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El Paso County, TX

875,784 Population
1,013.5 square miles 864.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±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

$28,977 ±$1,061 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,888 ±$2,555 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.2% ±1.8% (156,518  ±15,631) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.3 minutes ±0.7 (9,070,310  ±324,662) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

302,143 ±3,241 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0 (860,961  ±443) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±0.9% (9,542  ±1,819) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

328,132 ±179 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$209,100 ±$5,172 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.6% ±1% (91,897  ±8,991.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.7% ±2.3% (462,591  ±12,984.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.6% ±1.3% (149,067  ±7,284.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

22% (193,005  ±8,195) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.9% ±0.7% (50,019  ±4,119) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
50,019 Total veterans ±4,119 43,967 Male ±3,808 6,052 Female ±1,428

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