El Paso, Texas demographics

El Paso, TX demographics: median age 34.5; 28.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · El Paso city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4824000. The survey estimates a population of 680,130 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in El Paso is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 245,346 households (±1,368). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.5 ±0.2	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 680,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	169,034 ±3,048	24.9% ±0.4 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	175,868 ±2,529	25.9% ±0.4 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	237,963 ±3,184	35.0% ±0.5 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	97,265 ±2,206	14.3% ±0.3 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 680,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	335,416 ±1,734	49.3% ±0.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	344,714 ±1,751	50.7% ±0.3 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 680,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	202,530 ±5,931	29.8% ±0.9 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	24,806 ±1,578	3.6% ±0.2 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6,121 ±1,263	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	9,898 ±668	1.5% ±0.1 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,278 ±218	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	117,232 ±5,157	17.2% ±0.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	318,265 ±6,716	46.8% ±1.0 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 680,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	127,856 ±1,595	18.8% ±0.2 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	552,274 ±1,583	81.2% ±0.2 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 245,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	107,079 ±2,424	43.6% ±1.0 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	16,369 ±1,136	6.7% ±0.5 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	46,500 ±1,646	19.0% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	63,800 ±2,022	26.0% ±0.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	11,598 ±1,051	4.7% ±0.4 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 245,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	88,155 ±2,043	35.9% ±0.8 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	157,191 ±2,464	64.1% ±0.9 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 245,346
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	63,800 ±2,022	26.0% ±0.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	70,618 ±2,154	28.8% ±0.9 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	44,171 ±1,602	18.0% ±0.6 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	37,446 ±1,754	15.3% ±0.7 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	18,765 ±1,369	7.6% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	7,066 ±849	2.9% ±0.3 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,480 ±576	1.4% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 680,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	528,087 ±3,957	77.6% ±0.6 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	152,043 ±3,957	22.4% ±0.6 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 637,723
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	217,570 ±4,225	34.1% ±0.7 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	406,137 ±4,168	63.7% ±0.6 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	2,003 ±643	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,846 ±506	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	465 ±185	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,434 ±504	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	924 ±314	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	935 ±365	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	691 ±304	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,074 ±284	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,144 ±534	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	654 ±613 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	846 ±455 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 439,005
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	78,257 ±2,851	17.8% ±0.6 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	107,175 ±3,257	24.4% ±0.7 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	91,816 ±2,700	20.9% ±0.6 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	38,249 ±2,111	8.7% ±0.5 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	81,954 ±2,517	18.7% ±0.6 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	41,554 ±1,980	9.5% ±0.4 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 671,434
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	589,154 ±3,812	87.7% ±0.6 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	53,045 ±3,027	7.9% ±0.5 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	7,873 ±1,480	1.2% ±0.2 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	15,650 ±2,143	2.3% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	5,712 ±1,048	0.9% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

20.6% of El Paso residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 89.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Paso	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.6% ±0.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.3% ±0.7 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±0.4 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for El Paso . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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