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El Paso County, TX


Metropolitan Statistical Area: El Paso, TX
Designated Market Area: El Paso, TX-NM
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 868,763   ( 68,116 from 2010 , 3,108 from 2020)
Land area: 1013.2 square miles
Population density: 857.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:97,034 11.17% 7.8%
Black:29,4303.39% 42.5%
Indian:2,4680.28% 8.8%
Asian:11,7581.35% 40.7%
2+ races:7,6810.88% 42.5%
Hispanic:720,39282.92% 9.5%
Total non-White:771,72988.83% 11.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:24,710 14.3
Deaths:17,46410.1
Net Migration: -6,657-3.8
Net Immigration: 1,8811.1
Change in White population:-8,212 -1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:76,328 9.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
800,647
105,24613.15%
20,6492.58%
2,2690.28%
8,3561.04%
5,3910.67%
658,13482.20%
695,40186.85%

2000
679,622
115,53517.00%
18,6712.75%
2,0570.30%
6,5880.97%
4,6200.68%
531,65478.23%
564,08783.00%

1990
591,610
151,88425.67%
20,2643.43%
1,6900.29%
6,5241.10%
n/a
411,24869.51%
439,72674.33%

1980
479,899
158,66033.06%
17,5273.65%
7570.16%
4,6050.96%
n/a
297,19661.93%
321,23966.94%

1970
359,291
147,49441.05%
4,7471.32%
2590.07%
6810.19%
n/a
204,34956.88%
211,797 58.95%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
133,078 19.6
39,8585.9
-50,088-7.4
32,3404.8
-10,289 -1.5
131,314 19.3
1990's
NumberRate
151,873 25.7
36,3796.1
-74,583-12.6
69,89311.8
-36,349 -6.1
124,361 21.0
1980's
NumberRate
117,769 24.5
28,392 5.9
25,078 5.2
n/a
-6,776 -1.4
118,487 24.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
45,251 12.6
n/a
11,166 3.1
109,442 30.5

Age, Family & Household Data for El Paso County, TX
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
32.8
229,203 26.4%
639,560 73.6%
108,308 12.5%
292,580
2.91
210,071 71.8%
137,451 65.4%
28,214 13.4%
82,509 28.2%

2010
NumberPercent
31.3
240,813 30.1%
559,834 69.9%
82,223 10.3%
256,557
3.06
196,625 76.6%
130,295 66.3%
28,800 14.6%
59,932 23.4%

2000
NumberPercent
30.3
216,851 31.9%
462,771 68.1%
66,308 9.8%
210,034
3.18
167,276 79.6%
121,527 72.7%
21,512 12.9%
42,758 20.4%

1990
NumberPercent
28.1
192,009 32.5%
399,601 67.5%
48,033 8.1%
178,514
3.25
144,088 80.7%
110,116 76.4%
16,836 11.7%
34,426 19.3%

1980
NumberPercent
25.0
168,967 35.2%
310,932 64.8%
31,603 6.6%
141,015
3.31
115,045 81.6%
93,393 81.2%
11,989 10.4%
25,970 18.4%

2022 Housing Data for El Paso County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units317,665 
Median Value$153,600 
Occupied292,58092.1%
Vacant25,0857.9%
Owned184,33863.0%
Rented108,24237.0%
Median Rent$978 
Single-Family Units226,73871.4%
    Detached213,65067.3%
    Attached13,0884.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units50,32715.8%
Mobile Homes18,2015.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for El Paso County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00021,7317.4%
$10,000 to $14,99917,1565.9%
$15,000 to $19,99914,0364.8%
$20,000 to $24,99914,5335.0%
$25,000 to $29,99914,1884.8%
$30,000 to $34,99914,6255.0%
$35,000 to $39,99912,1604.2%
$40,000 to $44,99913,4444.6%
$45,000 to $49,99912,3774.2%
$50,000 to $59,99923,2638.0%
$60,000 to $74,99931,99710.9%
$75,000 to $99,99933,70611.5%
$100,000 to $124,99924,3798.3%
$125,000 to $149,99915,9285.4%
$150,000 to $199,99915,6345.3%
$200,000 or more13,4234.6%
Median Household Income55,417 
Per Capita Income26,011 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI19,0466.5%
Public Assistance8,5582.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps63,36021.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed52,41254.6%
Unemployed3,8784.0%
In Armed Forces13,98514.6%
Total Labor Force70,27573.2%
Not in Labor Force25,76826.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector135,555104,03756.6%
Non-Profit8,35811,97841.1%
Self-Employed20,69211,40264.5%
Local Government14,29621,72539.7%
State Government6,6589,59841.0%
Federal Government14,8408,37763.9%
Total Private + Self156,247115,43957.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.44,15251,67846.1%
Total200,399167,11754.5%
Pct. Govt.20.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts45,13212.3%
Sales and Office Occupations85,80223.3%
Professional, Technical75,26020.4%
Service Occupations75,83520.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5570.2%
All others86,29123.4%
White Collar 56.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance51,61114.0%
Educational services44,56812.1%
Retail trade43,26211.7%
Accommodation and food services29,5178.0%
Construction27,1797.4%
Manufacturing24,9476.8%
Public administration24,3026.6%
Transportation and warehousing23,6356.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.21,9706.0%
Professional, scientific, technical16,9254.6%
Other services15,9074.3%
Finance and insurance11,7043.2%
Wholesale trade9,0962.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,8831.6%
Information5,5421.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,0381.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3,1680.9%
Utilities2,6520.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9390.3%
Management4750.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for El Paso County, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican675,00378.14%
Puerto Rican8,6551.00%
Cuban1,3960.16%
Dominican9690.11%
Total Central American5,0200.58%
Costa Rican9010.10%
Guatemalan1,2480.14%
Honduran9620.11%
Nicaraguan1460.02%
Panamanian7760.09%
Salvadoran9870.11%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,3350.27%
Argentinean2000.02%
Bolivian1270.01%
Chilean3510.04%
Colombian9590.11%
Ecuadorian2380.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3120.04%
Uruguayan180.00%
Venezuelan1300.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic23,1602.68%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2,2540.26%
Indian1,9620.23%
Chinese1,7000.20%
Korean1,5860.18%
Vietnamese1,1360.13%
Japanese5580.06%
Burmese2190.03%
Taiwanese1610.02%
Thai1290.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish541,27467.3%
English246,96630.7%
German, other Germanic2,2650.3%
Other Asian2,2090.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,9770.2%
Other Indo-European1,7960.2%
Korean1,3960.2%
Other1,3240.2%
Tagalog1,3000.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German29,6823.4%
Irish19,3092.2%
American18,4542.1%
English16,2771.9%
Italian9,6261.1%
French5,1580.6%
Polish4,0280.5%
European4,0010.5%
Scottish2,8190.3%
African2,7590.3%
Scotch-Irish1,7590.2%
Dutch1,3610.2%
Jamaican1,3290.2%
Welsh1,3240.2%
Norwegian1,1730.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen769,10789.0%
Not a citizen94,72511.0%
Native661,31876.6%
Foreign-born202,51423.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for El Paso County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
62,651 11.7%44,245 8.3%129,988 24.3%164,428 30.7%90,357 16.9%43,504 8.1%
  Average years of education: 12.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 62,651 11.7%
9-12 Years 44,245 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 129,988 24.3%
Some College 164,428 30.7%
Bach. Degree 90,357 16.9%
Grad Degree 43,504 8.1%
Average years of education: 12.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for El Paso County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 259,601 229,077 30,524 11.8% 6.4%
1991 263,275 231,466 31,809 12.1% 7.0%
1992 272,951 240,990 31,961 11.7% 7.7%
1993 278,727 248,582 30,145 10.8% 7.2%
1994 284,605 254,356 30,249 10.6% 6.6%
1995 286,797 256,381 30,416 10.6% 6.1%
1996 290,846 256,497 34,349 11.8% 5.8%
1997 292,557 259,859 32,698 11.2% 5.4%
1998 291,292 260,617 30,675 10.5% 5.0%
1999 289,403 261,639 27,764 9.6% 4.7%
2000 275,899 257,068 18,831 6.8% 4.4%
2001 275,534 255,531 20,003 7.3% 5.0%
2002 283,212 260,151 23,061 8.1% 6.3%
2003 288,427 263,013 25,414 8.8% 6.7%
2004 288,764 266,900 21,864 7.6% 6.0%
2005 291,327 270,545 20,782 7.1% 5.5%
2006 291,307 271,535 19,772 6.8% 5.0%
2007 291,434 274,214 17,220 5.9% 4.4%
2008 298,075 279,688 18,387 6.2% 4.9%
2009 308,412 281,253 27,159 8.8% 7.5%
2010 341,489 309,927 31,562 9.2% 8.2%
2011 346,916 312,917 33,999 9.8% 8.0%
2012 346,680 317,204 29,476 8.5% 6.7%
2013 346,619 318,975 27,644 8.0% 6.3%
2014 344,136 321,731 22,405 6.5% 5.2%
2015 341,782 323,955 17,827 5.2% 4.5%
2016 349,935 332,601 17,334 5.0% 4.6%
2017 354,118 337,646 16,472 4.7% 4.3%
2018 358,273 343,062 15,211 4.2% 3.9%
2019 362,434 348,607 13,827 3.8% 3.5%
2020 364,085 333,991 30,094 8.3% 7.6%
2021 366,812 344,209 22,603 6.2% 5.6%
2022 370,586 354,817 15,769 4.3% 3.9%
2023 378,938 362,318 16,620 4.4% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com