Ector County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 16,782
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 30,098
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,738 (it was 13,748 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 901 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 184 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (15.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.9%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 103,98762.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 50,57030.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,7965.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,9421.2%Asian alone
- 7380.4%Two or more races
- 1440.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 230.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 230.01%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 31.0 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 84,643 | ![]() |
Females: 81,580 | ![]() |

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Ector County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $67,205 ($31,152 in 1999)
This county: | $67,205 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $984 (lower quartile is $760, upper quartile is $1,231)
This county: | $984 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $164,100 (it was $42,800 in 2000)
Ector: | $164,100 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,405Detached houses: $208,644
Here: $208,644 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $208,940
Here: $208,940 State: $268,635 In 2-unit structures: $206,609
Here: $206,609 State: $309,107 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,069
Here: $79,069 State: $205,835 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,044,683
Here: $1,044,683 State: $312,503 Mobile homes: $72,254
Here: $72,254 State: $94,014 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,889
Here: $46,889 State: $52,538
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $447
Institutionalized population: 1,285
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 5
- Assaults: 37
- Burglaries: 214
- Thefts: 785
- Auto thefts: 62
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 8
- Assaults: 70
- Burglaries: 255
- Thefts: 809
- Auto thefts: 76
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 124 buildings, average cost: $99,000
- 1998: 147 buildings, average cost: $101,000
- 1999: 101 buildings, average cost: $118,200
- 2000: 104 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2001: 99 buildings, average cost: $149,600
- 2002: 128 buildings, average cost: $173,400
- 2003: 173 buildings, average cost: $149,900
- 2004: 194 buildings, average cost: $156,100
- 2005: 149 buildings, average cost: $187,200
- 2006: 261 buildings, average cost: $175,800
- 2007: 215 buildings, average cost: $226,000
- 2008: 254 buildings, average cost: $207,200
- 2009: 220 buildings, average cost: $149,700
- 2010: 268 buildings, average cost: $167,700
- 2011: 336 buildings, average cost: $179,100
- 2012: 581 buildings, average cost: $195,700
- 2013: 718 buildings, average cost: $192,300
- 2014: 430 buildings, average cost: $231,200
- 2015: 468 buildings, average cost: $213,300
- 2016: 448 buildings, average cost: $191,200
- 2017: 492 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2018: 716 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2019: 743 buildings, average cost: $232,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,818 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,581 (1.2%)
Ector County: | 10.4% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 31.0 years old
(Males: 30.7 years old, Females: 31.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.9 years old, Black residents: 32.7 years old, American Indian residents: 40.6 years old, Asian residents: 32.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.8 years old, Other race residents: 33.4 years old)
Area name: Odessa, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ector County is $371 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $700 a month.
Cities in this county include: Odessa, Goldsmith-Penwell, West Odessa, Gardendale, Goldsmith.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Ector County: Big Windmill (A), Bull Pasture Windmill (B), Divide (C), Green Mountain Community Center (D), Hatley Windmill (E), Head of the Creek Windmill (F), Peter L Windmill (G), Schooler Windmill (H), Scrub Oak Ranch (I), Sterman Windmill (J), Valley View (K), Whiteside Ranch (L), Williams Windmill (M), Perkins Plant (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Ector County: Pecan Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Mule Creek Cemetery (1), Hayrick Cemetery (2), Cedar Hill Cemetery (3), Fort Chadbourne Cemetery (4), Ross Cemetery (5), Indian Creek Cemetery (6), Paint Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Wildcat Tank (A), Scudday Tank (B), Pyramid Tank (C), Oscar Tank (D), Old City Lake (E), Oak Creek Reservoir (F), Nan Hatty Tank (G), Mountain Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Wolf Creek (A), Williams Branch (B), Wildcat Creek (C), Turkey Creek (D), Storey Creek (E), Sandy Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Ross Creek (H), Liveoak Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Ector County include: Lake View Park (1), Gladney Field (2), Rough Creek Park (3), Paint Creek Park (4), Wildcat Creek Park (5), Fort Chadbourne (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Bacon County, Georgia
, Glasscock County
, Macon County, Georgia
, Martin County
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Here: | 13.1% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 5,731
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 27,128 (32.7% naturalized citizens)
Ector County: | 16.3% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6,5202010 or later
- 4,5432000 to 2009
- 4,0081990 to 1999
- 4,2771980 to 1989
- 3,9521970 to 1979
- 1,606Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37,966
- One, attached: 791
- Two: 910
- 3 or 4: 1,329
- 5 to 9: 5,371
- 10 to 19: 1,665
- 20 to 49: 805
- 50 or more: 1,772
- Mobile homes: 8,309
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 681
Housing units in Ector County with a mortgage: 15,185 (38 second mortgage, 405 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,447
Here: | 46.9% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Ector County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 43,262 | 129 |
Catholic | 21,600 | 7 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,633 | 16 |
Other | 1,810 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 780 | 4 |
Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
None | 65,020 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Ector County: | 1.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Ector County: | 4.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Ector County: | 8.1% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Ector County: | 28.6% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 12.3% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Ector County:
Average size of farms: 1755 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6,525
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.05%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10,932
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18,504
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.13
All wheat for grain: 15 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 314 acres
Tornado activity:
Ector County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 12757116.1 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Ector County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 304% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 123.0 miles away from Ector County center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 126.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/11/2011 at 12:27:44, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 118.6 miles away from Ector County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 413.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Pleasant Farms Fire, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to May 04, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 2901, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Bates Field Fire, Incident Period: April 03, 2011 to April 06, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 2881, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas South Odessa Fire, Incident Period: February 25, 2008 to February 29, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 25, 2008, FEMA Id: 2745, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 04, 1989 to June 07, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-828: May 19, 1989, FEMA Id: 828, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Ector County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61,552 (81.2%)
- Carpooled: 9,288 (12.2%)
- Bus: 231 (0.3%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 63 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 5 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,154 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 51 (0.1%)
- Walked: 1,421 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 2,059 (2.7%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Health care and social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Retail trade (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care and social assistance (13%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (23%)
- Transportation occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Sales and related occupations (18%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (4%)
- Mexico (77%)
- Cuba (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- El Salvador (2%)
- Nigeria (2%)
- Honduras (2%)
- India (1%)
- American (8%)
- English (2%)
- German (1%)
- Irish (1%)
- European (0%)
- Italian (0%)
- Scottish (0%)
People in group quarters in Ector County, Texas in 2000:
- 476 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 461 people in nursing homes
- 338 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 186 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 97 people in halfway houses
- 58 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 25 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 17 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 5 people in other workers' dormitories
- 3 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Ector County, Texas in 2010:
- 688 people in college/university student housing
- 533 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 437 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 236 people in federal detention centers
- 81 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 57 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 41 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 37 people in correctional residential facilities
- 29 people in group homes intended for adults
- 21 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 14 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
6.51% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,247 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.51% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.59% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,814 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($13,433 average AGI)
Ector County: 1.92% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Midland County, TX | ![]() |
from El Paso County, TX | ![]() |
from Andrews County, TX | ![]() |
from Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
from Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
from Dallas County, TX | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
9.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,083 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.63% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($123 average AGI)
Ector County: 0.04% Texas average: 0.08%
6.89% relocated to other counties in Texas ($37,190 average AGI)
2.70% relocated to other states ($11,770 average AGI)
Ector County: 2.70% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Midland County, TX | ![]() |
to El Paso County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
to Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Dallas County, TX | ![]() |
to Lubbock County, TX | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 18.5
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 19.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 16,349 (13,385 aged, 2,964 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,966 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Ector County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (2,433)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,571)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,307)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,204)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (796)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (686)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (640)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (484)
- Unspecified dementia (467)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (384)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,251
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 367
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 54,863
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,842
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 920
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 96
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 43.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 25.6
- Other - 17.5
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 111.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 73.3
- Other - 38.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 166,223- Male householders: 24,218 (7,506 living alone), Female householders: 28,937 (5,195 living alone)
26,022 spouses (25,912 opposite-sex spouses), 4,237 unmarried partners, (4,138 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 60,648 children (56,576 natural, 1,917 adopted, 2,155 stepchildren), 5,729 grandchildren, 3,083 brothers or sisters, 3,560 parents, 187 foster children, 3,580 other relatives, 4,440 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,582
Size of family households: 12,444 2-persons, 9,743 3-persons, 7,083 4-persons, 5,029 5-persons, 2,021 6-persons, 591 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,701 1-person, 3,183 2-persons, 360 3-persons.
31,559 married couples with children.
13,173 single-parent households (2,649 men, 10,524 women).
54.2% of residents of Ector speak English at home.
43.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $508,244,000 ($4,083 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,604,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $239,062,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $156,354,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $284,000
Federal grants: $97,998,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,717,000 ($98,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,829,000 ($760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $43,635,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,693,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,698Here: | 93 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,384
Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,154
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,082
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 5.8 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.3 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Ector County, Texas
- 3,5422014 or later
- 2,7842010 to 2013
- 3,8442000 to 2009
- 5,7591990 to 1999
- 8,3011980 to 1989
- 12,2931970 to 1979
- 8,3911960 to 1969
- 11,5491950 to 1959
- 2,8421940 to 1949
- 2941939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ector County, Texas
- 2421 room
- 02 rooms
- 1,0223 rooms
- 2,9544 rooms
- 9,5365 rooms
- 9,0736 rooms
- 4,1717 rooms
- 3,1498 rooms
- 2,4859+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ector County, Texas
- 9421 room
- 6432 rooms
- 3,6633 rooms
- 6,2554 rooms
- 5,8115 rooms
- 2,2946 rooms
- 4297 rooms
- 2658 rooms
- 2219+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ector County, Texas
- 242no bedroom
- 6031 bedroom
- 4,0382 bedrooms
- 19,5393 bedrooms
- 7,3364 bedrooms
- 8745+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ector County, Texas
- 942no bedroom
- 4,6591 bedroom
- 7,4442 bedrooms
- 6,8563 bedrooms
- 6224 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ector County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,072no vehicle
- 6,4171 vehicle
- 14,8172 vehicles
- 5,7313 vehicles
- 3,4764 vehicles
- 1,1195+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Ector County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,979no vehicle
- 8,0521 vehicle
- 6,7422 vehicles
- 2,9963 vehicles
- 7544 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
83.1% of Ector County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Texas.
Ector County: | 83.1% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 109,443
- Other state: 27,010
- Northeast: 1,249
- Midwest: 3,449
- South: 5,390
- West: 16,922
- 49.9%Utility gas
- 44.8%Electricity
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.1%Wood
- 64.1%Electricity
- 32.1%Utility gas
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.7% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 4.0% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Ector County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,563,000
- Charges - Other: $10,392,000
Regular Highways: $2,001,000
Parks and Recreation: $778,000
Air Transportation: $342,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $14,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,875,000
Police Protection: $7,870,000
General Public Buildings: $5,051,000
Financial Administration: $4,866,000
Corrections - Other: $3,493,000
Regular Highways: $2,801,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,104,000
Health - Other: $2,009,000
Central Staff Services: $1,752,000
Libraries: $1,746,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $613,000
Air Transportation: $225,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $811,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,349,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,283,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,899,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,833,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,728,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,011,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,394,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,724,000
Other: $4,593,000
General Local Government Support: $687,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
- Tax - Property: $46,359,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,026,000
Other License: $215,000
Amusements Sales: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $31,971,000
Ector County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,563,000
- Charges - Other: $10,392,000
Regular Highways: $2,001,000
Parks and Recreation: $778,000
Air Transportation: $342,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $14,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,875,000
Police Protection: $7,870,000
General Public Buildings: $5,051,000
Financial Administration: $4,866,000
Corrections - Other: $3,493,000
Regular Highways: $2,801,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,104,000
Health - Other: $2,009,000
Central Staff Services: $1,752,000
Libraries: $1,746,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $613,000
Air Transportation: $225,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $811,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,349,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,283,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,899,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,833,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,728,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,011,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,394,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,724,000
Other: $4,593,000
General Local Government Support: $687,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
- Tax - Property: $46,359,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,026,000
Other License: $215,000
Amusements Sales: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $31,971,000
Ector County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,563,000
- Charges - Other: $10,392,000
Regular Highways: $2,001,000
Parks and Recreation: $778,000
Air Transportation: $342,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $14,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,875,000
Police Protection: $7,870,000
General Public Buildings: $5,051,000
Financial Administration: $4,866,000
Corrections - Other: $3,493,000
Regular Highways: $2,801,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,104,000
Health - Other: $2,009,000
Central Staff Services: $1,752,000
Libraries: $1,746,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $613,000
Air Transportation: $225,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $811,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,349,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,283,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,899,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,833,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,728,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,011,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,394,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,724,000
Other: $4,593,000
General Local Government Support: $687,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
- Tax - Property: $46,359,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,026,000
Other License: $215,000
Amusements Sales: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $31,971,000
Ector County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,563,000
- Charges - Other: $10,392,000
Regular Highways: $2,001,000
Parks and Recreation: $778,000
Air Transportation: $342,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $14,464,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,875,000
Police Protection: $7,870,000
General Public Buildings: $5,051,000
Financial Administration: $4,866,000
Corrections - Other: $3,493,000
Regular Highways: $2,801,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,104,000
Health - Other: $2,009,000
Central Staff Services: $1,752,000
Libraries: $1,746,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $613,000
Air Transportation: $225,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Local Fire Protection: $84,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $270,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $811,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $35,349,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,283,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,899,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,833,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,728,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,011,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $48,394,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,724,000
Other: $4,593,000
General Local Government Support: $687,000
Health and Hospitals: $523,000
- Tax - Property: $46,359,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,026,000
Other License: $215,000
Amusements Sales: $102,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $31,971,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,629
- Number of aged recipients: 740
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,889
- Number of recipients under 18: 575
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,894
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,160
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,411
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,504
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 29 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 661 | $128,318 | 401 | $135,778 | 873 | $128,227 | 152 | $46,204 | 4 | $1,057,000 | 126 | $95,040 | 99 | $57,273 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 40 | $87,425 | 67 | $87,657 | 91 | $94,714 | 19 | $43,316 | 2 | $927,500 | 12 | $61,000 | 63 | $55,381 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 79 | $116,937 | 223 | $101,444 | 477 | $115,818 | 295 | $27,895 | 5 | $344,400 | 34 | $53,235 | 148 | $56,777 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 49 | $125,878 | 24 | $101,083 | 197 | $108,284 | 35 | $56,714 | 0 | $0 | 12 | $75,750 | 7 | $48,286 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 12 | $129,500 | 11 | $82,455 | 63 | $94,000 | 26 | $43,769 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $47,250 | 8 | $66,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 25 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 47 | $153,426 | 18 | $169,389 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 27 | $161,852 | 12 | $164,750 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 7 | $134,143 | 11 | $139,818 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 7 | $107,714 | 2 | $202,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $87,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $105,000 |
Most common first names in Ector County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 574 | 71.0 years |
William | 501 | 72.3 years |
Mary | 467 | 76.2 years |
John | 464 | 72.8 years |
Robert | 356 | 69.0 years |
Charles | 294 | 69.3 years |
George | 226 | 71.8 years |
Thomas | 175 | 70.9 years |
Dorothy | 168 | 74.6 years |
Joe | 162 | 68.2 years |
Most common last names in Ector County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 299 | 73.1 years |
Jones | 210 | 74.9 years |
Williams | 189 | 74.3 years |
Brown | 182 | 75.1 years |
Johnson | 175 | 73.3 years |
Davis | 156 | 72.8 years |
Miller | 123 | 71.8 years |
Moore | 117 | 73.9 years |
Wilson | 112 | 73.9 years |
Rodriguez | 107 | 66.9 years |
Businesses in Ector County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 31 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Marriott | 2 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Maurices | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Mazda | 1 | |
Albertsons | 3 | McDonald's | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | New Balance | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 6 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
Church's Chicken | 3 | Penske | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Pizza Hut | 5 | |
Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Dennys | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
Express | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
FedEx | 16 | Sears | 2 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
GNC | 1 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
GameStop | 3 | Subway | 8 | |
H&R Block | 5 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Target | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 13 | |
Jack In The Box | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Journeys | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 3 | |
La Quinta | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 3 | World Gym | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 2 |
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