Ector County vs. Ward County
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Ector County (TX) Ward County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 162,124 11,720
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 18.2% 10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 137,136 10,658
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 137,130 10,658
Persons under 5 years, percent 9.0% 7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 30.1% 28.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 9.7% 14.0%
Female persons, percent 49.1% 49.7%
White alone, percent 90.4% 90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.2% 5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.4% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.3% 54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.8% 39.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,269 533
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 13.2% 8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 58,680 4,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.6% 71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $133,900 $86,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,421 $1,052
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $456 $381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,013 $891
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 19.9% 10.6%
Building permits, 2018 740 1
Households, 2014-2018 51,954 3,956
Persons per household, 2014-2018 3.02 2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.7% 82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 45.2% 35.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.7% 81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.7% 68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 76.1% 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 15.6% 13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.6% 8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 21.1% 21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.3% 60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.8% 47.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 388,952 22,343
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 823,669 15,894
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,608,834 36,630
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,711,683 105,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,789 $9,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.1 22.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $60,676 $64,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,700 $26,570
Persons in poverty, percent 12.9% 13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,639 300
Total employment, 2017 59,190 3,500
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,218,370 186,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.0% 1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 12,423 721
All firms, 2012 14,829 666
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,746 424
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,279 115
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,629 260
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 7,448 335
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,464 584
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 12.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 897.69 835.60
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ector county (TX) and Ward county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.