Hale County, AL Population

Overview

14,819

Total Population

41.0

Median age

52.29%

Female population %

91.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hale County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hale County is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hale County's population under 18 was 23.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hale County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hale County, 19.56% were under the age of 15, 18.42% aged 15 to 29, 42.63% aged 30 to 64, 16.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 679 more females than males in Hale County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.29% females and 47.71% males in Hale County, AL.
The Hale County, AL gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 661.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 718.

Hale County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hale County population: 38.34% are White, 58.98% are Black or African American, 0.31% are Asian, 0.16% are some other race and 2.21% are multiracial.
Hale County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,808 (99.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hale County is Black or African American with a population of 8,74 (58.98% of the total population).

Hale County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 18,286 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hale County's population decreased by 2,541 (13.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hale County's population decreased by 977 (6.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hale County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 14,595.