Ellis County, Texas

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 203,927
Median household income: $95,898
Median home value: $306,400

Ellis County, Texas counts 203,927 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $95,898 runs above the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Ellis County's population grew 17.4% from 173,772 to 203,927, while its median household income rose 24.8% from $76,871 to $95,898.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 54.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 203,927
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $95,898
Median home value: $306,400
Median gross rent: $1,449
Housing units: 72,541
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

173,772203,927

Median household income

$76,871$95,898

Median home value

$191,400$306,400

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,449

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	173,772	$76,871	$191,400	$1,054
2020	179,484	$79,834	$214,500	$1,104
2021	187,984	$85,272	$239,000	$1,190
2022	195,509	$93,248	$275,800	$1,345
2023	203,927	$95,898	$306,400	$1,449

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,217	6.5%
5 to 17	40,738	20.0%
18 to 24	18,076	8.9%
25 to 34	26,279	12.9%
35 to 44	28,471	14.0%
45 to 54	26,397	12.9%
55 to 64	24,352	11.9%
65 to 74	16,701	8.2%
75 and over	9,696	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	111,619	54.7%
Black or African American	26,896	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	266	0.1%
Asian	1,583	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	213	0.1%
Some other race	766	0.4%
Two or more races	6,230	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56,354	27.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,294	12.4%
High school graduate	35,561	27.0%
Some college or associate's	42,317	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	25,022	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12,702	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80,715	79.0%
Carpooled	9,229	9.0%
Public transit	72	0.1%
Walked	551	0.5%
Bicycle	29	0.0%
Worked from home	10,988	10.8%
Other means	555	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,505	22.5%
15 to 29 min	24,817	27.2%
30 to 44 min	21,564	23.7%
45 to 59 min	12,901	14.2%
60+ min	11,364	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 8.1% (16,372 of 201,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	54,295	78.9%
Nonfamily households	14,557	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,852	94.9%
Vacant	3,689	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,500	76.3%
Renter-occupied	16,352	23.7%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	56,959	78.5%
1-unit, attached	1,410	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,999	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2,817	3.9%
20 or more units	3,426	4.7%
Mobile home & other	5,930	8.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 48139
State: Texas
Land area: 936 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 32.3469, -96.7969

Cities & places

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