El Paso County, Colorado

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 736,008
Median household income: $87,470
Median home value: $431,000

Home to 736,008 residents, El Paso County is one of Colorado's counties. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,470 is below the Colorado median ($92,470).

From 2019 to 2023, El Paso County's population grew 5.3% from 698,974 to 736,008, while its median household income rose 27.2% from $68,779 to $87,470.

41.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736,008
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,470
Median home value: $431,000
Median gross rent: $1,609
Housing units: 296,753
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

698,974736,008

Median household income

$68,779$87,470

Median home value

$275,000$431,000

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,609

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	698,974	$68,779	$275,000	$1,174
2020	710,499	$71,517	$300,200	$1,234
2021	722,736	$75,909	$331,400	$1,347
2022	730,323	$82,748	$390,500	$1,507
2023	736,008	$87,470	$431,000	$1,609

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45,945	6.2%
5 to 17	126,475	17.2%
18 to 24	76,944	10.5%
25 to 34	118,672	16.1%
35 to 44	100,228	13.6%
45 to 54	82,525	11.2%
55 to 64	84,577	11.5%
65 to 74	62,266	8.5%
75 and over	38,376	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	488,925	66.4%
Black or African American	40,725	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,732	0.2%
Asian	20,290	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,802	0.2%
Some other race	3,715	0.5%
Two or more races	43,877	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	134,942	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23,818	4.9%
High school graduate	95,538	19.6%
Some college or associate's	167,170	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	121,674	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	78,444	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	263,734	70.4%
Carpooled	33,658	9.0%
Public transit	1,264	0.3%
Walked	12,423	3.3%
Bicycle	1,649	0.4%
Worked from home	57,517	15.4%
Other means	4,112	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83,050	26.2%
15 to 29 min	143,992	45.4%
30 to 44 min	59,808	18.9%
45 to 59 min	12,865	4.1%
60+ min	17,125	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 8.5% (60,977 of 714,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	191,130	67.5%
Nonfamily households	92,044	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	283,174	95.4%
Vacant	13,579	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187,976	66.4%
Renter-occupied	95,198	33.6%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	199,016	67.1%
1-unit, attached	23,491	7.9%
2 to 4 units	14,372	4.8%
5 to 19 units	27,074	9.1%
20 or more units	23,906	8.1%
Mobile home & other	8,894	3.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08041
State: Colorado
Land area: 2,126 sq mi
Water area: 2.73 sq mi
Center point: 38.8274, -104.5275