How many people live in Hale County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 32,000 people living in Hale County, TX. That makes Hale County the 91st-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.1% of people living in the state.
32K
population of Hale County, TX (2024)
0.1%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 32,000 people lived in Hale County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Hale County, TX’s age demographics?
About 4,700 Hale County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 14.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 8,100 Hale County residents, or 25.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Hale County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Hale County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 62.3% of the Hale County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Hale County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 31.1%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 4.8% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Hale County, TX has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Hale County, TX is Plainview with about 19,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Hale County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Plainview | 19,429 |
| 2. | Abernathy (pt.) | 2,147 |
| 3. | Hale Center | 2,000 |
| 4. | Petersburg | 971 |
| 5. | Edmonson | 87 |
| 6. | Balance of Hale County | 7,319 |
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