El Paso, Texas had 683,012 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #24 nationally and #6 in Texas. cost of living runs 10% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $74,961/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4824000
Last build2026-05-29
At a glance.
2025 population
683,012
Census Vintage 2025
Median HH income
$59,745
-23.1% vs US $77,719
Median home value
$184,500
-39.2% vs US $303,400
Avg July high
96°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
46%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Unemployment
4.1%
El Paso · BLS LAUS
Key statistics.
2025 population
683,012
Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025
2020 base
678,932
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+4,080
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+0.6%
Within V2025 only
1-yr change
-2,219
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
-0.3%
Within V2025 only
Density
2,639
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
258.8
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#24
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#6
of 1,224 in Texas
Population history.
Population grew 0.6% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 678,932 → 2025: 683,012 (+0.6%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
678,932
April 1, 2020
2020
679,296
July 1, 2020
2021
678,522
July 1, 2021
2022
678,968
July 1, 2022
2023
682,050
July 1, 2023
2024
685,231
July 1, 2024
2025
683,012
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 5.2% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 648,245 → 2019: 681,728 (+4.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
648,245
April 1, 2010
2010
650,671
July 1, 2010
2011
664,404
July 1, 2011
2012
674,941
July 1, 2012
2013
674,808
July 1, 2013
2014
677,235
July 1, 2014
2015
676,242
July 1, 2015
2016
679,955
July 1, 2016
2017
681,343
July 1, 2017
2018
679,875
July 1, 2018
2019
681,728
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in El Paso?
Median household income is 23% below the U.S. median ($59,745 vs $77,719); 18.4% live in poverty — 5.9 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for El Paso from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
59,745-23.1% vs US
±1,347
Per capita income
29,956-30.8% vs US
±512
Population in poverty
18.4%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 39% below the U.S. median ($184,500 vs $303,400); median rent is 20% below ($1,073 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.1×, making it 1.3× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for El Paso. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.1%
El Paso (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
329,797
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
8.9%-36.5% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — El Paso sits in El Paso County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
El Paso County
18.1%
$59,883
4.2%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from El Paso's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
48,830
$900 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
38,688
$695 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
38,053
$414 / wk
#4
Administrative and waste services (56)
24,727
$755 / wk
#5
Transportation and warehousing (48-49)
18,316
$1,099 / wk
What workers earn in the El Paso, TX metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
14,040
$22,310
$10.73
Fast Food and Counter Workers
11,540
$22,570
$10.85
Customer Service Representatives
10,550
$35,630
$17.13
Cashiers
7,580
$24,210
$11.64
Stockers and Order Fillers
7,030
$33,850
$16.27
Office Clerks, General
6,000
$32,840
$15.79
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
9,830
$27,940
$13.43
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
8,390
$74,680
$35.90
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
7,360
$48,180
$23.17
Registered Nurses · benchmark
6,980
$81,380
$39.13
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 10.1% below the U.S. average (RPP 89.9); rents run 28.8% below (RPP 71.2) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 89.9
−10.1% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · El Paso, TX metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,191/mo
FY2026 · El Paso, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$6,247/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$3,845/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Texas · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
22.4% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (63.7% of residents 5+).
Where El Paso's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
22.4%+59.7% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
34.1%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish63.7%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving El Paso, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What's the climate like in El Paso?
Hottest month: June (97°F avg high). Coldest: January (32°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 9.2 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for El Paso from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 95.5/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Winter Weather (99.9).
Natural-hazard exposure for El Paso from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
El Paso County
95.5
Relatively High
Winter Weather · score 99.9 · Very High
Lightning · score 99.9 · Very High
Hail · score 99.6 · Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
17 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 46% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for El Paso from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
17 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
12
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
46.0%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
46.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
290,678
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
El Paso sits at state rank #6 among 1,224 cities in Texas. Nearby in the state ranking:
El Paso is ranked #24 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Washington, DC · #23 · 693,645 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Las Vegas, NV · #25 · 679,817 residents.
Quick travel facts for El Paso
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
El Paso International Airport(ELP) ·
4 mi 7 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Mar, Nov · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for El Paso is 4824000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
