Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ector County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 144,472 population of Ector County, Texas comprised of 79,980 people who identified as Hispanic (55.36%), and 64,492 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (44.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ector County, Texas with a population of 132,266 (91.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,854 (4.74%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,921 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ector County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 76,707 (53.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 55,559 (38.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,842 (4.04%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Ector, Texas.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ector County, TX in 2012
Total Population:144,472
55.36%44.64%
Hispanic (55.36%)
Non Hispanic (44.64%)
Race in Ector County, TX in 2012
Total Population:144,472
91.55%
White Alone (91.55%)
Black or African American Alone (4.74%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.33%)
Two or more races (1.24%)
Asian Alone (0.95%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.2%)
Ethnicity in Ector County, TX in 2012
Total Population:144,472
53.1%38.46%
Hispanic White Alone (53.1%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (38.46%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.04%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.67%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.91%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.83%)
Population By Race in Ector , TX in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 132,266 91.55%
Black or African American Alone 6,854 4.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,921 1.33%
Two Or More Races 1,784 1.24%
Asian Alone 1,366 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 281 0.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Ector , TX in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 76,707 53.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,559 38.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,842 4.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,309 0.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,197 0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,128 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,012 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 612 0.42%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 587 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 238 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 154 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 127 0.09%