El Paso County, Texas

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 866,275
Median household income: $58,859
Median home value: $167,300

Home to 866,275 residents, El Paso County is one of Texas's counties. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,859 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Paso County's population grew 3.6% from 836,062 to 866,275, while its median household income rose 25.6% from $46,871 to $58,859.

67.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1987.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 866,275
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,859
Median home value: $167,300
Median gross rent: $1,045
Housing units: 320,812
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

836,062866,275

Median household income

$46,871$58,859

Median home value

$121,500$167,300

Median gross rent

$838$1,045

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	836,062	$46,871	$121,500	$838
2020	836,915	$48,292	$126,500	$855
2021	860,485	$50,919	$131,500	$908
2022	863,832	$55,417	$153,600	$978
2023	866,275	$58,859	$167,300	$1,045

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58,783	6.8%
5 to 17	170,012	19.6%
18 to 24	94,761	10.9%
25 to 34	131,277	15.2%
35 to 44	110,927	12.8%
45 to 54	98,921	11.4%
55 to 64	90,408	10.4%
65 to 74	65,575	7.6%
75 and over	45,611	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	97,259	11.2%
Black or African American	25,346	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,212	0.3%
Asian	9,787	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,317	0.2%
Some other race	1,794	0.2%
Two or more races	12,017	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	716,543	82.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105,030	19.4%
High school graduate	135,101	24.9%
Some college or associate's	164,948	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	92,832	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	44,808	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	291,164	76.3%
Carpooled	43,317	11.4%
Public transit	3,486	0.9%
Walked	5,539	1.5%
Bicycle	454	0.1%
Worked from home	29,845	7.8%
Other means	7,768	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80,355	22.8%
15 to 29 min	162,883	46.3%
30 to 44 min	76,009	21.6%
45 to 59 min	17,139	4.9%
60+ min	15,342	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 18.9% (160,998 of 852,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	212,695	71.8%
Nonfamily households	83,646	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	296,341	92.4%
Vacant	24,471	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	188,705	63.7%
Renter-occupied	107,636	36.3%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217,837	67.9%
1-unit, attached	12,371	3.9%
2 to 4 units	21,898	6.8%
5 to 19 units	31,674	9.9%
20 or more units	18,505	5.8%
Mobile home & other	18,527	5.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48141
State: Texas
Land area: 1,014 sq mi
Water area: 1.76 sq mi
Center point: 31.7665, -106.2415

Cities & places

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