COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

El Paso County

Colorado · 397,014 residents · 2,126 sq mi

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El Paso County is a county of 397,014 people in Colorado. The population has fallen 23% since 2000. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $81,300. Households earn $29,604 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

397,014

−23%vs 2000

vs 516,929 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,126 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024743K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(33,681)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(31,813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(27,777)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(28,812)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(34,680)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(78,337)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(63,774)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(38,875)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.9%(27,591)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(19,938)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(8,853)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(2,883)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,604

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,844 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,664

−38%vs 2000

vs $22,005 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$81,300

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $143,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$419

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $657 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.4%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(393,819)

Black6.3%(32,393)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(58,401)

Asian2.5%(12,791)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(342,101)

Black7.1%(28,257)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(33,432)

Asian2.4%(9,673)

Other4.3%(16,983)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.4%(84,816)

Puerto Rican1.4%(10,705)

Central American0.9%(6,908)

South American0.8%(6,244)

Spaniard0.8%(6,223)

Cuban0.4%(3,004)

Guatemalan0.3%(2,262)

Colombian0.3%(1,929)

Dominican0.2%(1,813)

Honduran0.2%(1,458)

Peruvian0.2%(1,395)

Salvadoran0.2%(1,221)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.1%(989)

Venezuelan0.1%(831)

Argentine0.1%(817)

Nicaraguan0.1%(616)

Ecuadorian0.1%(595)

Chilean0.1%(492)

Costa Rican0%(271)

Paraguayan0%(104)

Bolivian0%(37)

Uruguayan0%(30)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(4,968)

Korean0.5%(4,048)

Chinese0.4%(3,158)

Vietnamese0.3%(2,486)

Asian Indian0.3%(2,266)

Japanese0.2%(1,594)

Kazakh0.1%(486)

Thai0%(315)

Taiwanese0%(314)

Indonesian0%(212)

Nepalese0%(181)

Laotian0%(161)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(142)

Cambodian0%(108)

Hmong0%(103)

Bangladeshi0%(79)

Okinawan0%(54)

Pakistani0%(51)

Singaporean0%(40)

Mongolian0%(32)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(2,434)

Chamorro0.2%(1,293)

Samoan0.2%(1,248)

Guamanian0%(291)

Tongan0%(235)

Fijian0%(222)

Marshallese0%(8)

Ancestry

German17.8%(132,034)

English12.7%(94,448)

Irish11.2%(83,422)

Italian4.4%(32,879)

American4.4%(32,564)

Scottish2.8%(20,794)

Polish2.4%(18,009)

French2.2%(16,639)

Norwegian2%(14,585)

Swedish1.7%(12,782)

Dutch1.3%(9,474)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(7,953)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(6,997)

Welsh0.8%(5,863)

Danish0.6%(4,614)

Russian0.6%(4,552)

British0.5%(4,030)

Czech0.5%(3,782)

French Canadian0.4%(3,172)

West Indian0.4%(3,053)

Hungarian0.3%(2,299)

Ukrainian0.3%(2,007)

Swiss0.3%(1,913)

Arab0.2%(1,742)

Portuguese0.2%(1,645)

Greek0.2%(1,607)

Austrian0.2%(1,543)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,543)

Jamaican0.2%(1,385)

Finnish0.2%(1,301)

Slovak0.2%(1,212)

Nigerian0.2%(1,126)

Canadian0.1%(882)

Croatian0.1%(821)

Slovene0.1%(756)

Brazilian0.1%(725)

Romanian0.1%(699)

Haitian0.1%(672)

Kenyan0.1%(669)

Iranian0.1%(667)

Lebanese0.1%(652)

Ghanaian0.1%(479)

Serbian0.1%(467)

Belgian0.1%(459)

Ethiopian0%(356)

Armenian0%(352)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(331)

Australian0%(314)

Turkish0%(292)

Bulgarian0%(269)

Israeli0%(135)

Egyptian0%(134)

Barbadian0%(131)

Latvian0%(106)

Syrian0%(99)

Cape Verdean0%(91)

Macedonian0%(83)

Palestinian0%(54)

Guyanese0%(53)

Iraqi0%(36)

Somali0%(31)

Jordanian0%(29)

Moroccan0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.3%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 14.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.2%(104,108)

Married54.6%(166,437)

Widowed1.9%(5,740)

Divorced9.3%(28,371)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(76,606)

Married54.8%(162,498)

Widowed6.1%(18,082)

Divorced13.2%(39,183)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)49.2%(41,045)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.8%(32,358)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.4%(18,670)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.3%(1,898)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(116)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 83,348 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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