Ector County, Texas
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 164,654
- Median household income
- $71,536
- ±3,707
- Unemployed
- 5.9%
- 4,714 of 80,130 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.6%
- 56,559 of 64,563 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Ector | 161,091 (2021) | 300 N Grant Ave, Odessa | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Goldsmith | 228 (2021) | Po Box 629, Goldsmith | — |
| City of Odessa | 112,483 (2021) | Po Box 4398, Odessa | Website |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ector County Hospital District | Hospitals | 500 W 4th St, Odessa | Website |
| Odessa Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 124 E 2nd St, Odessa | Website |
| Ector County Emergency Communications District | Other single function districts | 703 N Hancock Ave, Odessa | Website |
| Sandhills Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 201 W 6th St, Crane | — |
| Ector County Utility District | Water supply utility | 1036 N Moss Ave, Odessa | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL
Independent charter district1 schools
5530 BILLY HEXT RD, Odessa, TX, 79765
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ECTOR COUNTY ISD
School district44 schools
802 N SAM HOUSTON, Odessa, TX, 79760
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Permian Basin Farmers Market (5021 Princeton Street Midland) · Midland Downtown Farmers' Market (Midland)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.