Hale County, Alabama

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Hale County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,829	5,086,768	334,922,499	2171st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$39,250	$63,999	$80,734	3085th of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9	1908th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.6%	28.4%	35.7%	2406th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$127,600	$209,900	$332,700	2538th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$715	$1,007	$1,413	2667th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.6%	15.6%	12.5%	247th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.0%	4.7%	5.2%	689th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	23.0	100.4	n/a	2203rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	4.0%	14.1%	2849th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.2	n/a	n/a	2926th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.4%	70.2%	65.2%	1625th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.2	25.5	26.4	479th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.2%	8.8%	15.1%	3151st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1155th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.6%	46.1%	46.9%	3134th of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.6%	n/a	n/a	2936th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.1%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	54.6%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.3	52.8	61.4

Age in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.0%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	5,642	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	54.5%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.9%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	40.7%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	42.7%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,491	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	34.6%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.8%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.5%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.6%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.8%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.8%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	7,594	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	54.6%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	25.7%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.6%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$406	$788	n/a

Education in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	18.2%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.4%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.6%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	85.5%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.6%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.8%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Hale County, Alabama

Statistic	Hale County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.6%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	4.5%	16.7%

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