Hale County, Alabama

Hale County has a population of 14,829 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $127,600, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $39,250.

Home price
$127,600
Income
$39,250
Population
14,829
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$127,600county
Median gross rent$715county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,169county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$972county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,490county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$39,250county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate24.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.2%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government21.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.1%county
Economic output per resident$25,997county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.32%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service72 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport47323county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.2%county
Traffic deaths74.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.8%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2193county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible67.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians20county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year30.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year25.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population14,829county
Land area in square miles644county
People per square mile of land23.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person40.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents413county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in443county
Households that moved away354county
Average income of arriving households$46,440county
Average income of departing households$43,345county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing44 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days241 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 17county
Average first fall frostNov 12county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use1,120 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas11.6%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband75.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk41.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.2county
Landslide risk50.3county
Hail risk30.5county
Earthquake risk65.8county
Tornado risk68.2county
Tropical cyclone risk68.7county
Extreme heat risk58.9county
Winter weather risk5.5county
Strong wind risk51.5county
Wildfire risk25.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hale County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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