Upton County vs. Ector County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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