Hale

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Texas

Hale is a smaller county in Texas with 6 ZIP codes, 37,291 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hale, TX sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

37th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
37,291
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,222
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Hale lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 48189, 6 ZIPs, combined population 37,291). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 48189.

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6

Total ZIPs

37,291

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Hale

Side-by-side: Compare 79072 vs 79311 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
79072 Plainview 28,849 29
79311 Abernathy 3,445 8
79041 Hale Center 3,194 5
79250 Petersburg 1,508 3
79032 Edmonson 157 3
79021 Cotton Center 138 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Hale?

Hale has a total population of 37,291 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Hale?

Hale includes 6 ZIP codes: 79072, 79311, 79041, 79250, 79032, 79021.

Hale's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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