METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
El Paso Metro
El Paso, TX · 2 counties · 594,525 residents · 5,584.008 sq mi
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El Paso has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $22,608. Population has declined 13% since 2000. Median home value is $56,536. At a median age of 28.1, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. The poverty rate of 26.9% is well above the national figure.
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
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024874K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 58.9%(52,944)
5 to 99.1%(54,096)
10 to 148.9%(52,813)
15 to 199.4%(56,017)
20 to 248.2%(48,949)
25 to 3417.3%(102,760)
35 to 4413.6%(81,058)
45 to 549.1%(54,274)
55 to 647.3%(43,289)
65 to 745.2%(30,718)
75 to 842.3%(13,751)
85 and over0.6%(3,856)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$22,608
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $31,002 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$56,536
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $66,900 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic17%(116,305)
Black2.7%(18,678)
Hispanic / Latino78.2%(534,163)
Asian0.9%(6,152)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic76.6%(455,614)
Black3.7%(21,989)
Hispanic / Latino69.5%(413,127)
Asian1.1%(6,810)
Other18.5%(110,112)
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%(674,622)
Puerto Rican1%(8,535)
Central American0.6%(5,284)
South American0.5%(4,080)
Spaniard0.4%(3,708)
Cuban0.2%(1,795)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,475)
Colombian0.2%(1,441)
Dominican0.1%(1,272)
Panamanian0.1%(1,077)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,065)
Honduran0.1%(999)
+ 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%(31,318)
American2.2%(19,476)
Irish2.2%(19,208)
English2%(17,839)
Italian1.1%(9,826)
Subsaharan African0.6%(5,115)
French0.5%(4,172)
Polish0.4%(3,681)
Scottish0.3%(2,757)
Arab0.2%(2,066)
West Indian0.2%(2,065)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(1,677)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.1%(1,298)
Dutch0.1%(1,295)
Welsh0.1%(1,138)
Swedish0.1%(1,052)
Norwegian0.1%(965)
French Canadian0.1%(964)
Nigerian0.1%(939)
British0.1%(912)
Lebanese0.1%(821)
Portuguese0.1%(740)
Russian0.1%(697)
Danish0.1%(649)
Greek0.1%(504)
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%(212)
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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
63.6%
−2.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 65.7% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
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 (2024)
Men 15+
Never married39%(132,561)
Married50.2%(170,622)
Widowed2.5%(8,590)
Divorced8.3%(28,141)
Women 15+
Never married32.8%(113,744)
Married46.8%(162,329)
Widowed8.6%(29,908)
Divorced11.8%(41,046)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in El Paso, TX?
El Paso, TX has about 594,525 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in El Paso, TX?
The typical household in El Paso, TX earns about $22,608 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is El Paso, TX expensive?
In El Paso, TX, the median home is worth about $56,536, and the typical rent is about $347 a month.
How educated are people in El Paso, TX?
About 15.2% of adults age 25 and over in El Paso, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in El Paso, TX?
About 26.9% of people in El Paso, TX live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024