Language Spoken At Home in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 125,969 | 100% |
English only | 73,096 | 58.0% |
Language other than English | 52,873 | 42.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,548 | 13.9% |
Spanish | 51,100 | 40.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,998 | 13.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 815 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 238 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 719 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 239 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 239 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 73 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,193 | 100% |
American | 7,161 | 5.2% |
Arab | 259 | 0.2% |
Czech | 318 | 0.2% |
Danish | 55 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 970 | 0.7% |
English | 5,850 | 4.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,796 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 253 | 0.2% |
German | 9,667 | 7.0% |
Greek | 44 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 43 | 0.0% |
Irish | 7,899 | 5.7% |
Italian | 874 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 667 | 0.5% |
Polish | 441 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 71 | 0.1% |
Russian | 50 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,132 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,321 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 364 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 780 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 255 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 181 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 49,065 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,520 | 70.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,130 | 34.9% |
Married-couple family | 23,652 | 48.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,863 | 22.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,189 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,642 | 3.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,679 | 15.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,625 | 9.4% |
Nonfamily households | 14,545 | 29.6% |
Householder living alone | 12,206 | 24.9% |
65 years and over | 4,169 | 8.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 20,435 | 41.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,200 | 20.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 136,459 | 100% |
Householder | 49,065 | 36.0% |
Spouse | 23,625 | 17.3% |
Child | 44,887 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 11,515 | 8.4% |
Nonrelatives | 7,367 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,365 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 50,949 | 100% |
Never married | 16,164 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 25,721 | 50.5% |
Separated | 1,261 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 1,559 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 6,244 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 53,261 | 100% |
Never married | 13,553 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 25,852 | 48.5% |
Separated | 1,962 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 4,673 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 7,221 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,085 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,534 | 49.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 89 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 167 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,938 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,739 | 55.5% |
Less than 1 year | 843 | 17.1% |
1 or 2 years | 470 | 9.5% |
3 or 4 years | 273 | 5.5% |
5 or more years | 1,153 | 23.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,739 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,607 | 58.7% |
Who are married | 2,028 | 74.0% |
School Enrollment in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 38,469 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,991 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 2,786 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 17,621 | 45.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,725 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 8,346 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 82,426 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,738 | 13.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,324 | 13.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 23,595 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 20,996 | 25.5% |
Associate's degree | 4,904 | 5.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,640 | 9.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,229 | 3.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.2% |
Veteran Status in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 98,017 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,332 | 7.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 136,762 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,556 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 40,103 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,909 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 82,955 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,531 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 13,704 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,116 | 44.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 136,036 | 100% |
Same house | 113,021 | 83.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,232 | 16.3% |
Same county | 13,517 | 9.9% |
Different county | 8,715 | 6.4% |
Same state | 6,620 | 4.9% |
Different state | 2,095 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 783 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 138,193 | 100% |
Native | 120,283 | 87.0% |
Born in United States | 118,957 | 86.1% |
State of residence | 96,562 | 69.9% |
Different state | 22,395 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,326 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 17,910 | 13.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 17,910 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,942 | 33.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,968 | 66.8% |
Year of Entry in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,236 | 100% |
Native | 1,326 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,326 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 17,910 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 131 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,779 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Ector County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 17,910 | 100% |
Europe | 467 | 2.6% |
Asia | 936 | 5.2% |
Africa | 150 | 0.8% |
Oceania | 67 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 16,144 | 90.1% |
Northern America | 146 | 0.8% |