Ector County vs Parker County

A side-by-side comparison of Ector County and Parker County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ector County and Parker County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ector County has the higher population (163,206 vs 158,079 in Parker County). Parker County has the higher median household income ($102,099 vs $71,031 in Ector County). Parker County has the higher median home value ($343,600 vs $190,500 in Ector County).

Population, income & housing

	Ector County	Parker County
Population	163,206	158,079
Median age	31.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,031	$102,099
Median home value	$190,500	$343,600
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,440
Housing units	67,542	58,786
Homeownership rate	64.4%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	31.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ector County	Parker County
Population	160,579 → 163,206 (+1.6%)	133,811 → 158,079 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$62,973 → $71,031 (+12.8%)	$77,503 → $102,099 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $190,500 (+35.6%)	$214,200 → $343,600 (+60.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,284 (+21.2%)	$1,027 → $1,440 (+40.2%)

Ector County

Population

160,579163,206

Median household income

$62,973$71,031

Median home value

$140,500$190,500

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,284

Parker County

Population

133,811158,079

Median household income

$77,503$102,099

Median home value

$214,200$343,600

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,440

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ector County	Parker County
Under 5	8.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.9%
75 and over	3.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ector County	Parker County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	62.3%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ector County	Parker County
No high school diploma	22.4%	9.5%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ector County	Parker County
Drove alone	82.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	12.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ector County	Parker County
1-unit, detached	59.3%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	2.6%
20 or more units	6.5%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Ector County	Parker County
Poverty rate	15.3%	7.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1981	2001