Eagle Pass is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 22,836 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Eagle Pass is the 110th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Eagle Pass is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Eagle Pass is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Eagle Pass who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.16%), teaching (11.20%), and sales jobs (11.14%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.97 minutes getting to work every day.

As is often the case in a small city, Eagle Pass doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Eagle Pass Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Eagle Pass who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.47% of the adults in Eagle Pass have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Eagle Pass in 2000 was $11,414, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $45,656 for a family of four.

The people who call Eagle Pass home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Eagle Pass, accounting for 95.23% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Eagle Pass is Asian, followed by Native American.

In addition, Eagle Pass has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (35.69%).

The most common language spoken in Eagle Pass is Spanish. Some people also speak English.