ZIP Code 79902

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in El Paso County, Texas.

Population: 18,529
Median household income: $45,333
Median home value: $223,300

ZIP Code 79902 (El Paso County, Texas) is home to about 18,529 residents. The median household income of $45,333 is below the El Paso County median ($58,859).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79902's population declined 9.6% from 20,496 to 18,529, while its median gross rent rose 19.5% from $650 to $777.

The median gross rent is $777. 39.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,529
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,333
Median home value: $223,300
Median gross rent: $777
Housing units: 9,752
Homeownership rate: 41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,49618,529

Median household income

$34,791$45,333

Median home value

$174,200$223,300

Median gross rent

$650$777

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,496	$34,791	$174,200	$650
2020	20,752	$36,998	$188,200	$656
2021	19,984	$38,274	$190,400	$694
2022	19,108	$39,414	$214,400	$751
2023	18,529	$45,333	$223,300	$777

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	632	3.4%
5 to 17	2,285	12.3%
18 to 24	2,506	13.5%
25 to 34	2,707	14.6%
35 to 44	2,129	11.5%
45 to 54	1,805	9.7%
55 to 64	2,467	13.3%
65 to 74	2,143	11.6%
75 and over	1,855	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,571	19.3%
Black or African American	451	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.4%
Asian	261	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	82	0.4%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	160	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,903	75.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate15.9%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,526	19.3%
High school graduate	2,078	15.9%
Some college or associate's	3,336	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,100	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,066	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit4.2%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,872	68.6%
Carpooled	749	8.7%
Public transit	360	4.2%
Walked	376	4.4%
Bicycle	106	1.2%
Worked from home	867	10.1%
Other means	231	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,989	25.9%
15 to 29 min	4,072	52.9%
30 to 44 min	1,246	16.2%
45 to 59 min	183	2.4%
60+ min	204	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 23.9% (4,138 of 17,285)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,158	48.0%
Nonfamily households	4,498	52.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,656	88.8%
Vacant	1,096	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,578	41.3%
Renter-occupied	5,078	58.7%

1-unit, detached41.1%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units23.1%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,010	41.1%
1-unit, attached	401	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,702	17.5%
5 to 19 units	2,255	23.1%
20 or more units	1,373	14.1%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

ZIP Code 79902

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