El Paso County, Texas

El Paso County is one of the 254 county of Texas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the El Paso County is home to 679622 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 742062, making it the seventh most populous county in Texas. It has total area of 1014.68 sq mi (2628.01 square kilometre), of which, 1013.11 square miles (2623.94 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.57 square miles (4.07 square kilometre) of it is water, making it Texas's 79th largest county by total area.

El Paso County Texas
Map of El Paso County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 679622 people, 210022 households, and 166226 families living in the county. The population density was 670.8 people per square mile (259/kmē), making it the sixth most densely populated county in Texas. There were 224447 housing units at an average density of 221.5 per square mile (85.52/kmē). The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.63. In the county Population was distributed with 32% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 742062, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 687183 White, 27074 Black or African American, 8512 American Indian, 9009 Asian, 1268 Native Hawaiian, and 9016 from two or more races.

El Paso County Texas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
El Paso County Texas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
El Paso County Texas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31051, it is the 134th wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $33410, it is the 59th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Texas. The per capita income for the county was $13421, making it the 35th poorest county by per capita income among the Texas.

In 2000, 226320 pupils and students, of which 112321 are male and 113999 are female, 33.3% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 12099 nursery or pri school, 13573 kindergarten, 101048 elementary school, 52802 high school and 46798 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Agua Dulce CdpEl Paso County8.098.09073891.3560416696
2Anthony TownEl Paso County6.526.50.023850592.51156826295
3Butterfield CdpEl Paso County3.163.1606119.345268750
4Canutillo CdpEl Paso County3.033.03051291693.2765520869
5Clint TownEl Paso County1.961.950.01980502.41478434000
6El Paso CityEl Paso County250.53249.081.4656366222631438832124
7Fabens CdpEl Paso County3.693.69080432179.8664718486
8Fort Bliss CdpEl Paso County6.176.17082641340.11320135970
9Homestead Meadows North CdpEl Paso County16.6316.6304232254.41048530403
10Homestead Meadows South CdpEl Paso County3.353.35068072033670927615
11Horizon City CityEl Paso County5.735.7305233912.91717548589
12Morning Glory CdpEl Paso County1.071.070627585.1775431154
13Prado Verde CdpEl Paso County0.130.1302001557.71418649286
14San Elizario CdpEl Paso County9.939.930110461112.8591520145
15Socorro CityEl Paso County17.5117.510271521551728724087
16Sparks CdpEl Paso County1.341.34029742214606821964
17Tornillo CdpEl Paso County3.423.4201609470.4577819514
18Vinton VillageEl Paso County2.432.4301892779.9997426779
19Westway CdpEl Paso County1.321.32038292899663621439
YearPopulation
April 2000 census679622
April 2000 Estimate679622
July 2000 Estimate681026
July 2001 Estimate685035
July 2002 Estimate689213
July 2003 Estimate695376
July 2004 Estimate703437
July 2005 Estimate709992
July 2006 Estimate722458
July 2007 Estimate729969
July 2008 Estimate742062
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6098600112099
Kindergarten6987658613573
Elementary school5164449404101048
High school263602644252802
College or graduate school212322556646798
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
El Paso County, Texas$31051$33410$13421
Texas, United States$39927$45861$19617
United States$41994$50046$21587