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Ector County

170,022Population
2.9 %Change since 2020
2,405Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
170,022 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.9 %
Net migration
2,405 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
165,182 (2020)
Births
3,043 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.9
Deaths
1,451 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.5
Natural change, 2023
1,592
International migration
1,495 (2023)
Domestic migration
910 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
14.1
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48135

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.75.6
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20243.5 %
20233.4 %
20224.0 %
20218.2 %
202011.5 %
20192.8 %
20182.8 %
20174.3 %
20166.7 %
20154.7 %
20143.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024170K165.5K
PeriodValue
2024170,022
2023165,450
2022161,480
2021160,809
2020165,511