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Hale Center is a small town of 2,037 people in Hale County, Texas. It's about 35 miles from Lubbock, TX and 264 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $594 a month.
2,037people
$96kTypical home
$594/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
7"Snow
297Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,418 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $594/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 297 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 68 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (307 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (863 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to LBB airport
- 258 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,429 ft
- 479 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 141 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hale County: R+58 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.