Texas · Census place 31820
Hale Center city, TX
Quick answer
Hale Center city has 1,705 residents, ranking #798 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $49,083, the median home is worth $85,300 and median gross rent runs $657 a month.
- Population
- 1,705Hale Center city residents
- Median household income
- $49,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $657Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hale Center city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hale Center city median would spend about 16.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.5% of residents and 85.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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