Ector County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	36%

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Races in Ector County, Texas:

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

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

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Ector County:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$46,575
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$431
State:	$589

Ector County:	$70,300
Texas:	$120,900

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:	14.6%
Texas:	16.3%

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, Goldsmith-Penwell.

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

Here:	7.8%
Texas:	6.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	49.7% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

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

Ector County-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 50.7 miles away from Ector County center
On 6/2/2001 at 01:55:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/2001 at 00:07:08, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 12.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/1992 at 03:24:52, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from Ector County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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

Here:	3.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.1%
Texas:	15.4%

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