Odessa's Living Circumstances

Ector County Independent School District Overview

Odessa College located in Ector County Independent School District area. A total of 52,530 households are located in Ector County Independent School District area. Among them, 21,069 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.71 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 57,818 and 44,795 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

9.28% (14,756) of residents are non-citizens and 41.93% (66,652) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Ector County Independent School District, Texas
Household	52,530
Population	158,954
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	21,069 (40.11%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	57,818
Total Students	44,795
Pre-Kindergarten	2,501
Kindergarten	3,359
Grade 1-8	20,990
Grade 9-12	9,542
College/Graduate School	8,403
Veterans	112,062
Non-citizen	14,756
Non-English Home Language	66,652
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

116,949 residents are over the age of 16 and 79,868 people are in labor force. Among them, 79,806 people are in civilian labor force and 62 are in armed labor force. 74,960 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Ector County Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	73,910	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	60,220	81.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,451	12.79%
Public transportation	272	0.37%
Walked	1,308	1.77%
Other method	600	0.81%
Worked from home	2,059	2.79%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	74,960	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	17,482	23.32%
Service	11,682	15.58%
Sales and office	17,827	23.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	13,232	17.65%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,737	19.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	74,960	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	11,409	15.22%
Construction	6,896	9.20%
Manufacturing	4,622	6.17%
Wholesale trade	2,833	3.78%
Retail trade	10,060	13.42%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,620	7.50%
Information	695	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,675	4.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,415	5.89%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,844	15.80%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,372	8.50%
Other services, except public administration	4,498	6.00%
Public administration	2,021	2.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	74,960	-
Private wage and salary workers	61,298	81.77%
Government workers	8,491	11.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,000	6.67%
Unpaid family workers	171	0.23%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,484 for the 52,530 households in Ector County Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $36,282. 126,004 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 79.04%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,530	-
Less than $10,000	2,715	5.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,814	3.45%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,593	8.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,214	9.93%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,423	12.23%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,966	18.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,176	13.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,744	16.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,300	6.28%
More than $200,000	2,585	4.92%
Median Household Income	$62,973	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,484	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	36,317	-
Less than $10,000	1,224	3.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	860	2.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,304	6.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,094	8.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,377	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,675	18.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,668	15.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,246	19.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,682	7.38%
More than $200,000	2,187	6.02%

Median Family Income	$73,461	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$92,563	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,282	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$56,509	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$56,509	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	159,427	-
With health insurance coverage	126,004	79.04%
Public coverage	38,841	24.36%
Private health insurance	98,071	61.51%
Without health insurance coverage	33,423	20.96%

Housing

There are 58,393 housing units in Ector County Independent School District area, Texas with 52,530 units (89.96%) occupied. 34,087 houses (64.89%) are occupied by owner and 18,443 houses (35.11%) are rented. The average housing value is $140,500 and the average rental cost is $1,059. 2,700 houses (4.62%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,424 houses (5.86%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,393	-
Occupied	52,530	89.96%
Owner Occupied	34,087	64.89%
Renter Occupied	18,443	35.11%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	37,021	63.40%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,223	2.09%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,360	19.45%
Mobile Homes	8,197	14.04%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	592	1.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,393	-
Built 2014 or later	2,700	4.62%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,379	5.79%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,628	7.93%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,721	9.80%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,782	13.33%
Built 1970 - 1979	10,681	18.29%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,505	11.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,573	23.24%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,424	5.86%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,393	-
1 room	1,407	2.41%
2 rooms	1,372	2.35%
3 rooms	5,102	8.74%
4 rooms	10,733	18.38%
5 rooms	16,304	27.92%
6 rooms	11,394	19.51%
7 rooms	5,627	9.64%
8 rooms	3,245	5.56%
9 rooms or more	3,209	5.50%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,393	-
no bedroom	1,523	2.61%
1 bedroom	6,863	11.75%
2 bedrooms	13,656	23.39%
3 bedrooms	27,007	46.25%
4 bedrooms	8,268	14.16%
5 bedrooms or more	1,076	1.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	34,087	-
Less than $50,000	4,476	13.13%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,902	20.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,703	19.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,377	18.71%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,009	17.63%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,710	7.95%
$500,000 - $999,999	788	2.31%
$1,000,000 or more	122	0.36%
Median House Value	$140,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,124	-
Less than $500	1,293	7.55%
$500 - $999	6,230	36.38%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,708	39.17%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,205	12.88%
$2,000 - $2,499	559	3.26%
$2,500 - $2,999	129	0.75%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,059	-

Demographic

A total of 160,579 people lives in Ector County Independent School District area, Texas with 81,516 male and 79,063 female. The males to female ratio is 50.76 to 49.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	160,579	-
Male	81,516	50.76%
Female	79,063	49.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	160,579	-
Under 5 years	14,628	9.11%
5 - 9 years	14,148	8.81%
10 - 14 years	12,500	7.78%
15 - 19 years	11,596	7.22%
20 - 24 years	12,287	7.65%
25 - 34 years	26,826	16.71%
35 - 44 years	20,488	12.76%
45 - 54 years	17,078	10.64%
55 - 59 years	8,362	5.21%
60 - 64 years	7,429	4.63%
65 - 74 years	8,953	5.58%
75 - 84 years	4,499	2.80%
85 years and older	1,785	1.11%
Median Age	30.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	160,579	-
One Race	155,777	97.01%
White	129,198	80.46%
Black or African American	7,702	4.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	927	0.58%
Asian	1,909	1.19%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	47	0.03%
Other	15,994	9.96%

Two or more races	4,802	2.99%
White and Black or African American	1,839	1.15%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,337	0.83%
White and Asian	223	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%