Ellis County, Texas (TX)

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• • 108,81358.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 49,70526.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 20,03810.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,2382.3%Two or more races
  • 1,1370.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 8440.5%Asian alone
  • 510.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 133
• Burglaries: 394
• Thefts: 582
• Auto thefts: 124

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 80
• Burglaries: 368
• Thefts: 553
• Auto thefts: 111

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: $3,901 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,282 (1.3%)

Area name: Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ellis County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $954 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Red Oak, Ovilla, Ferris, Italy, Palmer, Oak Leaf, Maypearl.

2018 air pollution in Ellis County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Allendale County, South Carolina , Caldwell Parish, Louisiana , Lee County, Alabama , Quitman County, Georgia , Upson County, Georgia , Marion County , Palo Pinto County , Somervell County .

Current college students: 4,799
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 14,192 (33.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,3142010 or later
• 3,1472000 to 2009
• 4,0971990 to 1999
• 1,9061980 to 1989
• 1,0931970 to 1979
• 715Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 51,839
• One, attached: 1,419
• Two: 791
• 3 or 4: 991
• 5 to 9: 1,762
• 10 to 19: 771
• 20 to 49: 957
• 50 or more: 1,490
• Mobile homes: 5,827
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 86

Housing units in Ellis County with a mortgage: 30,128 (669 second mortgage, 1,100 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,677

Religion statistics for Ellis County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ellis County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas County Line Fire, Incident Period: June 18, 2011 to June 20, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 2925, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Texas Venus Fire Complex, Incident Period: February 05, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: February 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 2629, 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
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.88% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($57,377 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.20% relocated from other counties in Texas ($46,324 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($11,053 average AGI)

Ellis County:	1.68%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Dallas County, TX	3.22% ($53,231 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	1.30% ($74,086)
from Navarro County, TX	0.25% ($35,947)
from Johnson County, TX	0.24% ($49,627)
from Denton County, TX	0.23% ($63,752)
from Collin County, TX	0.22% ($81,000)
from Harris County, TX	0.15% ($57,272)

6.88% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($56,402 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.57% relocated to other counties in Texas ($40,290 average AGI)
1.31% relocated to other states ($16,111 average AGI)

Ellis County:	1.31%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Dallas County, TX	1.99% ($44,302 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	1.01% ($48,727)
to Johnson County, TX	0.28% ($49,262)
to Navarro County, TX	0.25% ($46,884)
to Denton County, TX	0.23% ($53,197)
to Collin County, TX	0.17% ($56,347)
to Kaufman County, TX	0.13% ($58,360)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ellis County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 31,731 (4,691 living alone), Female householders: 29,734 (6,826 living alone)

• 37,033 spouses (36,838 opposite-sex spouses), 2,959 unmarried partners, (2,938 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 65,207 children (59,197 natural, 797 adopted, 5,213 stepchildren), 4,489 grandchildren, 1,620 brothers or sisters, 2,930 parents, 388 foster children, 3,616 other relatives, 3,462 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,657

Size of family households: 18,939 2-persons, 10,264 3-persons, 10,633 4-persons, 4,253 5-persons, 2,924 6-persons, 1,420 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,517 1-person, 1,408 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 90 4-persons.

33,582 married couples with children.
10,228 single-parent households (3,313 men, 6,915 women).

81.8% of residents of Ellis speak English at home.
16.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $468,376,000 ($3,639 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,558,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $223,411,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $107,400,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,191,000
Federal grants: $109,951,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,319,000 ($2,720,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,103,000 ($741,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,279,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $141,812,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,155,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.24 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

• Year house built in Ellis County, Texas
• 7,7532014 or later
• 3,1102010 to 2013
• 15,9232000 to 2009
• 10,1041990 to 1999
• 9,7931980 to 1989
• 7,5901970 to 1979
• 4,1511960 to 1969
• 2,8991950 to 1959
• 1,7961940 to 1949
• 2,8141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Texas
• 3811 room
• 1062 rooms
• 4183 rooms
• 3,8104 rooms
• 8,1365 rooms
• 11,3746 rooms
• 8,1437 rooms
• 5,8718 rooms
• 9,5669+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Texas
• 4961 room
• 7072 rooms
• 1,9883 rooms
• 3,9674 rooms
• 2,6385 rooms
• 2,1766 rooms
• 7737 rooms
• 3868 rooms
• 5299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ellis County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellis County, Texas
• 381no bedroom
• 2371 bedroom
• 4,3662 bedrooms
• 26,9033 bedrooms
• 12,9304 bedrooms
• 2,9885+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellis County, Texas
• 557no bedroom
• 2,4191 bedroom
• 5,5822 bedrooms
• 3,6913 bedrooms
• 1,2174 bedrooms
• 1945+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 563no vehicle
• 8,1711 vehicle
• 20,3192 vehicles
• 12,1873 vehicles
• 4,6984 vehicles
• 1,8675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ellis County in renter-occupied apartments
• 871no vehicle
• 6,6221 vehicle
• 4,7672 vehicles
• 7803 vehicles
• 4574 vehicles
• 1635+ vehicles

87.7% of Ellis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 126,476
• Other state: 42,964
• Northeast: 4,814
• Midwest: 12,357
• South: 14,947
• West: 10,846

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,928
• Number of aged recipients: 277
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,651
• Number of recipients under 18: 438
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,078
• Number of recipients older than 64: 412
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 680
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 827

Ellis County on our top lists:

• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"