Ellis County, TX

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2024 Population

213,160

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

6.9%

15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$99,595

3.86% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$348,600

13.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

106,481

2.66% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ellis County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Ellis County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ellis County, TX are Southwestern Assemblies of God University (566 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Ellis County, TX was $348,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.8%.

Most people in Ellis County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Ellis County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Ellis County, TX borders Dallas County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Navarro County, TX, and Tarrant County, TX.

United States Texas Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Population & Diversity

Ellis County, TX is home to a population of 213k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.52% of Ellis County, TX residents were born outside of the country (18.2k people).

In 2024, there were 3.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (112k people) in Ellis County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 22.3k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Ellis County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ellis County, TX was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ellis County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellis County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
112k ± 499
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
30.8k ± 821
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
22.3k ± 2.08k

28.2%

Hispanic Population

60.1k people

28.2% of the people in Ellis County, TX are hispanic (60.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ellis County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

8.52%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18.2k people

8.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16.8k people

As of 2024, 8.52% of Ellis County, TX residents (18.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ellis County, TX was 8.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ellis County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,326 ± 594
Vietnam
2,699 ± 351
Gulf War (1990s)
2,180 ± 414

Ellis County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ellis County, TX.

Economy

The economy of Ellis County, TX employs 106k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ellis County, TX were Manufacturing (13,012 people), Retail Trade (12,908 people), and Educational Services (11,732 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($109,837), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($78,750), and Utilities ($76,956).

Employment

Occupations

106k

2024 Value

± 3,052

2.66%

1 Year growth

± 3.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellis County, TX grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 104k employees to 106k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellis County, TX, are Management Occupations (14,617 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,056 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (9,872 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellis County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

106k

2024 Value

± 3,052

2.66%

1 Year growth

± 3.88%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellis County, TX grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 104k employees to 106k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellis County, TX, are Manufacturing (13,012 people), Retail Trade (12,908 people), and Educational Services (11,732 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellis County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Ellis County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,453

Median earning men ± $1,561

$44,233

Median earning women ± $1,785

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($93,222), Public Administration ($79,831), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,828).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,988), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,884), and Public Administration ($55,729).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

346
Construction
265
Other Services (except Public Administration)
235
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$788k
Manufacturing
$314k
Construction
$273k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ellis County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Ellis County, TX awarded 566 degrees. The student population of Ellis County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 842 male students and 883 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ellis County, TX are White (312 and 55.6%), Hispanic or Latino (142 and 25.3%), Black or African American (52 and 9.27%), and Two or More Races (27 and 4.81%).

The largest universities in Ellis County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Assemblies of God University (566 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Ellis County, TX are Christian Studies (111 and 19.6%), Biblical Studies (91 and 16.1%), and Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries (55 and 9.72%).

The median tuition cost in Ellis County, TX for private four year colleges is $17,650.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Ellis County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 55.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,725 (48.8% men and 51.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,725 students enrolled in Ellis County, TX, 48.8% men and 51.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 893 records, of which 55.3% were women and 44.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
30 degrees awarded
Other Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries
55 degrees awarded
General Studies
40 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Ellis County, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Ellis County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

566 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern Assemblies of God University with 566 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 284 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ellis County, TX, which is 1.01 times more than the 282 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 312 degrees mean that there were 2.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 142 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($17,650) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($960) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,352) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ellis County, TX was $348,600 in 2024, which is 1.05 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $306,400 to $348,600, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Ellis County, TX is 75.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ellis County, TX have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellis County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ellis County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.27%.

Housing

Property

$348,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,457

$54,389

Median Property Taxes

±$1,749

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ellis County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ellis County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.8%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.8% of the housing units in Ellis County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ellis County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$99,595

Median Household Income

± $3,164

71.8k

Number of Households

± 2,277

In 2024, the median household income of the 71.8k households in Ellis County, TX grew to $99,595 from the previous year's value of $95,898.

The following chart displays the households in Ellis County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellis County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)
Carpooled (8.87%)

In 2024, 77% of workers in Ellis County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellis County, TX have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Ellis County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ellis County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ellis County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ellis County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Ellis County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.27%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellis County, TX (14.5k out of 211k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellis County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 9% of the children was living in poverty in Ellis County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 142 in Ellis County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 75.2 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

85% of the population of Ellis County, TX has health coverage, with 54% on employee plans, 9.45% on Medicaid, 9.93% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ellis County, TX see 2,632 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,632 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3215 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 928 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,632 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ellis County, TX

Primary care physicians in Ellis County, TX see an average of 2,632 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,632 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ellis County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

54%

Employer Coverage

9.45%

Medicaid

9.93%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.35%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ellis County, TX declined by 4.09% from 15.6% to 15%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ellis County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.2 in Ellis County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ellis County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.6% in Ellis County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Ellis County, TX.