Penwell's Livability
-
C-
Affordability -
N/A
Housing -
B
Job Market -
C+
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B-
Commute -
D+
Education -
B+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Penwell, TX
Penwell, TX is located in Ector County in the state of Texas.
The total population for Ector County is about 45,452.
The Average Home Value is $215,426 for Ector County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $171,322 for the state of Texas, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,903 for the state of Texas, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: N/AMale Population Estimate: N/A
Female Population Estimate: N/A
Median Age: N/A
Male Median Age: N/A
Female Median Age: N/A
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0%
Hispanic:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.49%
Libertarian: 0.96%
Green: 0.2%
Other: 0.02%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Penwell specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ector County: About 6.33132 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ector County: About 809.235 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ector County is about 38% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 64% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Texas is ranked #47 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 17.01 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 13.36The average living wage for the state of Texas is $30.75/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Texas a minimum wage score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Texas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Texas is $150.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 10.49 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Texas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Texas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Texas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Texas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Texas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Texas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Texas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Texas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Texas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Texas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Texas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Texas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Texas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Texas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Texas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Texas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Texas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Texas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.
Nearby Location
- Notrees, TX ( 15.58 mi. )
- Goldsmith, TX ( 16.86 mi. )
- Odessa, TX ( 17.41 mi. )
- Thorntonville, TX ( 22.39 mi. )
- Gardendale, TX ( 23.14 mi. )
- Wickett, TX ( 27.12 mi. )
- Monahans, TX ( 27.46 mi. )
- Crane, TX ( 27.91 mi. )
- Royalty, TX ( 30.11 mi. )
- Kermit, TX ( 30.43 mi. )
- Grandfalls, TX ( 31.62 mi. )
- Wink, TX ( 33.05 mi. )
- Imperial, TX ( 33.23 mi. )
- Midland, TX ( 34.16 mi. )
- Pyote, TX ( 34.19 mi. )
- Mc Camey, TX ( 36.24 mi. )
- Andrews, TX ( 40.17 mi. )
- Bennett, NM ( 42.80 mi. )
- Jal, NM ( 43.59 mi. )
- Coyanosa, TX ( 44.31 mi. )
- Midkiff, TX ( 44.77 mi. )
- McCamey, TX ( 47.31 mi. )
- Girvin, TX ( 48.25 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 79759Latitude: 31.739900
Longitude: -102.591500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 2997.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 432