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Hale County, AL

14,749 Population
644 square miles 22.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 39.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$26,024 ±$2,332 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Alabama: $34,835 ±$236
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$41,325 ±$5,403 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Alabama: $62,027 ±$400
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

23.9% ±4.8% (3,454  ±694) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 768,185 (±0.2% / ±10,722)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

34.7 minutes ±4.2 (183,350  ±26,522) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Alabama: 25.4 51,637,528 (±0.1 / ±384,233)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

5,541 ±253 Number of households
  • Alabama: 1,969,105 ±6,574
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (14,544  ±5) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,917,955
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

2.3% ±2.3% (72  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Alabama: 4.9% 58,129 (±0.2% / ±2,384)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

7,514 ±21 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,316,192 ±430
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$126,300 ±$23,118 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Alabama: $195,100 ±$1,110
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

7.1% ±2.3% (1,038  ±336.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 12.2% 610,709 (±0.2% / ±9,932.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

81.9% ±6.2% (8,163  ±660.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 88.1% 3,038,921 (±0.4% / ±13,911)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
16.8% ±3.3% (1,672  ±332.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Alabama: 27.8% 957,081 (±0.2% / ±7,758.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% (84  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Alabama: 3.8% 192,039
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7% ±1.7% (784  ±191) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.9% 310,187 (±0.1% / ±4,910)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
784 Total veterans ±191 745 Male ±180 39 Female ±40

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