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El Paso County, Texas

El Paso County, Texas · ZIP 79821, 79835, 79836

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 875,784 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 296,341Households
  • $58,859Median household income
  • $167,300Median home value
  • 19Towns with a page
  • 31ZIP codes

El Paso County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+27.4%
600k700k800k900k2000: 679,62220002010: 800,64720102020: 865,6572020679,622865,657
Population of El Paso County at each census
CensusPopulation
2000679,622
2010800,647
2020865,657

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in El Paso County
Under $50k43.4%
$50k to $100k31.3%
$100k to $150k14.4%
$150k to $200k5.9%
$200k and over5.2%

Median household income $58,859 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in El Paso County
Owner occupied
188,705 units
Renter occupied
107,636 units
Vacancy rate
7.6%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in El Paso County2023
Health care and social assistance52,615
Accommodation and food services38,721
Retail trade36,914
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services22,110
Transportation and warehousing17,726
Manufacturing16,238
Wholesale trade12,172
Construction11,895

254,282 employees in 16,280 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

El Paso County compared with its state
El Paso County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureEl Paso CountyTexas
Population866,27529,640,343
Median household income$58,859$76,292
Median age33.335.5
Median home value$167,300$260,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher25.4%33.1%
Foreign-born residents23.1%17.2%
Owner-occupied homes63.7%62.6%
Mean commute to work24.2 minutes26.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in El Paso County19 with a page · sort by any column

Type
El PasoCity681,723258.8 sq mi
SocorroCity38,64222.0 sq mi
Horizon CityCity24,8028.71 sq mi
Fort BlissCensus designated place12,00917.9 sq mi
San ElizarioCity10,1286.90 sq mi
Homestead Meadows SouthCensus designated place7,6873.66 sq mi
CanutilloCensus designated place6,4222.75 sq mi
Homestead Meadows NorthCensus designated place5,98715.6 sq mi
SparksCensus designated place4,9361.40 sq mi
FabensCensus designated place4,7044.33 sq mi
AnthonyTown4,5426.39 sq mi
WestwayCensus designated place3,5151.15 sq mi
Agua DulceCensus designated place2,9957.80 sq mi
VintonVillage2,0132.74 sq mi
TornilloCensus designated place1,3813.47 sq mi
ClintTown1,0691.96 sq mi
Prado VerdeCensus designated place4930.13 sq mi
Morning GloryCensus designated place4691.07 sq mi
ButterfieldCensus designated place2363.22 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 48 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

County officialsFrom public records

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 35, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 48, retrieved November 14, 2026.