Ellis County, Texas Demographics

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Ellis County is 16th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Income per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Current population (2012) 153,969 25th 26,059,203 313,914,040
Size in square miles 935.5 92nd 261,231.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 159.9 31st 96.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Residents younger than 5 6.8% 104th 7.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 28.0% 46th 26.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.9% 224th 10.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.5% 61st 80.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 20.8% 59th 26.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Race - White 87.6% 181st 80.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 9.3% 65th 12.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 179th 1.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 102nd 4.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 94th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.5% 87th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 24.3% 135th 38.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 64.7% 110th 44.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Female residents 50.6% 93rd 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 8.0% 100th 16.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Housing units 55,143 28th 10,098,750 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.8% 73rd 24.0% 25.9%
Households 49,233 28th 8,667,807 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 76.2% 96th 64.5% 66.1%
Home median value $136,600 30th $126,400 $186,200
People per household 3.0 36th 2.8 2.6
Building permits (last year) 735 29th 135,514 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Income per capita $26,059 42nd $25,548 $27,915
Income per household $62,639 16th $50,920 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.4% 220th 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Ellis County Rank Texas US
Non-farm private establishments 2,455 35th 525,420 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 32,677 35th 8,987,663 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 14,160 25th 2,164,852 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,323,106 37th $311,334,781 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $9,265 126th $13,061 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $126,593 35th $42,054,592 $613,795,732

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