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Ector County, Texas

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Population:

  • Total Population: 121,123
  • Males: 58,606
  • Females: 62,517

Ethnicity:

  • White: 61,834
  • Black/African American: 5,267
  • Hispanic: 51,344
  • Native American/Eskimo: 417
  • Asian: 845
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 28
  • 2 or more: 1,388

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (70,215)
  2. Spanish (40,175)
  3. Tagalog (165)
  4. German (125)
  5. Vietnamese (105)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 12,873

  1. Mexico (11,761)
  2. Philippines (218)
  3. India (161)
  4. Germany (77)
  5. Vietnam (70)
  6. Taiwan (67)
  7. Canada (60)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (27,917)
  2. Catholic Church (15,272)
  3. Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches (5,300)
  4. United Methodist Church, The (3,791)
  5. Churches of Christ (2,852)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 38,483
    • Sensory: 4,674
    • Physical: 9,689
    • Mental: 4,937
    • Self-care: 3,144
    • Go outside home: 7,638
    • Employment: 8,597

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 2,119

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 43,846
    • Utility gas: 23,132
    • Bottled or LP gas: 3,420
    • Electricity: 16,960
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 42
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 110
    • Solar Energy: 7
    • Other fuel: 66
    • No fuel used: 109

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 84,871
    • No vehicle: 6,058
    • 1 or more vehicle: 78,813

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 2,258
    • No High School: 8,731
    • Some High School: 11,999
    • High School: 19,240
    • Some College: 17,077
    • Associate's Degree: 3,840
    • College Degree: 6,183
    • Master's Degree: 1,631
    • Professional Degree: 618
    • Doctoral Degree: 179

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 43,846
    • Owners with phone: 29,549
    • Owners without phone: 549
    • Renters with phone: 12,697
    • Renters without phone: 1,051

    10 closest counties:

    1. Midland County, Texas
    2. Crane County, Texas
    3. Andrews County, Texas
    4. Upton County, Texas
    5. Winkler County, Texas
    6. Martin County, Texas
    7. Ward County, Texas
    8. Glasscock County, Texas
    9. Gaines County, Texas
    10. Pecos County, Texas

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    79741, 79758, 79759, 79760, 79761, 79762, 79763, 79764, 79765, 79766, 79768, 79769, 79776

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • KPBT-TV (602 TV) ODESSA, TX
    • KOCV (91.3 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KQRX (95.1 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KNRX (96.5 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KMCM (96.9 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KMMZ (101.3 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KKCN (103.1 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KTXC (104.7 FM) ODESSA, TX
    • KXOI (810 AM) ODESSA, TX
    • KOZA (1230 AM) ODESSA, TX
    • KRUN (1400 AM) ODESSA, TX
    • KRIL (1410 AM) ODESSA, TX
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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