COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ector vs Sherman
PLACE A
Ector, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sherman, Mississippi
Ector is 20% larger than Sherman. Ector earns more, with a median household income $13,757 higher. Ector has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -8%).
ECTORSHERMANDIFFERENCE
Total population817680+20% vs Sherman
Population density696391+305
Population growth6.0%-7.7%+13.7 pts
Median age39.434.5+4.9
Male52.3%39.1%+13.2 pts
Female47.7%60.9%−13.2 pts
Foreign-born2.0%0.4%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.7%83.3%−6.6 pts
Black2.1%12.3%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%0.7%+10.7 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other8.9%3.7%+5.2 pts
Median household income$66,161$52,404+$13,757
Per capita income$31,431$28,140+$3,291
Poverty rate11.1%22.8%−11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.410−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%14.2%+0.1 pts
Graduate degree8.2%4.4%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%6.2%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation64.8%65.7%−0.9 pts
Median home value$153,400$158,900−$5,500
Median gross rent$1,113$982+$131
Owner-occupied61.5%58.1%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%16.5%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%44.7%−6.1 pts
Average commute27.223.5+3.7
Worked from home6.1%0.0%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.0%9.4%+9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025