El Paso is a very large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 678,958 people and 159 associated neighborhoods, El Paso is the sixth largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, El Paso is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, El Paso is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in El Paso who work in office and administrative support (12.45%), sales jobs (10.14%), and management occupations (9.08%). El Paso is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around El Paso, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of El Paso is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.46% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in El Paso in 2022 was $28,942, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,768 for a family of four. However, El Paso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. El Paso is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Paso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Paso, accounting for 81.33% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Paso residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Paso include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. In addition, El Paso has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.31%). The most common language spoken in El Paso is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
