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People QuickFacts | Ector County | Texas
Population, 2013 estimate | 149,378 | 26,448,193
Population, 2012 estimate | 144,609 | 26,060,796
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 137,132 | 25,145,561
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 8.9% | 5.2%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 5.5% | 3.6%
Population, 2010 | 137,130 | 25,145,561
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 8.9% | 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 29.1% | 26.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 10.0% | 10.9%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 50.1% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 91.5% | 80.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 4.8% | 12.3%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.4% | 1.0%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.9% | 4.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.2% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 55.1% | 38.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 38.7% | 44.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 83.1% | 82.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.0% | 16.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 42.0% | 34.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 73.2% | 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 13.2% | 26.3%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 7,332 | 1,611,660
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 20.5 | 24.9
Housing units, 2012 | 54,307 | 10,154,230
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 66.3% | 63.9%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.9% | 24.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $88,300 | $128,000
Households, 2008-2012 | 49,065 | 8,782,598
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.78 | 2.8
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $24,358 | $25,809
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $50,851 | $51,563
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.8% | 17.4%
Business QuickFacts | Ector County | Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,313 | 525,420
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 53,018 | 8,987,663
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 8.2% | 2.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 9,889 | 1,975,620
Total number of firms, 2007 | 11,745 | 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 7.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] 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, 2012 | 1,009 | 135,514
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