Demographics of Ellis County, Texas

Ellis County, Texas had 240,867 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +46,545 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ellis County, in four figures

240,867
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +24.0%
Change since July 2020: +46,545 people.; 36.3 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,595 ±$3,164
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Ellis County, Texas's population grew 24.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ellis County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Ellis County, Texas's population grew 24.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ellis County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	194,322	100.0	100.0
2021	203,253	104.6	100.2
2022	212,488	109.3	100.7
2023	223,347	114.9	101.6
2024	232,454	119.6	102.5
2025	240,867	124.0	103.1

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Population of Ellis County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	194,322	+1,862	+154	+1	+1,830
2021	203,253	+8,931	+671	+61	+8,612
2022	212,488	+9,235	+961	+240	+7,667
2023	223,347	+10,859	+1,342	+449	+8,923
2024	232,454	+9,107	+1,331	+486	+7,238
2025	240,867	+8,413	+1,335	−13	+7,178

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.3 ±0.2: for men 35.4 ±0.2 and for women 37.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ellis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	13,777 ±144	6.5% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	42,393 ±1,220	19.9% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,972 ±801	8.9% ±0.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	57,879 ±1,056	27.2% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	52,351 ±1,096	24.6% ±0.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	27,788 ±1,098	13.0% ±0.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,595 ±$3,164, and income per person $40,925 ±$1,274, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ellis County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	5,779 ±623	8.1% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,635 ±973	14.8% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,420 ±812	14.5% ±1.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,180 ±887	12.8% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,724 ±1,030	21.9% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10,851 ±873	15.1% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	9,170 ±762	12.8% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ellis County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	14,539 ±2,156	6.9% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,478 ±870	8.1% ±1.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,093 ±1,141	6.1% ±1.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,968 ±481	7.5% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ellis County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ellis County	Texas	United States
Housing units	75,422 ±218	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±0.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.8% ±1.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.2% ±1.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$348,600 ±$5,457	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,594 ±$53	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2002 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ellis County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	60,062 ±0	28.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	112,230 ±499	52.7% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30,773 ±821	14.4% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,760 ±279	0.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	211 ±94	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	207 ±69	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,043 ±475	0.5% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,874 ±966	3.2% ±0.5	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ellis County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	145,346 ±2,239	68.2% ±1.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	47,811 ±2,032	22.4% ±1.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,850 ±448	0.9% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,153 ±1,226	8.5% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,876 ±818	3.7% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,277 ±1,277	4.8% ±0.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ellis County among the counties of Texas

25th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Ellis County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%
Smith County	252,549	+7.8%
Brazos County	249,088	+6.2%
Ellis County	240,867	+24.0%
Johnson County	218,048	+20.5%
Kaufman County	209,235	+42.2%
Comal County	209,166	+27.8%
Guadalupe County	201,111	+15.8%
Midland County	187,855	+10.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026