Ector County, TX Population

Overview

161,258

Total Population

30.7

Median age

48.93%

Female population %

104.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

54.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

101,156

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ector County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ector County is 30.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ector County's population under 18 was 30.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ector County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ector County, 25.95% were under the age of 15, 22.88% aged 15 to 29, 41.74% aged 30 to 64, 8.45% aged 65 to 84, and 0.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,464 less females than males in Ector County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.93% females and 51.07% males in Ector County, TX.
The Ector County, TX gender ratio is 104.4:100 i.e. 104.4 men to 100 women (1.044).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 7,529.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 6,942.

Ector County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ector County population: 65.96% are White, 4.85% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.16% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 15.94% are some other race and 11.29% are multiracial.
Ector County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 101,156 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 60,102 (37.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ector County is White with a population of 106,364 (65.96% of the total population).

Ector County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 166,204 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Ector County's population increased by 16,394 (13.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ector County's population increased by 28,425 (20.74%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ector County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 120,666.