Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ector County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 157,748 population of Ector County, Texas comprised of 94,296 people who identified as Hispanic (59.78%), and 63,452 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (40.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ector County, Texas with a population of 142,720 (90.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,188 (5.19%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,280 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ector County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 90,064 (57.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 52,656 (33.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,821 (4.32%).

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

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Population By Race in Ector , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,188 5.19%
White Alone 142,720 90.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,229 1.41%
Asian Alone 1,962 1.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 369 0.23%
Two Or More Races 2,280 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Ector , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,367 0.87%
White Alone - Hispanic 90,064 57.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,589 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 305 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 171 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 800 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,821 4.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 52,656 33.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 640 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,657 1.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,480 0.94%