Ector County vs. Upton County

	Ector County (TX)	Upton County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	162,124	3,671
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.2%	9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	137,136	3,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	137,130	3,355
Persons under 5 years, percent	9.0%	8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	30.1%	29.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.7%	14.1%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	48.8%
White alone, percent	90.4%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.3%	53.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.8%	41.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,269	158
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	10.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,680	1,559
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.6%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,900	$65,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,421	$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$456	$348
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,013	$675
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.9%	2.1%
Building permits, 2018	740	3
Households, 2014-2018	51,954	1,305
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.02	2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.7%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	45.2%	33.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	80.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	49.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.1%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.6%	9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	4.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	21.1%	22.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.3%	54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	44.8%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,711,683	22,301
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,789	$6,793
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$60,676	$52,257
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,700	$26,183
Persons in poverty, percent	12.9%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,639	77
Total employment, 2017	59,190	1,281
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,218,370	71,197
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.0%	3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	12,423	285
All firms, 2012	14,829	406
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,746	91
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,279	112
Minority-owned firms, 2012	6,629	127
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	7,448	263
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,464	264
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	152.8	2.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	897.69	1,241.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ector county (TX) and Upton county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.