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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Population By Race in Ector , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,133 5.19%
White Alone 141,764 90.4%
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%
Two Or More Races 2,280 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Ector , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,404 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 90,820 57.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,596 1.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 305 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 172 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 823 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,729 4.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,944 32.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 628 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,740 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 205 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,457 0.93%