Ector, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 600. Estimated population in July 2024: 632 (+5.3% change)
Males: 285 (47.5%), Females: 315 (52.5%)
Fannin County
Zip code: 75439
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $38,125
Median house value: $62,400
Population by Race
Races in Ector:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (25.7%), German (12.0%), Irish (10.3%), English (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Scottish (2.0%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ector
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 0.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ector city
- Never married: 12.9%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 11.1%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+21.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ector:
- NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; BONHAM, TX)
- REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF TEXOMA (about 23 miles; SHERMAN, TX)
- WILSON N JONES MEMORIAL HOSP-NORTH CAM (about 23 miles; SHERMAN, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ector:
- COX FLD (about 57 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 65 miles; DALLAS, TX; Abbreviation: DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 72 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; Abbreviation: DFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ector:
- JONES FIELD (about 8 miles; BONHAM, TX; Abbreviation: F00)
- SHERMAN MUNI (about 22 miles; SHERMAN, TX; Abbreviation: SWI)
- EAKER FIELD (about 26 miles; DURANT, OK; Abbreviation: DUA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ector:
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
- SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 35 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 38 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 53 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,695)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DALLAS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,352)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MESQUITE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,457)
Schools
Public high school in Ector:
- ECTOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: EAGLE ST & MAIN; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ector:
- ECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: P O BOX 128; Grades: KG – 06)