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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hale County is $18,061, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Hale County median household income is $42,303, which has grown by 35.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hale County residents spend 15.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #227

Hale County	18,061 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hale County	23,740 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hale County	28,688 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hale County	16,811 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #155

Hale County	42,303 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hale County	52,565 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #158

Hale County	35.24%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Hale County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.79%	$10,536, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.40%	$15,706, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$2,177, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.93%	$18,240, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Hale County	46,964 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hale County	59,574 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
White	$42,894, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$22,500, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,041, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$45,167, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,521, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,000, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,182, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$20,511, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,800, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,434, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$27,794, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,836, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	14,004, 52.18%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,966, 64.02%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,966, 64.02%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,291, 92.47%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	675, 7.53%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,038, 35.98%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	12,832, 47.82%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,955, 54.20%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,955, 54.20%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,311, 90.74%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	644, 9.26%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,877, 45.80%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,191, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,524, 81.21%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,735, 12.23%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	26, 0.18%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	163, 1.15%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	203, 1.43%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	540, 3.81%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hale County	15.5 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,602	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	8,291, 56.78%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,618, 19.52%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,190, 14.35%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,166, 14.06%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	666, 8.03%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	958, 11.55%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,939, 23.39%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	6,311, 43.22%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,794, 28.43%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,798, 28.49%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,023, 32.06%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 0.48%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	651, 10.32%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Hale County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,602, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,297, 8.88%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	953, 6.53%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,899, 13.01%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	356, 2.44%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,922, 13.16%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	797, 5.46%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	117, 0.80%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	622, 4.26%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	602, 4.12%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,280, 22.46%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	983, 6.73%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	847, 5.80%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	927, 6.35%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Hale County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,976	24.16%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,609	19.14%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.