COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ector vs Van Alstyne
PLACE A
Ector, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Van Alstyne, Texas
Ector is 90% smaller than Van Alstyne. Van Alstyne earns more, with a median household income $36,308 higher. Van Alstyne has grown faster since 2000 (43% vs 6%).
ECTORVAN ALSTYNEDIFFERENCE
Total population8178,012−90% vs Van Alstyne
Population density6961,440−744
Population growth6.0%43.4%−37.4 pts
Median age39.436.4+3.0
Male52.3%44.3%+8.0 pts
Female47.7%55.7%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born2.0%9.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.7%66.3%+10.4 pts
Black2.1%5.0%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%23.1%−11.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.8%+0.1 pts
Other8.9%4.9%+4.0 pts
Median household income$66,161$102,469−$36,308
Per capita income$31,431$43,592−$12,161
Poverty rate11.1%7.0%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.400−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%37.7%−23.4 pts
Graduate degree8.2%7.5%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.6%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation64.8%63.5%+1.3 pts
Median home value$153,400$342,700−$189,300
Median gross rent$1,113$1,345−$232
Owner-occupied61.5%75.4%−13.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%13.1%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.7%39.7%−1.0 pts
Average commute27.230.6−3.4
Worked from home6.1%27.1%−21.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Uninsured19.0%19.3%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025