El Paso County, TX

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2024 Population

870,779

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.6

0.901% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

0.744% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,806

1.61% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$180,400

7.83% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

376,169

1.12% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in El Paso County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.2% of the residents in El Paso County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in El Paso County, TX are The University of Texas at El Paso (5,451 degrees awarded in 2024), El Paso Community College (4,344 degrees), and Western Technical College (879 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in El Paso County, TX was $180,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.2%.

Most people in El Paso County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in El Paso County, TX was 2 cars per household.

El Paso County, TX borders Doña Ana County, NM, Otero County, NM, and Hudspeth County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

El Paso County, TX is home to a population of 871k people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 23.1% of El Paso County, TX residents were born outside of the country (201k people).

In 2024, there were 2.35 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (380k people) in El Paso County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 162k White (Hispanic) and 156k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.2%

2024 Citizenship

89.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.2% of El Paso County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Paso County, TX was 89.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in El Paso County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Paso County, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
380k ± 8.53k
White (Hispanic)
162k ± 6.75k
Other (Hispanic)
156k ± 6.46k

82.7%

Hispanic Population

720k people

82.7% of the people in El Paso County, TX are hispanic (720k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Paso County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

23.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

201k people

23.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

200k people

As of 2024, 23.1% of El Paso County, TX residents (201k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in El Paso County, TX was 23.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in El Paso County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
23,391 ± 1,712
Vietnam
9,401 ± 727
Gulf War (1990s)
7,123 ± 661

El Paso County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in El Paso County, TX.

Health

78.4% of the population of El Paso County, TX has health coverage, with 32.8% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 8.06% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 4.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, TX see 2,014 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,014 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2064 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 715 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,014 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in El Paso County, TX

Primary care physicians in El Paso County, TX see an average of 2,014 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,014 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in El Paso County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

21.6%

Uninsured

32.8%

Employer Coverage

19.4%

Medicaid

8.06%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

4.96%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in El Paso County, TX declined by 0.93% from 21.9% to 21.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in El Paso County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.89 in El Paso County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in El Paso County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.3% in El Paso County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in El Paso County, TX.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 23.5% in El Paso County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in El Paso County, TX.

Economy

The economy of El Paso County, TX employs 376k people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Paso County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (52,478 people), Educational Services (43,638 people), and Retail Trade (41,533 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,320), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,526), and Public Administration ($67,893).

Employment

Occupations

376k

2024 Value

± 6,132

1.12%

1 Year growth

± 2.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Paso County, TX grew at a rate of 1.12%, from 372k employees to 376k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Paso County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48,083 people), Sales & Related Occupations (37,532 people), and Management Occupations (33,362 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Paso County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

376k

2024 Value

± 6,132

1.12%

1 Year growth

± 2.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Paso County, TX grew at a rate of 1.12%, from 372k employees to 376k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Paso County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (52,478 people), Educational Services (43,638 people), and Retail Trade (41,533 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Paso County, TX, though some of these residents may live in El Paso County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,204

Median earning men ± $1,055

$30,574

Median earning women ± $734

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,590), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,769), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,883).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,505), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,807), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,193).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

882
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
856
Retail Trade
823
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.3M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.16M
Retail Trade
$913k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for El Paso County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in El Paso County, TX awarded 12,675 degrees. The student population of El Paso County, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 24,740 male students and 32,076 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in El Paso County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (10,430 and 84.5%), White (947 and 7.67%), Black or African American (372 and 3.01%), and Unknown (217 and 1.76%).

The largest universities in El Paso County, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas at El Paso (5,451 and 43%), El Paso Community College (4,344 and 34.3%), and Western Technical College (879 and 6.93%).

The most popular majors in El Paso County, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,507 and 11.9%), Registered Nursing (792 and 6.25%), and General Business Administration & Management (507 and 4%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $7,277 for in-state students and $21,716 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in El Paso County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 99.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 33.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 56,816 (43.5% men and 56.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 56,816 students enrolled in El Paso County, TX, 43.5% men and 56.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 46,457 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
1,507 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
273 degrees awarded
Clinical Laboratory Assistant
254 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in El Paso County, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 1,507 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in El Paso County, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

The University of Texas at El Paso
5,451 degrees awarded
El Paso Community College
4,344 degrees awarded
Western Technical College
879 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas at El Paso with 5,451 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 5,269 men were awarded degrees from institutions in El Paso County, TX, which is 0.711 times less than the 7,406 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 10,430 degrees mean that there were 11 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 947 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($14,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($4,520) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,646) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Paso County, TX was $180,400 in 2024, which is 0.542 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,300 to $180,400, a 7.83% increase. The homeownership rate in El Paso County, TX is 64.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Paso County, TX have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Paso County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 19.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in El Paso County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.34%.

Housing

Property

$180,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,408

$192,456

Median Property Taxes

±$3,765

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In El Paso County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in El Paso County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.2% of the housing units in El Paso County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Paso County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,806

Median Household Income

± $1,141

300k

Number of Households

± 5,053

In 2024, the median household income of the 300k households in El Paso County, TX grew to $59,806 from the previous year's value of $58,859.

The following chart displays the households in El Paso County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for El Paso County, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (8.82%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in El Paso County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (8.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Paso County, TX have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in El Paso County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in El Paso County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in El Paso County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in El Paso County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 19.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in El Paso County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.34%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Paso County, TX (161k out of 857k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Paso County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 23.8% of the children was living in poverty in El Paso County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 364 in El Paso County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 52.9% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.