COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

El Paso County

Texas · 591,610 residents · 1,013 sq mi

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With 591,610 people, El Paso County is a county in Texas. The poverty rate is 26.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 28.1. The typical home is worth $56,700. Households here earn about 16% less than in Texas as a whole. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

591,610

−13%vs 2000

vs 679,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 30.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,013 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024871K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(52,730)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(53,776)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(52,535)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(55,806)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(48,764)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(102,284)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(80,686)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(53,967)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(43,029)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(30,541)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(13,659)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(3,833)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,644

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,051 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,150

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,421 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.8%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$347

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.6%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.6% in 2000

41.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic17%(115,535)

Black2.7%(18,671)

Hispanic / Latino78.2%(531,654)

Asian0.9%(6,148)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(453,269)

Black3.7%(21,984)

Hispanic / Latino69.5%(411,248)

Asian1.1%(6,789)

Other18.5%(109,568)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican77.2%(672,596)

Puerto Rican1%(8,518)

Central American0.6%(5,187)

South American0.5%(4,080)

Spaniard0.4%(3,705)

Cuban0.2%(1,795)

Colombian0.2%(1,441)

Guatemalan0.2%(1,413)

Dominican0.1%(1,245)

Panamanian0.1%(1,077)

Salvadoran0.1%(1,065)

Honduran0.1%(964)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(672)

Peruvian0.1%(546)

Ecuadorian0.1%(540)

Costa Rican0.1%(484)

Chilean0%(379)

Argentine0%(316)

Nicaraguan0%(184)

Bolivian0%(153)

Paraguayan0%(33)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(2,357)

Asian Indian0.2%(1,928)

Chinese0.2%(1,485)

Korean0.2%(1,354)

Vietnamese0.1%(1,290)

Japanese0.1%(701)

Pakistani0%(261)

Burmese0%(193)

Kazakh0%(173)

Thai0%(137)

Taiwanese0%(132)

Laotian0%(121)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0%(90)

Hmong0%(82)

Nepalese0%(82)

Bhutanese0%(77)

Malaysian0%(63)

Cambodian0%(40)

Indonesian0%(40)

Mongolian0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(863)

Native Hawaiian0%(409)

Samoan0%(366)

Guamanian0%(330)

Fijian0%(142)

Marshallese0%(33)

Tongan0%(13)

Ancestry

German3.6%(31,247)

American2.2%(19,368)

Irish2.2%(18,967)

English2%(17,635)

Italian1.1%(9,802)

Subsaharan African0.6%(5,072)

French0.5%(4,107)

Polish0.4%(3,681)

Scottish0.3%(2,750)

Arab0.2%(2,066)

West Indian0.2%(2,065)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(1,674)

+ 45 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.1%(1,298)

Dutch0.1%(1,282)

Welsh0.1%(1,134)

Swedish0.1%(1,043)

Norwegian0.1%(965)

French Canadian0.1%(964)

Nigerian0.1%(939)

British0.1%(876)

Lebanese0.1%(821)

Portuguese0.1%(737)

Russian0.1%(697)

Danish0.1%(649)

Greek0.1%(503)

Czech0.1%(480)

Iranian0.1%(449)

Hungarian0.1%(443)

Finnish0%(394)

Swiss0%(392)

Haitian0%(339)

Turkish0%(335)

Brazilian0%(328)

Armenian0%(322)

Austrian0%(321)

Ukrainian0%(300)

Moroccan0%(271)

Syrian0%(246)

Croatian0%(243)

Canadian0%(208)

Ghanaian0%(169)

Ethiopian0%(162)

Lithuanian0%(111)

Romanian0%(88)

Slovak0%(87)

Slovene0%(73)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(71)

Guyanese0%(68)

Belgian0%(57)

Serbian0%(46)

Kenyan0%(22)

Barbadian0%(15)

Iraqi0%(12)

Israeli0%(10)

Egyptian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(6)

Jordanian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married38.9%(131,463)

Married50.3%(169,922)

Widowed2.5%(8,547)

Divorced8.3%(27,996)

Women 15+

Never married32.8%(113,457)

Married46.8%(161,823)

Widowed8.6%(29,781)

Divorced11.8%(40,938)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.6%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 28.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% 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)49.1%(23,391)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(13,432)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.6%(10,308)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(1,472)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(171)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 47,646 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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