Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ector County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 156,823 population of Ector County, Texas comprised of 95,120 people who identified as Hispanic (60.65%), and 61,703 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (39.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ector County, Texas with a population of 141,764 (90.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,133 (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 2017, with a population of 90,820 (57.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 50,944 (32.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,729 (4.29%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ector County, TX in 2017

Total Population:156,823

Hispanic (60.65%)

Non Hispanic (39.35%)

Race in Ector County, TX in 2017

Total Population:156,823

White Alone (90.4%)

Black or African American Alone (5.19%)

Two or more races (1.45%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.42%)

Asian Alone (1.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.24%)

Ethnicity in Ector County, TX in 2017

Total Population:156,823

Hispanic White Alone (57.91%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (32.49%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.29%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.18%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.11%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.02%)

Population By Race in Ector , TX in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	141,764	90.4%
Black or African American Alone	8,133	5.19%
Two Or More Races	2,280	1.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,224	1.42%
Asian Alone	2,045	1.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	377	0.24%

Population By Ethnicity in Ector , TX in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	90,820	57.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	50,944	32.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,729	4.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,740	1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,596	1.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,457	0.93%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,404	0.9%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	823	0.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	628	0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	305	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	205	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	172	0.11%