Hale County, Texas
11 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,131
- Median household income
- $51,897
- ±4,443
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 767 of 14,535 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.5%
- 8,985 of 11,024 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hale | 32,220 (2021) | 500 Broadway St, Plainview | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Abernathy | 2,804 (2021) | Po Box 310, Abernathy | Website |
| City of Hale Center | 2,015 (2021) | Po Box 532, Hale Center | Website |
| City of Petersburg | 982 (2021) | Po Box 326, Petersburg | Website |
| City of Plainview | 19,739 (2021) | 901 Broadway St, Plainview | Website |
| Town of Edmonson | 86 (2021) | Po Box 58, Edmonson | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Plains Comp Cmty Mental Health & Mental Retardation Ctr | Health | 2700 Yonkers St, Plainview | Website |
| Hale Center City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1257, Hale Center | — |
| Hale County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 99, Plainview | — |
| Hale County Noxious Weed Control District | Other natural resources | Po Box 246, Plainview | — |
| Hale County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 304 S Garland St, Plainview | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ABERNATHY ISD
School district3 schools
505 7TH ST, Abernathy, TX, 79311
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
COTTON CENTER ISD
School district1 schools
2345 FM 179, Cotton Center, TX, 79021
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HALE CENTER ISD
School district3 schools
103 W CLEVELAND, Hale Center, TX, 79041
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PETERSBURG ISD
School district1 schools
1411 W 4TH, Petersburg, TX, 79250
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PLAINVIEW ISD
School district7 schools
2417 YONKERS ST, Plainview, TX, 79072
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Apple Country Farmers Market (19th and Ave A Lubbock) · Apple Country Farmers Market II (6009 45th Street Lubbock) · Lubbock Farmers' Market (Lubbock)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.