Hallettsville is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,745 people and two associated neighborhoods, Hallettsville is the 550th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hallettsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hallettsville is a city of professionals, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hallettsville who work in sales jobs (11.11%), healthcare (8.62%), and management occupations (8.31%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.18% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Hallettsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Hallettsville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.46% of the adults in Hallettsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hallettsville in 2022 was $33,205, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,820 for a family of four. However, Hallettsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hallettsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hallettsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hallettsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hallettsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.93% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hallettsville include German, Czech, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hallettsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
