2022 population: 160,869 ( 23,739 from 2010 , 4,302 from 2020)
Land area: 897.9 square miles
Population density: 179.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	43,821	27.24%	22.2%
Black:	6,994	4.35%	25.0%
Indian:	635	0.39%	1.9%
Asian:	2,203	1.37%	98.5%
2+ races:	1,570	0.98%	43.2%
Hispanic:	105,646	65.67%	46.1%

Total non-White:	117,048	72.76%	44.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,198	18.8
Deaths:	3,643	11.0
Net Migration:	-7,904	-23.9
Net Immigration:	1,243	3.8

Change in White population:	-12,485	-9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	36,224	26.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
137,130
56,306	41.06%
5,596	4.08%
623	0.45%
1,110	0.81%
1,096	0.80%
72,331	52.75%
80,824	58.94%

2000
121,123
62,168	51.33%
5,370	4.43%
526	0.43%
775	0.64%
949	0.78%
51,306	42.36%
58,955	48.67%

1990
118,934
75,136	63.17%
5,416	4.55%
663	0.56%
447	0.38%
n/a
37,272	31.34%
43,798	36.83%

1980
115,374
84,262	73.03%
4,994	4.33%
646	0.56%
479	0.42%
n/a
24,818	21.51%
31,112	26.97%

1970
91,805
74,165	80.79%
4,075	4.44%
155	0.17%
49	0.05%
n/a
12,980	14.14%
17,640	19.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
21,870	18.1
9,969	8.2
839	0.7
1,393	1.2

-5,862	-4.8
21,869	18.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,430	18.9
9,406	7.9
-12,982	-10.9
3,619	3.0

-12,968	-10.9
15,157	12.7

Number	Rate
1980's
27,359	23.7
8,024	7.0
-15,182	-13.2
n/a

-9,126	-7.9
12,686	11.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,664	9.4
n/a

10,097	11.0
13,472	14.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Ector County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.0
49,182	30.6%
111,687	69.4%
15,397	9.6%

60,676
2.64

41,497	68.4%
27,877	67.2%
6,619	16.0%
19,179	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
31.4
39,808	29.0%
97,322	71.0%
13,954	10.2%

48,688
2.77

34,588	71.0%
24,186	69.9%
4,421	12.8%
14,100	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
32.5
36,784	30.4%
84,339	69.6%
13,006	10.7%

43,806
2.73

31,856	72.7%
24,141	75.8%
3,859	12.1%
11,950	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
37,964	31.9%
80,970	68.1%
11,000	9.2%

42,396
2.78

31,862	75.2%
25,874	81.2%
3,033	9.5%
10,534	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
35,873	31.1%
79,501	68.9%
7,931	6.9%

40,634
2.82

31,957	78.6%
27,992	87.6%
1,930	6.0%
8,677	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ector County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,916	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,499	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,713	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,167	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,642	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,073	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,800	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,839	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,273	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,398	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,593	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,646	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,190	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,308	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,613	9.3%
$200,000 or more	5,006	8.3%

Median Household Income	70,566
Per Capita Income	34,267

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,548	4.2%
Public Assistance	1,385	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,890	11.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	26,623	70.9%
Unemployed	1,478	3.9%
In Armed Forces	32	0.1%

Total Labor Force	28,133	75.0%
Not in Labor Force	9,399	25.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,204	19,411	64.5%
Non-Profit	894	1,996	30.9%
Self-Employed	5,659	2,389	70.3%

Local Government	2,172	3,184	40.6%
State Government	1,284	1,290	49.9%
Federal Government	619	497	55.5%

Total Private + Self	40,863	21,800	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,969	6,967	41.6%
Total	45,832	28,767	61.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,465	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,360	21.9%
Professional, Technical	10,843	14.5%
Service Occupations	9,547	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	181	0.2%
All others	29,579	39.5%

White Collar		47.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10,644	14.2%
Retail trade	9,235	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	7,322	9.8%
Transportation and warehousing	6,612	8.8%
Construction	6,307	8.4%
Manufacturing	5,486	7.3%
Educational services	5,329	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,924	6.6%
Other services	3,870	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,478	3.3%
Wholesale trade	2,412	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,329	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,070	2.8%
Public administration	1,760	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,385	1.9%
Utilities	955	1.3%
Information	784	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	691	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	174	0.2%
Management	27	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	95,246	58.69%
Puerto Rican	434	0.27%
Cuban	1,470	0.91%
Dominican	38	0.02%

Total Central American	618	0.38%
Costa Rican	48	0.03%
Guatemalan	90	0.06%
Honduran	195	0.12%
Nicaraguan	73	0.04%
Panamanian	76	0.05%
Salvadoran	136	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,353	0.83%
Argentinean	10	0.01%
Bolivian	36	0.02%
Chilean	61	0.04%
Colombian	207	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,039	0.64%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,042	2.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	727	0.45%
Vietnamese	506	0.31%
Chinese	226	0.14%
Indian	156	0.10%
Korean	71	0.04%
Bangladeshi	22	0.01%
Japanese	20	0.01%
Thai	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	77,093	52.0%
Spanish	68,241	46.0%
Other	669	0.5%
Tagalog	381	0.3%
German, other Germanic	330	0.2%
Other Indo-European	324	0.2%
Arabic	310	0.2%
Other Asian	273	0.2%
Vietnamese	189	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,736	4.8%
American	7,556	4.7%
English	6,340	3.9%
Irish	5,276	3.3%
Scottish	1,359	0.8%
Swedish	1,028	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	985	0.6%
French	963	0.6%
Italian	958	0.6%
European	423	0.3%
Polish	405	0.2%
African	352	0.2%
Hungarian	338	0.2%
Welsh	320	0.2%
Dutch	310	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	146,115	90.0%
Not a citizen	16,185	10.0%

Native	136,399	84.0%
Foreign-born	25,901	16.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,855	10.2%	12,591	13.0%	28,763	29.7%	29,643	30.6%	10,918	11.3%	5,178	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,855	10.2%
9-12 Years	12,591	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,763	29.7%
Some College	29,643	30.6%
Bach. Degree	10,918	11.3%
Grad Degree	5,178	5.3%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	55,870	52,713	3,157	5.7%	6.4%
1991	57,901	54,277	3,624	6.3%	7.0%
1992	59,966	54,113	5,853	9.8%	7.7%
1993	59,952	54,401	5,551	9.3%	7.2%
1994	60,606	55,160	5,446	9.0%	6.6%
1995	60,076	55,543	4,533	7.5%	6.1%
1996	60,387	56,168	4,219	7.0%	5.8%
1997	61,694	57,820	3,874	6.3%	5.4%
1998	63,687	59,378	4,309	6.8%	5.0%
1999	61,280	54,790	6,490	10.6%	4.7%

2000	56,713	53,629	3,084	5.4%	4.4%
2001	57,652	54,829	2,823	4.9%	5.0%
2002	59,502	55,610	3,892	6.5%	6.3%
2003	60,598	56,566	4,032	6.7%	6.7%
2004	61,327	57,788	3,539	5.8%	6.0%
2005	62,544	59,671	2,873	4.6%	5.5%
2006	65,240	62,684	2,556	3.9%	5.0%
2007	66,638	64,365	2,273	3.4%	4.4%
2008	70,677	68,259	2,418	3.4%	4.9%
2009	71,664	65,874	5,790	8.1%	7.5%

2010	68,321	62,584	5,737	8.4%	8.2%
2011	72,757	68,142	4,615	6.3%	8.0%
2012	76,887	73,375	3,512	4.6%	6.7%
2013	78,582	75,148	3,434	4.4%	6.3%
2014	82,249	79,378	2,871	3.5%	5.2%
2015	79,803	76,071	3,732	4.7%	4.5%
2016	76,245	71,389	4,856	6.4%	4.6%
2017	78,553	75,309	3,244	4.1%	4.3%
2018	85,609	83,282	2,327	2.7%	3.9%
2019	88,315	85,963	2,352	2.7%	3.5%

2020	82,852	73,736	9,116	11.0%	7.6%
2021	80,993	74,514	6,479	8.0%	5.6%
2022	83,462	80,225	3,237	3.9%	3.9%
2023	86,162	83,293	2,869	3.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,082
Median Value	$175,600

Occupied	60,676	91.8%
Vacant	5,406	8.2%

Owned	39,398	64.9%
Rented	21,278	35.1%
Median Rent	$1,232

Single-Family Units	40,238	60.9%
Detached	38,868	58.8%
Attached	1,370	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11,153	16.9%
Mobile Homes	10,913	16.5%

Ector County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ector County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Ector County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ector County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ector County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ector County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Ector County, TX