El Paso, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	563,662	100.0

Male	267,651	47.5
Female	296,011	52.5

Under 5 years	47,646	8.5
5 to 9 years	50,170	8.9
10 to 14 years	47,996	8.5
15 to 19 years	46,858	8.3
20 to 24 years	38,564	6.8
25 to 34 years	80,568	14.3
35 to 44 years	83,703	14.8
45 to 54 years	65,808	11.7
55 to 59 years	22,636	4.0
60 to 64 years	19,592	3.5
65 to 74 years	35,041	6.2
75 to 84 years	19,279	3.4
85 years and over	5,801	1.0

Median age (years)	31.1	(X)

18 years and over	388,727	69.0
Male	178,650	31.7
Female	210,077	37.3
21 years and over	362,920	64.4
62 years and over	71,685	12.7
65 years and over	60,121	10.7
Male	24,618	4.4
Female	35,503	6.3

RACE
One race	544,472	96.6
White	413,061	73.3
Black or African American	17,586	3.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,601	0.8
Asian	6,321	1.1
Asian Indian	887	0.2
Chinese	980	0.2
Filipino	1,294	0.2
Japanese	945	0.2
Korean	1,611	0.3
Vietnamese	229	0.0
Other Asian ¹	375	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	583	0.1
Native Hawaiian	148	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	201	0.0
Samoan	140	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	94	0.0
Some other race	102,320	18.2
Two or more races	19,190	3.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	430,142	76.3
Black or African American	19,998	3.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,483	1.2
Asian	8,563	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,054	0.2
Some other race	117,234	20.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	563,662	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	431,875	76.6
Mexican	359,699	63.8
Puerto Rican	3,660	0.6
Cuban	476	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	68,040	12.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	131,787	23.4
White alone	103,422	18.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	563,662	100.0
In households	558,533	99.1
Householder	182,063	32.3
Spouse	99,400	17.6
Child	205,937	36.5
Own child under 18 years	147,969	26.3
Other relatives	53,249	9.4
Under 18 years	24,167	4.3
Nonrelatives	17,884	3.2
Unmarried partner	6,870	1.2
In group quarters	5,129	0.9
Institutionalized population	3,248	0.6
Noninstitutionalized population	1,881	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	182,063	100.0
Family households (families)	141,071	77.5
With own children under 18 years	77,178	42.4
Married-couple family	99,400	54.6
With own children under 18 years	54,116	29.7
Female householder, no husband present	33,608	18.5
With own children under 18 years	19,355	10.6
Nonfamily households	40,992	22.5
Householder living alone	35,018	19.2
Householder 65 years and over	13,131	7.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	88,552	48.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	44,037	24.2

Average household size	3.07	(X)
Average family size	3.54	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	193,663	100.0
Occupied housing units	182,063	94.0
Vacant housing units	11,600	6.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	683	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	182,063	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	111,750	61.4
Renter-occupied housing units	70,313	38.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.20	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.86	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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