What is the population of El Paso County, Texas?

The population of El Paso County, Texas is 852,782, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in El Paso County, Texas?

The median household income in El Paso County, Texas is $58,875, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in El Paso County, Texas is $203,082, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in El Paso County, Texas is 5.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	852,782	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	840.3	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.55%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	31.1	35.8	37.1
Households	296,225	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	El Paso County

Group	Share

El Paso County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$58,875	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.88%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$203,082	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$1,045	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	63.7%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.8	22.7	22.5
Work from home	7.8%	12.8%	13.4%

El Paso County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.70	2.54

El Paso County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	El Paso County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.5	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	24.8%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	16.2%	19.9%	19.0%