El Paso

Population: 678,147
Median household income: $58,734
Median home value: $171,700

El Paso, a community in El Paso County, Texas, has 678,147 residents. The median household income of $58,734 is in line with the El Paso County median ($58,859).

Between 2019 and 2023, El Paso's population held roughly steady from 679,813 to 678,147, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $127,400 to $171,700.

76.5% of workers drive to work alone. 67.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 678,147
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $58,734
Median home value: $171,700
Median gross rent: $1,041
Housing units: 262,899
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

679,813678,147

Median household income

$47,568$58,734

Median home value

$127,400$171,700

Median gross rent

$837$1,041

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	679,813	$47,568	$127,400	$837
2020	679,879	$48,866	$132,800	$857
2021	676,395	$51,325	$137,600	$910
2022	677,181	$55,710	$159,300	$976
2023	678,147	$58,734	$171,700	$1,041

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44,231	6.5%
5 to 17	127,167	18.8%
18 to 24	72,566	10.7%
25 to 34	103,714	15.3%
35 to 44	84,928	12.5%
45 to 54	77,976	11.5%
55 to 64	73,160	10.8%
65 to 74	54,747	8.1%
75 and over	39,658	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82,413	12.2%
Black or African American	21,322	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,695	0.2%
Asian	8,979	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,172	0.2%
Some other race	1,544	0.2%
Two or more races	9,483	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	551,539	81.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78,682	18.1%
High school graduate	105,724	24.4%
Some college or associate's	130,537	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	79,479	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	39,761	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231,043	76.5%
Carpooled	33,601	11.1%
Public transit	3,164	1.0%
Walked	3,236	1.1%
Bicycle	405	0.1%
Worked from home	23,614	7.8%
Other means	6,880	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63,991	23.0%
15 to 29 min	134,446	48.3%
30 to 44 min	55,989	20.1%
45 to 59 min	12,042	4.3%
60+ min	11,861	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 18.4% (123,474 of 671,762)

	Count	Share
Family households	168,585	69.5%
Nonfamily households	73,897	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	242,482	92.2%
Vacant	20,417	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145,953	60.2%
Renter-occupied	96,529	39.8%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units6.9%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	177,422	67.5%
1-unit, attached	9,291	3.5%
2 to 4 units	19,058	7.2%
5 to 19 units	31,078	11.8%
20 or more units	18,043	6.9%
Mobile home & other	8,007	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4824000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 259 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 31.8478, -106.4311