Editing Hale County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 721
|1900= 1680
|1910= 7566
|1920= 10104
|1930= 20189
|1940= 18813
|1950= 28211
|1960= 36798
|1970= 34137
|1980= 37592
|1990= 34671
|2000= 36602
|2010= 36227
|2020= 32522
|estyear=2024
|estimate=31953
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tx190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tx190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48189.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018060808/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48189.html|archive-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hale County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hale County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48189&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hale County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48189&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hale County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48189&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|16,526
|13,647
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,693
|45.15%
|37.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.88%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,044
|1,803
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,381
|5.58%
|4.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.25%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|139
|103
|style='background: #ffffe6; |99
|0.38%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|107
|133
|style='background: #ffffe6; |149
|0.29%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|19
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.02%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|18
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|0.05%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|229
|267
|style='background: #ffffe6; |612
|0.63%
|0.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|17,532
|20,269
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,489
|47.90%
|55.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.93%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,602'''
|'''36,273'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''32,522'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 36,602 people, 11,975 households, and 9,136 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|36|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 13,526 housing units averaged {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 66.77% White, 5.79% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 23.80% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. About 47.90% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,975 households, 40.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% were not families. About 21% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the county, the population was distributed as 30.20% under the age of 18, 11.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,280, and for a family was $35,250. Males had a median income of $26,007 versus $20,057 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,655. About 14.30% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.