Ward County vs. Ector County
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Ward County (TX) Ector County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11,720 162,124
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% 18.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 10,658 137,136
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 10,658 137,130
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.6% 9.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 28.7% 30.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.0% 9.7%
Female persons, percent 49.7% 49.1%
White alone, percent 90.8% 90.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.0% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.5% 1.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.3% 61.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 39.4% 31.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 533 6,269
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.7% 13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,808 58,680
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.0% 65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $86,100 $133,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,052 $1,421
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $381 $456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $891 $1,013
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.6% 19.9%
Building permits, 2018 1 740
Households, 2014-2018 3,956 51,954
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.90 3.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.7% 82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 35.8% 45.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.2% 88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.6% 81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 78.7% 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.6% 15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 21.3% 21.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.0% 68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.5% 56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 22,343 388,952
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 15,894 823,669
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 36,630 3,608,834
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 105,397 2,711,683
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,688 $18,789
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.2 23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $64,630 $60,676
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,570 $28,700
Persons in poverty, percent 13.9% 12.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 300 3,639
Total employment, 2017 3,500 59,190
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 186,262 3,218,370
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.0% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 721 12,423
All firms, 2012 666 14,829
Men-owned firms, 2012 424 8,746
Women-owned firms, 2012 115 4,279
Minority-owned firms, 2012 260 6,629
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 335 7,448
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 584 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 12.8 152.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 835.60 897.69
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ward county (TX) and Ector county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.