Census place 4824000

El Paso

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: El Paso city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in El Paso.

According to the 2025 estimate, El Paso has a population of 683,012 and 2,639 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: population density is 2,639/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi; median home value is $184,500, below the comparison median of $256,600; and median gross rent is $1,073, below the comparison median of $1,360. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
2,639/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi
median home value
$184,500
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median gross rent
$1,073
Below the comparison median of $1,360

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare El Paso's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
683,012
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.3%
Population estimate
Density
2,639/sq mi
258.9 sq mi land area
Median age
34.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$59,745
Median home value
$184,500
Median gross rent
$1,073
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.1%
Typical commute
23.4 min
Drive-alone commute
75.4%
Public transit commute
0.9%
Walked to work
1.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
39.2%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
53.4%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
56.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.6%
Working from home
8.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
89.3%
Homes built 2020+
1.3%
Households without a vehicle
7.1%
Households with children
35.9%
Residents with a disability
14.3%
Residents without insurance
20.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for El Paso County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
10
Hurricane declarations
5
Fire declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: EL PASO INTL AP (2 mi from place center)
Average high
78.6°F
Average low
53.8°F
Annual rainfall
8.8"
Annual snowfall
2.8"

Month by month

A year in El Paso.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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