Hale Center, TX Population

Overview

2,049

Total Population

47.1

Median age

49.93%

Female population %

100.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,327

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hale Center's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hale Center is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hale Center's population under 18 was 22.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hale Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hale Center, 15.62% were under the age of 15, 18.64% aged 15 to 29, 48.61% aged 30 to 64, 14.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 less females than males in Hale Center:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.93% females and 50.07% males in Hale Center, TX.
The Hale Center, TX gender ratio is 100.3:100 i.e. 100.3 men to 100 women (1.003).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 194.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 147.

Hale Center's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hale Center population: 66.13% are White, 9.91% are Black or African American, 6% are some other race and 17.96% are multiracial.
Hale Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,327 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 722 (35.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hale Center is White with a population of 1,355 (66.13% of the total population).

Hale Center's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,263 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Hale Center's population increased by 18 (0.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hale Center's population decreased by 199 (8.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hale Center's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,016.