Hale County, Texas
County seat: Plainview · Population 31,819 (2025) · 1,005 sq mi
Hale County is the 92nd most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 31,819 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Plainview. It is part of the High Plains region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Hale County facts
- County seat
- Plainview
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 31,819 −2.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,005 sq mi 72nd largest of 254
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 32 per sq mi
- Established
- 1876
- Largest city
- Plainview 19,314
- Median household income
- $51,897
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48189
Cities and towns in Hale County
Hale County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hale County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview (county seat) | City | 19,314 | |
| Abernathy | City | 2,140 | Lubbock County |
| Hale Center | City | 1,979 | |
| Petersburg | City | 962 | |
| Edmonson | Town | 87 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Ward | 2,205 |
ZIP codes in Hale County
10 ZIP codes reach into Hale County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 79021
- 79032
- 79041 also Lamb County
- 79043 also Castro and Lamb counties
- 79052 also Swisher and Castro counties
- 79064 also Lamb County
- 79072
- 79073
- 79250 also Floyd, Lubbock and Crosby counties
- 79311 also Lubbock County
Population of Hale County, 2020–2025
Hale County shrank by 704 people (−2.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 160 more births than deaths and a net loss of 852 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 32,458 |
| 2021 | 32,192 |
| 2022 | 31,966 |
| 2023 | 31,961 |
| 2024 | 32,080 |
| 2025 | 31,819 |
Neighboring counties
- Lamb County west · 12,579 people
- Floyd County east · 4,881 people
- Lubbock County south · 328,906 people
- Swisher County north · 6,703 people
- Castro County northwest · 7,295 people
- Crosby County southeast · 4,852 people
- Hockley County southwest · 21,600 people
Printable Hale County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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