Hale County, Texas (TX)

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• • 20,59161.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10,52031.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4414.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9002.7%Two or more races
  • 1480.4%Some other race alone
  • 1280.4%Asian alone
  • 240.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,217 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $993 (1.4%)

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: Cullman County, Alabama , Kershaw County, South Carolina , Valencia County, New Mexico , Castro County , Cochran County , Lubbock County .

Current college students: 1,730
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,451 (37.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8072010 or later
• 6232000 to 2009
• 5661990 to 1999
• 8971980 to 1989
• 6241970 to 1979
• 412Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,547
• One, attached: 305
• Two: 368
• 3 or 4: 465
• 5 to 9: 411
• 10 to 19: 279
• 20 to 49: 304
• 50 or more: 109
• Mobile homes: 1,060

Housing units in Hale County with a mortgage: 2,841 (79 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2

Religion statistics for Hale County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hale County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 04, 1989 to June 07, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-828: May 19, 1989, FEMA Id: 828, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Tornadoes, Windstorms, Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 1970, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-286: May 13, 1970, FEMA Id: 286, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-199: June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: 199, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood

7.17% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($34,565 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.07% relocated from other counties in Texas ($28,417 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($6,149 average AGI)

Hale County:	1.10%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Lubbock County, TX	1.77% ($39,126 average AGI)
from Floyd County, TX	0.34% ($42,000)
from Randall County, TX	0.30% ($55,375)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.29% ($20,871)
from Dallas County, TX	0.24% ($14,538)
from Swisher County, TX	0.24% ($40,038)

7.40% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,970 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.19% relocated to other counties in Texas ($39,533 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($5,438 average AGI)

Hale County:	1.21%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Lubbock County, TX	2.21% ($58,226 average AGI)
to Randall County, TX	0.23% ($45,840)
to Floyd County, TX	0.22% ($52,750)
to Swisher County, TX	0.18% ($24,750)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hale County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,383 (1,471 living alone), Female householders: 6,306 (1,526 living alone)

• 5,578 spouses (5,451 opposite-sex spouses), 615 unmarried partners, (610 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,974 children (10,114 natural, 195 adopted, 658 stepchildren), 984 grandchildren, 299 brothers or sisters, 296 parents, 0 foster children, 451 other relatives, 648 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,073

Size of family households: 3,209 2-persons, 2,007 3-persons, 1,637 4-persons, 936 5-persons, 376 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,998 1-person, 375 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

5,009 married couples with children.
3,025 single-parent households (711 men, 2,314 women).

62.7% of residents of Hale speak English at home.
36.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (16% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $228,573,000 ($6,344 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Hale County, Texas
• 02020 or later
• 7232010 to 2019
• 3612000 to 2009
• 9791990 to 1999
• 1,3741980 to 1989
• 2,1541970 to 1979
• 2,9011960 to 1969
• 2,6521950 to 1959
• 1,2601940 to 1949
• 8461939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hale County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hale County, Texas
• 171 room
• 02 rooms
• 1183 rooms
• 8484 rooms
• 1,9675 rooms
• 1,8606 rooms
• 1,2787 rooms
• 6008 rooms
• 6099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hale County, Texas
• 2631 room
• 812 rooms
• 5123 rooms
• 1,0704 rooms
• 1,1835 rooms
• 8206 rooms
• 2247 rooms
• 598 rooms
• 799+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hale County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hale County, Texas
• 17no bedroom
• 801 bedroom
• 1,5152 bedrooms
• 4,4183 bedrooms
• 1,0984 bedrooms
• 1245+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hale County, Texas
• 272no bedroom
• 5611 bedroom
• 1,8242 bedrooms
• 1,4903 bedrooms
• 1794 bedrooms
• 215+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hale County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hale County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 176no vehicle
• 1,6321 vehicle
• 3,3732 vehicles
• 1,4453 vehicles
• 6064 vehicles
• 755+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hale County in renter-occupied apartments
• 286no vehicle
• 2,3201 vehicle
• 1,3892 vehicles
• 3333 vehicles
• 204 vehicles
• 285+ vehicles

81.5% of Hale County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 25,873
• Other state: 3,981
• Northeast: 264
• Midwest: 1,134
• South: 1,155
• West: 1,435

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 911
• Number of aged recipients: 184
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 727
• Number of recipients under 18: 126
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 483
• Number of recipients older than 64: 302
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 435
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 327