Ector County

Ector County has 164,654 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $71,536, 9% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $200,200, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

164,654residentsACS 2020–2024

$71,536median household incomeTexas: $78K

$200,200median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Ector County in TexasZIP codes in Ector County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Ector County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 7 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
79741	177	$113K	$142K	77%	27%	95%	33 min
79758	2,016	$103K	$391K	93%	22%	76%	32 min
79761	30,164	$68K	$166K	58%	13%	82%	24 min
79762	39,927	$75K	$233K	56%	22%	95%	24 min
79763	35,174	$57K	$133K	70%	10%	79%	27 min
79764	27,013	$65K	$144K	67%	21%	90%	33 min
79766	11,041	$74K	$141K	83%	13%	89%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

164,654 residents in 64,563 households, next to the Texas figure.

30%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

10%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

68,899 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,200 (±$9,662).

65%

of households own their home

58%

of homes are detached single-family houses

17%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,259

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201918%

2000–200910%

1990–199910%

1980–198915%

1970–197915%

1960–19698%

1950–195917%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,707.

$71,536

median household income

16.5%

of people live below the poverty line

5.9%

unemployment rate

18%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

95%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates