CITY · 2000 CENSUS
El Paso
Texas · 563,662 residents · 258.788 sq mi
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El Paso has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $32,124. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value is $69,900. At a median age of 31.1, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. The poverty rate of 22.2% is well above the national figure.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 31.1
US median: 35.2
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024680K
Age distribution, 2000
Under 58.5%(47,646)
5 to 98.9%(50,170)
10 to 148.5%(47,996)
15 to 198.3%(46,858)
20 to 246.8%(38,564)
25 to 3414.3%(80,568)
35 to 4414.8%(83,703)
45 to 5411.7%(65,808)
55 to 647.5%(42,228)
65 to 746.2%(35,041)
75 to 843.4%(19,279)
85 and over1%(5,801)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$32,124
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $23,460 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$69,900
−8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $57,900 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic77%(396,770)
Black3.4%(17,575)
Hispanic / Latino68.9%(355,260)
Asian1.2%(6,278)
2000
White, non-Hispanic18.3%(103,422)
Black2.8%(15,768)
Hispanic / Latino76.6%(431,875)
Asian1%(5,874)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican75.7%(515,146)
Puerto Rican1%(6,846)
Central American0.6%(3,993)
Spaniard0.5%(3,442)
South American0.5%(3,146)
Cuban0.2%(1,638)
Dominican0.2%(1,185)
Colombian0.2%(1,072)
Panamanian0.1%(994)
Guatemalan0.1%(970)
Salvadoran0.1%(876)
Honduran0.1%(661)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(493)
Venezuelan0.1%(431)
Costa Rican0.1%(420)
Chilean0%(332)
Argentine0%(316)
Ecuadorian0%(316)
Bolivian0%(153)
Nicaraguan0%(72)
Paraguayan0%(33)
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(2,053)
Asian Indian0.3%(1,805)
Chinese0.2%(1,217)
Korean0.2%(1,208)
Vietnamese0.2%(1,043)
Japanese0.1%(671)
Pakistani0%(261)
Burmese0%(193)
Kazakh0%(173)
Thai0%(137)
Taiwanese0%(132)
Laotian0%(112)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0%(90)
Nepalese0%(82)
Bhutanese0%(77)
Malaysian0%(63)
Hmong0%(45)
Indonesian0%(40)
Cambodian0%(33)
Mongolian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(671)
Native Hawaiian0.1%(377)
Guamanian0%(330)
Samoan0%(274)
Fijian0%(96)
Marshallese0%(33)
Tongan0%(13)
Ancestry
German4.1%(27,576)
Irish2.4%(16,458)
English2.2%(15,102)
American2.1%(14,464)
Italian1.2%(8,282)
Subsaharan African0.6%(4,376)
French0.6%(3,784)
Polish0.5%(3,280)
Scottish0.4%(2,443)
West Indian0.3%(1,832)
Arab0.3%(1,730)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(1,448)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.2%(1,204)
Jamaican0.2%(1,089)
Welsh0.2%(1,041)
Swedish0.1%(925)
French Canadian0.1%(881)
Nigerian0.1%(852)
Norwegian0.1%(722)
British0.1%(715)
Lebanese0.1%(704)
Portuguese0.1%(679)
Russian0.1%(621)
Danish0.1%(596)
Greek0.1%(503)
Iranian0.1%(430)
Czech0.1%(429)
Hungarian0.1%(418)
Finnish0.1%(365)
Swiss0.1%(350)
Haitian0%(334)
Armenian0%(322)
Austrian0%(294)
Ukrainian0%(279)
Moroccan0%(271)
Turkish0%(252)
Syrian0%(246)
Brazilian0%(246)
Croatian0%(217)
Canadian0%(202)
Ghanaian0%(169)
Ethiopian0%(157)
Lithuanian0%(103)
Romanian0%(88)
Slovak0%(87)
Slovene0%(73)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(71)
Serbian0%(46)
Belgian0%(42)
Barbadian0%(15)
Iraqi0%(12)
Israeli0%(10)
Egyptian0%(7)
Bulgarian0%(6)
Jordanian0%(5)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
68.6%
+3.2 ptssince 1990
from 65.3% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.1%(56,004)
Married61.1%(117,870)
Widowed2.2%(4,299)
Divorced7.6%(14,599)
Women 15+
Never married24.9%(56,212)
Married54.3%(122,366)
Widowed9.3%(21,039)
Divorced11.5%(25,899)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in El Paso, Texas?
El Paso, Texas has about 563,662 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in El Paso, Texas?
The typical household in El Paso, Texas earns about $32,124 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is El Paso, Texas expensive?
In El Paso, Texas, the median home is worth about $69,900, and the typical rent is about $474 a month.
How educated are people in El Paso, Texas?
About 18.3% of adults age 25 and over in El Paso, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in El Paso, Texas?
About 22.2% of people in El Paso, Texas live below the federal poverty line.
Has El Paso, Texas grown since 1990?
Yes, El Paso, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 48,320 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.
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