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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:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

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

678,958

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
18.8%
18 - 24:
10.7%
25 - 34:
15.3%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
10.8%
Over 65 Years:
13.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.6%
6.6%
81.9%
81.9%
27.5%
27.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

El Paso
USA
$28,942
$28,942
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

El Paso
USA
$58,734
$58,734
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

18.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Accommodation
Construction
Public Service
Transportation
Manufacturing
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Finance
Wholesale
14.7%
14.7%
11.6%
11.6%
11.3%
11.3%
8.4%
8.4%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
6.6%
6.6%
6.3%
6.3%
6.1%
6.1%
5.0%
5.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.6%
3.6%
2.3%
2.3%
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
81.3%
81.3%
12.2%
12.2%
3.1%
3.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
European
Polish
African
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Jamaican
Nigerian
Dutch
Swedish
Norwegian
Portuguese
French Canadian
British
Czech
3.8%
3.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
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%
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% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
German/Yiddish
French
Chinese
Korean
Tagalog
Native American languages
Langs. of India
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
African languages
Arabic
Other Asian languages
Japanese
Slavic languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Laotian
Thai
64.1%
64.1%
33.6%
33.6%
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%
0.1%
0.1%
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

22.3%