People QuickFacts Hale County Alabama Population, 2012 estimate 15,388 4,822,023 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 15,760 4,779,745 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -2.4% 0.9% Population, 2010 15,760 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.0% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.1% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.9% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.7% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 40.6% 70.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 58.3% 26.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 0.5% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.1% 4.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 39.9% 66.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.1% 84.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.9% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 1.9% 5.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 71.0% 81.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.0% 22.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,244 403,982 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.2 24.0  Housing units, 2011 7,588 2,182,088 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 75.8% 70.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 6.6% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $73,500 $120,800 Households, 2007-2011 5,858 1,831,269 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.66 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $16,480 $23,483 Median household income, 2007-2011 $29,236 $42,934 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 25.9% 17.6%     Business QuickFacts Hale County Alabama Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 189 97,743 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 2,151 1,573,138 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 1.0% 0.3% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 948 320,605  Total number of firms, 2007 882 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 86,735 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,794 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,136 6,426,342 Building permits, 2012 14 13,506     Geography QuickFacts Hale County Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 643.94 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 24.5 94.4 FIPS Code 065 01 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Tuscaloosa, AL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts