Population 155,976
State Texas
Current Time
Area 935.49 mi²
Zip Codes 75119, 75120, 75154, 75165, 75167, 75168, 76065
Per capita income $26,061

Cities in Ellis County

Hays, Ennis, Midlothian, Red Oak, Waxahachie

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 87.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 10.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,323,106
Total number of firms, 2007 14,160
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 155,976
Households, 2008-2012 50,327
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 4.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 12,222
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,061
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 19.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 34,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 28.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 9.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 935.49 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 149,610
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $139,000
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$4,080,603
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,569
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 24.6 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $62,832
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 27.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$126,593
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.6 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 10,106
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 84.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.94
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.5 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 20.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.2 %
Population, 2010 149,610
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 159.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 64.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 74.8 %
Housing units, 2013 55,993
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,265
Building permits, 2012 735
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$279,168
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %