Hale County vs. Lamb County

	Hale County (TX)	Lamb County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	33,830	13,158
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.6%	-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,206	13,976
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,273	13,977
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	27.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.4%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	47.8%	50.4%
White alone, percent	90.2%	91.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.8%	4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.7%	55.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	33.5%	39.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,284	469
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	13,377	6,058
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.5%	70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,300	$64,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,019	$959
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$359	$344
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$670	$703
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.1%	8.0%
Households, 2014-2018	11,146	4,754
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.86	2.75
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.6%	83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	36.7%	40.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.6%	81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.7%	64.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.2%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.5%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	23.1%	25.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	58.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	50.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	104,519	23,831
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	346,872	92,957
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,533	$6,636
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.2	18.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,080	$43,396
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,854	$21,506
Persons in poverty, percent	18.4%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	684	243
Total employment, 2017	9,057	2,196
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	317,953	84,163
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,152	777
All firms, 2012	2,582	915
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,495	544
Women-owned firms, 2012	743	188
Minority-owned firms, 2012	808	343
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,615	489
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	253	71
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,173	734
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.3%	15.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.1	13.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,004.68	1,016.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hale county (TX) and Lamb county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.