Demographics · TX
El Paso, TX demographics: 680,130 residents, with a median age of 34.5 years, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020–2024 (5-year estimates).
680,130 people live in El Paso, at a median age of 34.5 years (American Community Survey 2020–2024, a 5-year average)
Median age 34.5 years — younger than the U.S. median of 38.9.
ACS 2020–2024 5-year · ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29)
In El Paso, the largest race group is Two or more races (46.8%); 81.2% of residents are Hispanic or Latino (of any race); 22.4% were born outside the United States.
ACS 2020–2024 · B01001 / B01002
The median age in El Paso is 34.5 years (±0.2), younger than the U.S. median of 38.9 years. The population is 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The largest age band is 5 to 17 at 18.6%.
| Age band | People | Share | ± margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 42,407 | 6.2% | ±1,084 |
| 5 to 17 | 126,627 | 18.6% | ±2,849 |
| 18 to 24 | 72,091 | 10.6% | ±2,053 |
| 25 to 34 | 103,777 | 15.3% | ±1,477 |
| 35 to 44 | 87,522 | 12.9% | ±2,252 |
| 45 to 54 | 77,713 | 11.4% | ±1,169 |
| 55 to 64 | 72,728 | 10.7% | ±1,924 |
| 65 to 74 | 56,661 | 8.3% | ±1,701 |
| 75 and over | 40,604 | 6.0% | ±1,405 |
Median age by sex: 33.1 (male) · 36.2 (female).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B01001 sex by age, B01002 median age) · place-grain · margins of error at the 90% confidence level · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B02001 / B03003
The largest race group in El Paso is Two or more races at 46.8% of the population. Separately, 81.2% of residents are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Race and Hispanic origin are two different questions on the census form, so their shares are reported separately and are not additive.
| Race (alone, or two or more) | People | Share | ± margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| White alone | 202,530 | 29.8% | ±5,931 |
| Black or African American alone | 24,806 | 3.6% | ±1,578 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native alone | 6,121 | 0.9% | ±1,263 |
| Asian alone | 9,898 | 1.5% | ±668 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander alone | 1,278 | 0.2% | ±218 |
| Some other race alone | 117,232 | 17.2% | ±5,157 |
| Two or more races | 318,265 | 46.8% | ±6,716 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 552,274 | 81.2% | ±1,583 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B02001 race, B03003 Hispanic or Latino origin) · place-grain · margins of error at the 90% confidence level · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B11001 / B25010
El Paso has 245,346 households. 69.3% are family households and 26.0% are people living alone. The average household holds 2.74 people.
Total households
245,346
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr · B11001
Avg household size
2.74
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr · B25010 · ±0.02
Family households
69.3%
Share of all households · B11001
Living alone
26.0%
Share of all households · B11001
| Household type | Households | ± margin |
|---|---|---|
| Total households | 245,346 | ±1,368 |
| Family households | 169,948 | ±2,221 |
| Nonfamily households | 75,398 | ±2,186 |
| Householder living alone | 63,800 | ±2,022 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B11001 household type, B25010 average household size) · place-grain · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B05002 / C16001
22.4% of El Paso residents were born outside the United States. 34.1% of residents age 5 and over speak only English at home. The most-spoken non-English language at home is Spanish (63.7%).
| Measure | Value | Source / grain |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign-born share | 22.4% | 152,043 people · B05002 |
| Speak only English at home (age 5+) | 34.1% | C16001 |
| Top non-English language at home | 63.7% | Spanish · 406,137 speakers · C16001 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B05002 place of birth, C16001 language spoken at home) · place-grain · methodology →
ACS 2020–2024 · B15003
28.1% of adults age 25 and over in El Paso hold a bachelor's degree or higher (the U.S. share is about 35%).
| Measure | Value | Source / grain |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 28.1% | B15003 lines 22–25 over line 1 · place-grain |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2020–2024 (B15003 educational attainment, population 25+) · place-grain · methodology →
Sources · provenance
The GEOID for El Paso is 4824000. Every figure on this page is a place-grain American Community Survey 5-Year 2020–2024 estimate (ACS 5-Year Estimates 2020-2024 (released 2026-01-29)) shown with its margin of error. Full per-dataset detail: /sources/.