Housing data for Hale Center, TX
Hale Center, TX has an estimated 2,037 residents and 877 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Hale County.
15.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $594 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,037 (±474)
- Housing units
- 877 (±185)
- Households that rent
- 15.9%
- Median gross rent
- $594
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −2.4%
What stands out in Hale Center
Households that rent: 15.9% (±8.2 points) in Hale Center, lower than in Hale County (39.5%).
Median real estate taxes: $903 (±$163) in Hale Center, lower than in Hale County ($1,525).
Households that moved in since 2020: 11.9% (±6.7 points) in Hale Center, lower than in Hale County (27.1%).
Median gross rent: $594 (±$159) in Hale Center, lower than in Hale County ($836).
Housing in Hale Center at a glance
- Median rent: $594 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $598 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 60.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 15.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $57,083 median household income
- Home values: $76,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,602 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $903 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 63.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 74.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 22.9% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 85.0% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 17.7 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 101 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −2.4% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 8.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Hale Center against Hale County, its state and the nation
| Hale Center | Hale County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,037 (±474) | 32,131 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 877 (±185) | 13,392 (±63) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 15.9% (±8.2 points) | 39.5% (±3.5 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $594 (±$159) | $836 (±$43) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $57,083 (±$18,128) | $51,897 (±$4,443) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $76,200 (±$43,183) | $116,500 (±$12,510) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $903 (±$163) | $1,525 (±$205) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 74.8% (±15.9 points) | 70.6% (±5.2 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 17.7 minutes (±3.1) | 19.8 minutes (±1.8) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 76.6% (±16.0 points) | 81.5% (±2.9 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.5 years (±10.6) | 34.4 years (±0.4) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Hale Center covers 1.4 square miles of land, about 1,418 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Hale Center has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,088 (±258) | 2,037 (±474) | −2.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 915 (±87) | 877 (±185) | −4.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $638 (±$168) | $594 (±$159) | −6.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $69,200 (±$6,063) | $76,200 (±$43,183) | +10.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $40,404 (±$6,732) | $57,083 (±$18,128) | +41.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $989 (±$81) | $1,602 (±$166) | +62.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,049 (±$242) | $903 (±$163) | −13.9% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 29.8% (±7.4 points) | 15.9% (±8.2 points) | −13.9 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±16.9 points) | 22.9% (±19.4 points) | +22.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Hale Center
In 2025, the Hale Center Police Department reported 101 violent and 252 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Places near Hale Center
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview | 11 mi | $851 | $113,000 | 47.4% |
| Seth Ward | 14 mi | $863 | $62,400 | 38.2% |
| Edmonson | 15 mi | — | — | 8.8% |
| Abernathy | 17 mi | $868 | $176,400 | 22.9% |
| Olton | 18 mi | $1,045 | $50,800 | 33.2% |
| Petersburg | 20 mi | $642 | $72,700 | 35.0% |
| Kress | 21 mi | $770 | $87,600 | 11.9% |
| New Deal | 23 mi | $718 | — | 7.3% |
Places in Texas most like Hale Center
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Donnell | $646 | $67,600 | $59,286 | 19.0% |
| Quitaque | $693 | $69,200 | $58,929 | 17.9% |
| Lockney | $718 | $82,600 | $54,698 | 19.6% |
| Milano | $596 | $81,900 | $53,750 | 8.2% |
| Munday | $481 | $79,500 | $56,406 | 22.8% |
| Sudan | $687 | $100,400 | $70,625 | 24.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Hale Center, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $706 | $931 | $1,014 | $1,404 | $1,553 |
HUD income limits for Hale Center, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Hale County, TX, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $68,700.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Hale Center
What is the average rent in Hale Center, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Hale Center is $594 (±$159) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
What is the median household income in Hale Center?
The median household income in Hale Center is $57,083 (±$18,128) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Hale Center?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Hale Center, TX is $1,602 (±$166) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Hale Center?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Hale Center, TX is $903 (±$163) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Hale Center?
Hale Center, TX has an estimated 877 (±185) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Hale Center?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 55.2% of homes in Hale Center, TX.
Is Hale Center growing?
In Hale Center, the number of residents went from 2,088 in 2015–2019 to 2,037 in 2020–2024 (−2.4%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Hale Center city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Hale County, TX
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Hale County, TX
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Hale Center Police Department (ORI TX0950200)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hale Center city, Texas (place:31820, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .