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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Texas
Social Statistics
El Paso, Texas
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| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 184,875 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 9,581 | 5.2 |
| Kindergarten | 11,050 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 81,078 | 43.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 42,034 | 22.7 |
| College or graduate school | 41,132 | 22.2 |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 years and over | 334,043 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 65,189 | 19.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 39,801 | 11.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 75,114 | 22.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 75,325 | 22.5 |
| Associate degree | 17,397 | 5.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 40,498 | 12.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 20,719 | 6.2 |
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| Percent high school graduate or higher | 68.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 18.3 | (X) |
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| MARITAL STATUS |
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| Population 15 years and over | 418,288 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 112,216 | 26.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 227,055 | 54.3 |
| Separated | 13,181 | 3.2 |
| Widowed | 25,338 | 6.1 |
Female | 21,039 | 5.0 |
| Divorced | 40,498 | 9.7 |
Female | 25,899 | 6.2 |
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| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS |
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| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 24,452 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 10,055 | 41.1 |
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| VETERAN STATUS |
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| Civilian population 18 years and over | 384,611 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 48,272 | 12.6 |
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| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION |
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| Population 5 to 20 years | 152,521 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,059 | 7.3 |
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| Population 21 to 64 years | 297,333 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 63,871 | 21.5 |
Percent employed | 51.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 233,462 | 78.5 |
Percent employed | 66.2 | (X) |
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| Population 65 years and over | 59,077 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 28,257 | 47.8 |
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| RESIDENCE IN 1995 |
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| Population 5 years and over | 517,224 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 279,912 | 54.1 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 211,274 | 40.8 |
Same county | 164,200 | 31.7 |
Different county | 47,074 | 9.1 |
Same state | 12,244 | 2.4 |
Different state | 34,830 | 6.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 26,038 | 5.0 |
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| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
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| Total population | 564,280 | 100.0 |
| Native | 416,775 | 73.9 |
Born in United States | 405,263 | 71.8 |
State of residence | 306,634 | 54.3 |
Different state | 98,629 | 17.5 |
Born outside United States | 11,512 | 2.0 |
| Foreign born | 147,505 | 26.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 44,675 | 7.9 |
Naturalized citizen | 64,900 | 11.5 |
Not a citizen | 82,605 | 14.6 |
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| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN |
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| Total (excluding born at sea) | 147,505 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,688 | 3.9 |
| Asia | 5,502 | 3.7 |
| Africa | 428 | 0.3 |
| Oceania | 78 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 135,229 | 91.7 |
| Northern America | 580 | 0.4 |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| Population 5 years and over | 517,224 | 100.0 |
| English only | 148,224 | 28.7 |
| Language other than English | 369,000 | 71.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 159,085 | 30.8 |
Spanish | 356,558 | 68.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 154,856 | 29.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,973 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,778 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 4,394 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,119 | 0.4 |
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| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) |
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| Total population | 564,280 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 553,268 | 98.0 |
| Arab | 2,105 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 723 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 733 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 2,075 | 0.4 |
| English | 15,719 | 2.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 5,664 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,027 | 0.2 |
| German | 25,770 | 4.6 |
| Greek | 456 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 575 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 16,596 | 2.9 |
| Italian | 6,800 | 1.2 |
| Lithuanian | 236 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 1,887 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 2,964 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 292 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 1,350 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 3,933 | 0.7 |
| Scottish | 3,492 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 218 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,202 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 1,502 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 268 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 199 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 15,060 | 2.7 |
| Welsh | 1,157 | 0.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 505 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 440,760 | 78.1 |
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19
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