Ector County vs. Ward County

Ector County (TX)Ward County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)162,12411,720
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)18.2%10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)137,13610,658
Population, Census, April 1, 2010137,13010,658
Persons under 5 years, percent9.0%7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent30.1%28.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent9.7%14.0%
Female persons, percent49.1%49.7%
White alone, percent90.4%90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent5.2%5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.5%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent61.3%54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent31.8%39.4%
Veterans, 2014-20186,269533
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.2%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,6804,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.6%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, 2009-201319.9%10.6%
Building permits, 20187401
Households, 2014-201851,9543,956
Persons per household, 2014-20183.022.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201845.2%35.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.7%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.7%68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201876.1%78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.6%13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent21.1%21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.3%60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%47.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)388,95222,343
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)823,66915,894
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,608,83436,630
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,711,683105,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,789$9,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.122.2
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, percent12.9%13.9%
Total employer establishments, 20173,639300
Total employment, 201759,1903,500
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,218,370186,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,423721
All firms, 201214,829666
Men-owned firms, 20128,746424
Women-owned firms, 20124,279115
Minority-owned firms, 20126,629260
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,448335
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,464584
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200730.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010152.812.8
Land area in square miles, 2010897.69835.60

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.