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El Paso County, TX

869,880 Population
1,013.5 square miles 858.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$27,750 ±$868 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$58,971 ±$2,516 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.5% ±1.6% (158,190  ±13,799) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.5 minutes ±0.6 (8,926,850  ±304,813) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

301,198 ±3,292 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0 (855,292  ±655) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 † 29,898,096 (±49.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.6% ±1.2% (13,826  ±2,507) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

326,149 ±234 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$191,100 ±$5,606 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.3% ±1.1% (105,593  ±9,499.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

81.1% ±2.2% (448,938  ±12,296.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
26% ±1.3% (143,658  ±6,919) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.5% ±14,387% (195,957  ±6,930) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.9% † 5,455,292 (±,325.7% / ±65,136)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.3% ±0.6% (45,813  ±3,770) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
45,813 Total veterans ±3,770 40,321 Male ±3,613 5,492 Female ±1,369

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