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Hall County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Hall County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hall County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county in the Texas Panhandle with a population of 2,827 and a labor force participation rate of just 53.2%, reflecting a limited and aging workforce with a median age of 44.3 years and only 17.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's unemployment rate stands at 9.3% against a poverty rate of 16.4%, while median worker earnings of $32,353 and a GDP per capita of $32,790 point to a low-wage economy. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $80,200 and median gross rent of $610/month, though the county has shed 8.0% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,827

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,459

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.0% since 2018

Hall County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,698 (60.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race464 (16.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone311 (11.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races188 (6.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone116 (4.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone31 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish723
  2. 2.Vietnamese6
  3. 3.Korean1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

134

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,790

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,649

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance251
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining213
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services125
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)121
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)109

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations423
  2. 2.Service Occupations246
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations198
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations137
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations133

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.67×)185
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.50×)143
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.85×)215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$80,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$610/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999119 (13.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999104 (12.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,99990 (10.5%)
  • $30,000 to $34,99970 (8.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99964 (7.4%)
  • $25,000 to $29,99963 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,353

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

14.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone851 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled212 (19.2%)
  • Worked At Home29 (2.6%)
  • Walked10 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.