United States
El Paso city, Texas
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 341,784,857 683,012
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 341,784,857 683,012
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 331,516,113 678,932
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.1% 0.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 331,449,281 678,815
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 308,745,538 649,121
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.9% 14.3%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 50.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 72.3% 29.8%
Black alone, percent(a) 13.5% 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 2.1% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a) 6.9% 1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.9% 46.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 20.5% 81.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 56.1% 12.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 16,185,883 40,359
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 14.1% 22.4%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 148,260,882 X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 65.2% 60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $332,700 $184,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,963 $1,604
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $638 $573
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,413 $1,073
Building Permits, 2025 1,431,616 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 129,227,496 245,346
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.53 2.74
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 22.3% 65.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 95.5% 93.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 91.0% 89.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.6% 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 35.7% 28.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.3% 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.6% 23.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.0% 60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 58.8% 54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,196,315,575 2,268,997
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,330,304,719 6,301,214
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,316,303,546 3,568,939
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 6,974,691,329 12,694,132
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $20,928 $18,729
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 26.4 23.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,734 $59,745
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $44,673 $29,956
Persons in poverty, percent 10.2% 18.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 8,361,342 X
Total employment, 2023 139,831,742 X
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 9,556,351,319 X
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 3.0% X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 31,985,874 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,934,950 X
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,638,693 X
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,356,990 X
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,400,775 X
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 4,202,325 X
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 261,330 X
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,343,976 X
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 93.8 2,626.9
Population per square mile, 2010 87.4 2,543.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 3,533,038.28 258.41
Land area in square miles, 2010 3,531,905.43 255.24
FIPS Code 1 4824000