El Paso County, Texas

El Paso County has a population of 870,779 and has grown 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $180,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $59,806.

Home price
$180,400
Income
$59,806
Population
870,779
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$180,400county
Median gross rent$1,079county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198038.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,528county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,191county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,013county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,633county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$59,806county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government20.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$61,247county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.03%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service1.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2071894county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths30.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.1%county
Public schools in the county246county
Public school enrollment165404county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible74.4%county
Elementary schools138county
Middle schools40county
High schools51county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above5county
Share of local colleges that are public42.9%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county12county
Hospitals here with an emergency department9county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance21.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population870,779county
Land area in square miles1,014county
People per square mile of land859.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores98county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store12.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.3%county
Population change since 2020+1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age33.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.1%county
Share of households that are one person24.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States23.1%county
Second languages68.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents59county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in14,798county
Households that moved away16,770county
Average income of arriving households$53,938county
Average income of departing households$57,837county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,050county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.7%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F124 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing37 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days246 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 12county
Average first fall frostNov 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use820 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk96.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk96.0county
Landslide risk44.7county
Hail risk99.6county
Earthquake risk92.1county
Tornado risk34.8county
Tropical cyclone risk41.1county
Extreme heat risk98.7county
Winter weather risk99.9county
Strong wind risk95.4county
Wildfire risk71.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for El Paso County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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