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El Paso, TX

681,724 Population
258.8 square miles 2,633.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 34.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,977 ±$1,101 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: $28,963 ±$1,057
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,932 ±$2,820 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: $59,834 ±$2,556
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

18.3% ±1.8% (123,242  ±11,836) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 18.2% † 156,705 (±1.8% / ±15,592)
  • 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)

23.5 minutes ±0.8 (6,934,210  ±289,675) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 24.3 9,098,235 (±0.7 / ±323,435)
  • 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

246,570 ±3,658 Number of households
  • the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 302,873 ±3,252
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (674,007  ±690) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 2.9 862,901 (±0 / ±997)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.5% ±1.2% (5,801  ±1,902) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 4.5% † 9,542 (±0.9% / ±1,819)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

267,769 ±2,692 Number of housing units
  • the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 329,122 ±348
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$209,600 ±$5,618 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: $208,800 ±$5,150
  • 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% ±1.2% (71,322  ±8,228.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 10.6% 92,255 (±1% / ±8,992.2)
  • 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

83.3% ±2.5% (371,287  ±11,708.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 82.6% 463,614 (±2.3% / ±13,007.6)
  • 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)
28.7% ±1.5% (127,892  ±6,886.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 26.6% 149,274 (±1.3% / ±7,296.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 80 percent 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

21.9% ±1.1% (149,171  ±7,484) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 22.1% 193,609 (±0.9% / ±8,213)
  • 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

8.3% ±0.7% (41,779  ±3,595) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the El Paso, TX Metro Area: 7.9% 50,073 (±0.7% / ±4,128)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
41,779 Total veterans ±3,595 36,723 Male ±3,202 5,056 Female ±1,340

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