Demographics of El Paso city, Texas

El Paso city, Texas had 683,012 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,716 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

El Paso city, in four figures

683,012
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 680,130 ±130.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +3,716 people.; 34.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,745 ±$1,347
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

El Paso city, Texas's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of El Paso city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

El Paso city, Texas's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of El Paso city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	679,296	100.0	100.0
2021	678,522	99.9	100.2
2022	678,968	100.0	100.7
2023	682,050	100.4	101.6
2024	685,231	100.9	102.5
2025	683,012	100.5	103.1

Population of El Paso city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	679,296	—
2021	678,522	−774
2022	678,968	+446
2023	682,050	+3,082
2024	685,231	+3,181
2025	683,012	−2,219

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.5 ±0.2: for men 33.1 ±0.3 and for women 36.2 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in El Paso city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	42,407 ±1,084	6.2% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	126,627 ±2,849	18.6% ±0.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	72,091 ±2,053	10.6% ±0.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	191,299 ±2,693	28.1% ±0.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	150,441 ±2,252	22.1% ±0.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	97,265 ±2,206	14.3% ±0.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,745 ±$1,347, and income per person $29,956 ±$512, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in El Paso city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	53,382 ±2,144	21.8% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	51,617 ±2,124	21.0% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	43,938 ±1,861	17.9% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	31,349 ±1,807	12.8% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	34,502 ±1,768	14.1% ±0.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	15,921 ±1,222	6.5% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14,637 ±1,085	6.0% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in El Paso city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	123,619 ±4,257	18.4% ±0.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	40,868 ±2,286	24.4% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	55,954 ±2,464	15.0% ±0.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	26,797 ±1,446	20.2% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in El Paso city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Paso city	Texas	United States
Housing units	265,320 ±886	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±0.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±0.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.8% ±0.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.2% ±0.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,500 ±$2,595	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,073 ±$16	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in El Paso city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	552,274 ±1,583	81.2% ±0.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	81,607 ±1,498	12.0% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22,067 ±1,301	3.2% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,132 ±596	1.3% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,390 ±232	0.2% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,165 ±182	0.2% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,774 ±632	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10,721 ±1,504	1.6% ±0.2	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in El Paso city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	400,422 ±5,075	58.9% ±0.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	112,445 ±3,973	16.5% ±0.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15,220 ±1,521	2.2% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	152,043 ±3,957	22.4% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	82,747 ±2,666	12.2% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	69,296 ±2,704	10.2% ±0.4	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

El Paso city among the places of Texas

6th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near El Paso city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Houston city	2,328,253 ±196
San Antonio city	1,479,835 ±251
Dallas city	1,307,930 ±153
Austin city	979,539 ±484
Fort Worth city	963,194 ±475
El Paso city	680,130 ±130
Arlington city	397,742 ±93
Corpus Christi city	317,419 ±50
Plano city	290,594 ±98
Lubbock city	264,814 ±47
Laredo city	257,619 ±37

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in El Paso city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 43 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 47 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 48 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 118 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 149 Places in Texas by median age
No. 211 Places in Texas by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026