People QuickFacts Ector County Texas Population, 2012 estimate 144,325 26,059,203 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 137,130 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 5.2% 3.6% Population, 2010 137,130 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 9.0% 7.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 29.1% 27.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 10.1% 10.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.4% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 91.5% 80.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.8% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.4% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.9% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 53.9% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 39.9% 44.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.4% 82.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.4% 16.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 40.8% 34.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 73.1% 80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 13.3% 26.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 7,503 1,618,413 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.9 24.8  Housing units, 2011 53,287 10,098,750 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.9% 64.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 20.1% 24.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $83,100 $126,400 Households, 2007-2011 48,318 8,667,807 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.77 2.79 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $24,010 $25,548 Median household income, 2007-2011 $50,056 $50,920 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.2% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Ector County Texas Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 3,235 522,146 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 48,988 8,785,238 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 26.8 9.5 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 9,351 1,934,472  Total number of firms, 2007 11,745 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.5% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,049,699 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,004,269 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,090,614 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,222 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 228,555 42,054,592 Building permits, 2011 740 97,450     Geography QuickFacts Ector County Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 897.69 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 152.8 96.3 FIPS Code 135 48 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Odessa, TX Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts