Ector County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 125,339 (91% urban, 9% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 30,098
Renter-occupied apartments: 13,748

% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

Land area: 901 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 139 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 19.6%

Ector County:	19.6%
Texas:	17.6%

(12.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 31 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 32 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 20 years old, American Indian residents: 54 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Ector County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ector County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (51.3%)
Hispanic (42.4%)
Other race (17.4%)
Black (4.6%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
American Indian (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 58,914	(48.6%)
Females: 62,209	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,439
County population in 2003: 123,034
Jobs in 2003: 53,492

Ector County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 61,646
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%

Average household size:

Ector County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $35,978
2005 median house value: $53,100
Median contract rent in 2005: $388
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $524
Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,878 ($31,152 in 2000)

This county	$32,878
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,990

Ector County	$64,990
Texas:	$106,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $400
Institutionalized population: 1,397
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ector County in 2000: $720

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

Ector County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Ector County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,067 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $627 (1.4%)

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, West Odessa, Gardendale, Goldsmith.

2005 air pollution in Ector County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 7.7 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 20 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Andrews County , Crane County , Midland County , Upton County , Ward County , Winkler County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Ector County: Windmill Number Twentythree (A), Caliche Windmill (B), Giffon Windmill (C), Middle Windmill (D), Alley Oople Windmill (E), Goldsmith Plant (F), Moss Ranch (G), Draw Windmill (H), New Windmill (I), North Burkett Windmill (J), North Clyde Windmill (K), North House Windmill (L), North Kelly Windmill (M), North Whittenburg Windmill (N), North Windmill (O), Northeast Windmill (P), Northwest Windmill (Q), Number One Windmill (R), Number Two Windmill (S), Odessa Country Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ector County include: Penwell Church (A), Bible Free Will Baptist Church (B), University Park Baptist Church (C), Wesley Evangelical Methodist Church (D), Greenfield Acres Baptist Church (E), Greenfield Acres Church (F), Northside Church (G), Odessa Primitive Baptist Church (H), Harrisdale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Coyote Lake (A), Bum Lake (B), James Lake (C), Prairie Dog Lake (D), Mowing Machine Lake (E), Antelope Lake (F), Red Lakes (G), Cheyenne Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Ector County: Broughton Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 5,731
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,873 (40% naturalized citizens)

Ector County:	10.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,439
1990 to 1994: 1,599
1985 to 1989: 1,838
1980 to 1984: 2,439
1975 to 1979: 2,426
1970 to 1974: 1,526
1970 to 1974: 626
1965 to 1969: 980

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.4%

Ector County marital status for males

Ector County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 30,709
One, attached: 1,130
Two: 570
3 or 4: 1,054
5 to 9: 1,898
10 to 19: 2,410
20 or more: 4,314
Mobile homes: 7,348
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 67

Housing units in Ector County with a mortgage: 11,849 (165 second mortgage, 515 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,971

Agriculture in Ector County
Average size of farms: 1755 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6525
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: $10932
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18504
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

Ector County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1954, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 9 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Mining (12%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (91%)
Philippines (2%)
India (1%)
Germany (1%)
Vietnam (1%)
Taiwan (1%)
Canada (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ector County:

United States or American (10%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Ector County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 40,120 (82%)
Carpooled: 6,456 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 24 (0%)
Taxi: 45 (0%)
Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
Bicycle: 31 (0%)
Walked: 674 (1%)
Other means: 537 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,164 (2%)

People in group quarters in Ector County, Texas

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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,351.

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
Ector County: 0.05%
Texas average: 0.20%

4.47% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,656 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($7,927 average AGI)
Ector County: 1.80%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Midland County, TX	0.88% ($78,868 average AGI)
from Reeves County, TX	0.20% ($25,647)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.18% ($28,920)
from Ward County, TX	0.18% ($31,827)
from Presidio County, TX	0.18% ($21,427)
from Andrews County, TX	0.17% ($27,753)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.17% ($26,986)

5.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.78%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in Texas ($34,097 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($7,062 average AGI)
Ector County: 1.35%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Midland County, TX	1.07% ($50,746 average AGI)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.23% ($28,938)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.20% ($39,048)
to Travis County, TX	0.16% ($26,657)
to Dallas County, TX	0.15% ($29,508)
to Harris County, TX	0.15% ($36,097)
to Bexar County, TX	0.14% ($269,590)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.3

Births per 1000 population in Ector County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Ector County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ector County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,937 (13,575 aged, 2,362 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

Households: 119,410

In family households: 105,810 (24,507 male householders, 7,349 female householders)
24,445 spouses, 40,744 children (37,181 natural, 821 adopted, 2,742 stepchildren), 3,549 grandchildren, 633 brothers or sisters, 828 parents, 1,867 other relatives, 1,888 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,600 (5,648 male householders (4,801 living alone)), 6,302 female householders (5,705 living alone)), 1,650 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,713 (1,402 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,648 2-persons, 7,525 3-persons, 6,748 4-persons, 3,648 5-persons, 1,521 6-persons, 766 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,506 1-person, 1,298 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

23,278 married couples with children.
8,968 single-parent households (2,028 men, 6,940 women).

62.9% of residents of Ector County speak English at home.
36.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $508,244,000 ($4083 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: 11,698

Here:	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

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Ector County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.99 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 439
1995 to 1998: 1,902
1990 to 1994: 1,537
1980 to 1989: 10,151
1970 to 1979: 10,449
1960 to 1969: 8,790
1950 to 1959: 11,991
1940 to 1949: 3,118
1939 or earlier: 1,123

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ector County, Texas:

1 room: 53
2 rooms: 636
3 rooms: 1,721
4 rooms: 4,133
5 rooms: 9,042
6 rooms: 7,444
7 rooms: 3,913
8 rooms: 1,935
9 or more rooms: 1,221

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ector County, Texas:

1 room: 678
2 rooms: 1,651
3 rooms: 3,216
4 rooms: 3,453
5 rooms: 2,985
6 rooms: 1,046
7 rooms: 439
8 rooms: 212
9 or more rooms: 68

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ector County:

no bedroom: 334
1 bedroom: 1,339
2 bedrooms: 6,904
3 bedrooms: 17,517
4 bedrooms: 3,606
5 or more bedrooms: 398

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ector County:

no bedroom: 895
1 bedroom: 4,659
2 bedrooms: 4,855
3 bedrooms: 2,986
4 bedrooms: 295
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Ector County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,236
1 vehicle: 9,173
2 vehicles: 13,683
3 vehicles: 4,567
4 vehicles: 1,176
5 or more vehicles: 263

Cars and other vehicles available in Ector County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 2,031
1 vehicle: 7,894
2 vehicles: 3,189
3 vehicles: 554
4 vehicles: 52
5 or more vehicles: 28

58% of Ector County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Ector County:	57.7%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 86308
Northeast: 1128
Midwest: 4441
South: 7802
West: 7721

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (30%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (58%)
Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 631

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 294

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 322

Here:	6.1%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Ector County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $79,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $48,000
Charges - All Other: $5,644,000
Regular Highways: $1,051,000

Parks & Recreation: $676,000
Construction - General: $414,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $7,601,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,546,000

Police Protection: $4,617,000

Financial Administration: $4,191,000

Regular Highways: $2,670,000

General Public Buildings: $2,576,000

General - Other: $1,845,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,580,000

Central Staff Services: $1,486,000

Health Services - Other: $1,264,000

Libraries: $1,037,000

Fire Protection: $853,000

Air Transportation: $146,000

Natural Resources - Other: $94,000

Welfare - Other: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $949,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,958,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,810,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,315,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,710,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $93,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,322,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,924,000
Interest Earnings: $196,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $33,000
Corrections - Other: $12,000

Air Transportation: $7,000

Regular Highways: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,631,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $97,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,951,000
Highways: $1,252,000

Health & Hospitals: $297,000
Tax - Property: $20,991,000
NEC: $67,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $16,392,000

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