Ellis County Demographics

People QuickFacts Ellis County Texas
Population, 2010 149,610 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 34.3% 20.60%
Population, 2000 111,360 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 29.0% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.0% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 50.6% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 78.6% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 9.0% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.2% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 23.5% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 65.5% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 82.2% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 7.4% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 18.5% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 81.9% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 19.4% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 9,751 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 29.3 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 54,365 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 76.4% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 10.6% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $134,100 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 46,407 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 3.03 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $24,250 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $57,943 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 10.9% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Ellis County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 2,446 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 33,190 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 16.5% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 11,070 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 14,160 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.3% 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 4,080,603 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 279,168 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,323,106 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,265 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 126,593 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 497 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 716,339 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Ellis County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 935.49 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 159.9 96.3
FIPS Code 139 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau