGI)

Hale County:	1.45%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Lubbock County, TX	2.24% ($30,306 average AGI)
to Floyd County, TX	0.38% ($23,955)
to Potter County, TX	0.37% ($21,116)
to Swisher County, TX	0.37% ($19,465)
to Randall County, TX	0.26% ($39,400)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.24% ($33,321)
to Denton County, TX	0.17% ($26,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,274 (4,651 aged, 623 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,170 (7,346 male householders, 1,862 female householders)

  7,284 spouses, 11,979 children (10,832 natural, 305 adopted, 842 stepchildren), 1,182 grandchildren, 288 brothers or sisters, 213 parents, 597 other relatives, 419 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,045 (1,110 male householders (966 living alone)), 1,632 female householders (1,536 living alone)), 303 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,387 (2,000 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,408 2-persons, 2,030 3-persons, 1,897 4-persons, 1,094 5-persons, 453 6-persons, 326 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,502 1-person, 212 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

60.7% of residents of Hale County speak English at home.
38.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $228,573,000 ($6344 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,395,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $70,110,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,466,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $46,107,000
Federal grants: $47,146,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,646,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,098,000 ($718,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,774,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $23,032,000
Federal Government insurance: $89,297,000

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

52% of Hale County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.

Hale County:	51.7%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28778
• Northeast: 132
• Midwest: 927
• South: 2153
• West: 1471

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	4.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	46.4%
Texas:	15.4%

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