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El Paso Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

El Paso Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

677,456

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.7%
5 - 17:
18.7%
18 - 24:
11.3%
25 - 34:
15.2%
35 - 54:
23.9%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
13.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.1%
7.1%
81.5%
81.5%
27.1%
27.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

El Paso
USA
$27,434
$27,434
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

El Paso
USA
$55,710
$55,710
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Public Service
Construction
Manufacturing
Administration
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
Wholesale
14.7%
14.7%
12.1%
12.1%
11.7%
11.7%
8.5%
8.5%
6.8%
6.8%
6.7%
6.7%
6.3%
6.3%
6.2%
6.2%
6.0%
6.0%
4.9%
4.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.4%
3.4%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
81.6%
81.6%
12.0%
12.0%
3.1%
3.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
Polish
European
African
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Jamaican
Dutch
Welsh
Norwegian
Swedish
British
French Canadian
Russian
Czech
Turkish
3.7%
3.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
German/Yiddish
French
Korean
Chinese
Tagalog
Native American languages
Langs. of India
Vietnamese
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
African languages
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
64.8%
64.8%
33.0%
33.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born El Paso Residents

22.6%