Ector County, Texas

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Ector County is a county located in Texas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 121123. Its population was estimated at 131941 in July 2008, It is the 27th largest in terms of population. It is spread over 901.68 miē (2335.34 kmē), of which, 901.06 square miles (2333.73 kmē ) of it is land and 0.62 square miles (1.61 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 160th largest by total area among Texas's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 121123 people, 43846 households, and 31716 families residing in the county. The population density was 134.4 people per square mile (51.89/kmē), it is 31st most densely populated county in Texas. There were 49500 housing units at an average density of 54.9 per square mile (21.2/kmē). The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.25. In the county the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 131941, The racial makeup of the county was 92.17% White, 4.84% Black or African American, 1.1% American Indian, 0.81% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.03% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31152, it is Texas's 131st wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36369, it is the 149th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $15031, it is the 170th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Texas.

In 2000, 36067 pupils and students, of which 49.34% are male and 50.66% are female, 29.78% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.61% nursery or pri school, 5.5% kindergarten, 47.64% elementary school, 24.36% high school and 15.89% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Gardendale Cdp	Ector County	11.41	11.41	0	1197	104.9	18592	50069
2	Goldsmith City	Ector County	0.32	0.32	0	253	795.8	17237	38125
3	Odessa City	Ector County, Midland County	36.87	36.8	0.07	90943	2471.4	16096	31209
4	West Odessa Cdp	Ector County	62.45	62.45	0	17799	285	11907	31277

Year	Population
April 2000 census	121123
April 2000 Estimate	121123
July 2000 Estimate	120665
July 2001 Estimate	120596
July 2002 Estimate	121802
July 2003 Estimate	122096
July 2004 Estimate	123360
July 2005 Estimate	124350
July 2006 Estimate	126449
July 2007 Estimate	129410
July 2008 Estimate	131941

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	1096	1289	2385
Kindergarten	974	1009	1983
Elementary school	8834	8347	17181
High school	4253	4534	8787
College or graduate school	2637	3094	5731

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Ector County, Texas	$31152	$36369	$15031
Texas, United States	$39927	$45861	$19617
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587