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Ellis County, TX

232,387 Population
935.8 square miles 248.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,056 ±$2,064 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$100,052 ±$4,092 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.4% ±2% (14,761  ±4,683) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

31.3 minutes ±1.2 (2,979,830  ±177,390) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

78,207 ±1,421 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.1 (230,038  ±67) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.1% ±2.5% (5,332  ±1,454) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

81,686 ±85 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$378,700 ±$10,870 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.7% ±1.9% (22,183  ±4,420.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.1% ±4.6% (136,686  ±7,011.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.7% ±2.8% (49,082  ±4,160.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% (18,968  ±2,596) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.3% ±0.9% (10,780  ±1,614) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,780 Total veterans ±1,614 8,852 Male ±1,370 1,928 Female ±1,082

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