Ector County, Texas (TX)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Bacon County, Georgia , Glasscock County , Macon County, Georgia , Martin County .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Ector County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ector County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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

6.51% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,247 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Midland County, TX	1.27% ($57,104 average AGI)
from El Paso County, TX	0.51% ($37,867)
from Andrews County, TX	0.15% ($47,518)
from Lubbock County, TX	0.15% ($35,141)
from Bexar County, TX	0.13% ($49,733)
from Dallas County, TX	0.12% ($45,441)
from Harris County, TX	0.12% ($39,892)

9.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,083 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Midland County, TX	1.92% ($67,492 average AGI)
to El Paso County, TX	0.59% ($37,320)
to Bexar County, TX	0.34% ($44,779)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.33% ($44,821)
to Harris County, TX	0.29% ($44,000)
to Dallas County, TX	0.26% ($39,245)
to Lubbock County, TX	0.23% ($47,564)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ector County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

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

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

• 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 houses/apartments in Ector County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Ector County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Ector County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"