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Ector County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 121,123  1.8   
Under 5 9,666  (10.5)  8.0 
Under 18 36,820  (2.4)  30.4 
65 and over 13,238 19.8 10.9
85 and over 1,269 56.1 1.0
Male 58,914  1.2  48.6 
Female 62,209  2.4  51.4 
White 89,257  (2.2)  73.7 
Black 5,583  0.5  4.6 
Asian 775  17.1  0.6 
Hispanic 51,306  37.5  42.4 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 49,940  1.7  1.3    2,871 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 230  3.1  4.0  0.5  37 
Mining 3,632  10.4  (1.0)  7.3  140 
Construction 3,028  (11.7)  (2.6)  6.1  217 
Manufacturing 4,989  6.9  1.8  10.0  234 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 2,286  19.4  3.3  4.6  138 
Wholesale Trade 3,869  2.4  (1.1)  7.7  324 
Retail Trade 10,294  (0.2)  1.1  20.6  529 
Services 10,790  2.1  4.2  21.6  965 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 1,630  1.7  5.2  3.3  201 
Government 9,161  (1.6)  0.4  18.3  74 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 5.2 (1.2)  (1.7)  65 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $2,420,293  (3.8)  4.0  33 
Average Per Capita Income $19,558  (3.0)  3.7  162 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 18.3 (0.4)  (3.6)  111 
Ages 0-17 25.0 (0.1)  (5.7)  124 
Ages 5-17 in families 24.0 (0.7)  (4.2)  136 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $4,484,587,294  4.1  2.4  32 
Property Value Per Capita $37,025  6.3  2.5  217 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $1,085,205,113  10.6  2.4 
Sales Tax Outlets 4,081  (1.9)  (2.5) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  39  26,918  0.3 
Higher Education Fall 2001   2  6,954  1.7