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El Paso County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2021: 867,947 (98% urban, 2% rural); it was 679,622 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 105,401
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 56,294
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 133,596
Renter-occupied apartments: 94,862 (it was 76,426 in 2000)
% of renters here:

36%
State:

36%

Land area: 1013 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 857 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2019 cost of living index in El Paso County: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (12.2%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 69%
  • Government: 24%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in El Paso County, TX (2021)
    • 719,81682.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 96,14611.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 23,5642.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 14,9011.7%Two or more races
    • 9,2341.1%Asian alone
    • 2,4420.3%Some other race alone
    • 1,5920.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 2520.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

33.0 years
Texas median age:

35.5 years
Males: 431,709  (49.7%)
Females: 436,238  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
El Paso County:

3.0 people
Texas:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $51,044 ($31,051 in 1999)
This county:

$51,044
Texas:

$66,963

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $774 (lower quartile is $579, upper quartile is $986)
This county:

$774
State:

$1007


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $148,400 (it was $67,100 in 2000)
El Paso:

$148,400
Texas:

$237,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,400 - $207,400

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $184,193
Here:

$184,193
State:

$313,123

Townhouses or other attached units: $158,338
Here:

$158,338
State:

$292,523

In 2-unit structures: $1,400,126
Here:

$1,400,126
State:

$481,694

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,497
Here:

$157,497
State:

$258,339

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,985
Here:

$186,985
State:

$352,681

Mobile homes: $56,726
Here:

$56,726
State:

$105,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,291
Here:

$15,291
State:

$88,261

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,353
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $454

Institutionalized population: 8,188

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 59
  • Robberies: 21
  • Assaults: 161
  • Burglaries: 121
  • Thefts: 468
  • Auto thefts: 108

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 49
  • Robberies: 22
  • Assaults: 274
  • Burglaries: 114
  • Thefts: 412
  • Auto thefts: 64
El Paso County, TX map from a distance

Health of residents in El Paso County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.1. This is significantly worse than average.
67.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
34.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
44.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
57.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 160 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in El Paso County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.1. This is significantly worse than average.
70.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
37.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
73.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
53.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 157 pounds. This is about average.
18.0% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 2655 buildings, average cost: $233,800
  • 2020: 2330 buildings, average cost: $233,000
  • 2019: 2433 buildings, average cost: $232,500
  • 2018: 1751 buildings, average cost: $222,000
  • 2017: 2373 buildings, average cost: $210,400
  • 2016: 2219 buildings, average cost: $245,900
  • 2015: 2518 buildings, average cost: $160,700
  • 2014: 2260 buildings, average cost: $158,200
  • 2013: 2613 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2012: 3176 buildings, average cost: $142,000
  • 2011: 3280 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2010: 2961 buildings, average cost: $174,000
  • 2009: 2640 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2008: 2897 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2007: 3190 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2006: 3877 buildings, average cost: $120,600
  • 2005: 4333 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 2004: 3407 buildings, average cost: $82,100
  • 2003: 4829 buildings, average cost: $59,800
  • 2002: 3459 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 2001: 3317 buildings, average cost: $54,800
  • 2000: 2879 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 1999: 3472 buildings, average cost: $51,600
  • 1998: 3039 buildings, average cost: $48,800
  • 1997: 2316 buildings, average cost: $49,700
Number of permits per 10,000 El Paso, TX residents
Average permit cost in El Paso, TX
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,813 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,501 (2.0%)

Distribution of median household income in El Paso, TX in 2021
Distribution of house value in El Paso, TX in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in El Paso, TX in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 20.1%
El Paso County:

20.1%
Texas:

14.2%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.6% for Black residents, 22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 20.9% for American Indian residents, 38.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 24.6% for other race residents, 22.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 33.0 years old
(Males: 31.6 years old, Females: 34.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.4 years old, Black residents: 32.2 years old, American Indian residents: 34.2 years old, Asian residents: 35.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.6 years old, Other race residents: 32.1 years old)

Area name: El Paso, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in El Paso County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $809 a month.

Cities in this county include: El Paso, Socorro, San Elizario, Fort Bliss, Fabens, Homestead Meadows South, Horizon City, Canutillo, Homestead Meadows North, Anthony.

El Paso County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Click to draw/clear El Paso County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in El Paso County: Carrizo Spring Windmill (A), Cavender Windmill (B), Cedar Windmill (C), Circle Ranch (D), Cornudas Ranch (E), Cottonwood Windmill (F), Cummings Ranch (G), Cummins Windmill (H), Dagger Camp (I), Dees Ranch (J), Double U Ranch (K), Dullnig Ranch (L), Eagle Mountain Ranch (M), Salt Flat Windmill (N), East Windmill (O), Eightmile Windmill (P), El Cuervo Windmill (Q), Espy Ranch (R), Faskin Ranch (S), Flattop Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Helm Cemetery (1), Quitman Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Antelope Tanks (A), Drag Tank (B), Sailt Lake (C), Linda Lake (D), Grayton Lake (E), Milner Lake (F), Linda Lake (G), Indian Water Hole (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wasson Draw (A), Squaw Creek (B), Mineral Creek (C), Green River (D), Count Draw (E), Lasca Branch (F), Buckhorn Draw (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Freestone County , Loving County , Lynn County , Milam County , Montgomery County .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

4.6%
Texas:

4.2%

Unemployment by year in El Paso, TX
County total employment by year in El Paso, TX
County average yearly wages by year in El Paso, TX

Current college students: 46,798
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 199,153 (51.1% naturalized citizens)

El Paso County:

22.9%
Whole state:

17.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 40,1902010 or later
  • 36,2442000 to 2009
  • 37,9921990 to 1999
  • 50,3711980 to 1989
  • 37,4101970 to 1979
  • 41,458Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.2%

El Paso County marital status for males El Paso County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 219,681
  • One, attached: 14,555
  • Two: 7,103
  • 3 or 4: 13,524
  • 5 to 9: 15,851
  • 10 to 19: 15,307
  • 20 to 49: 6,353
  • 50 or more: 12,776
  • Mobile homes: 15,233
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 560

Housing units in El Paso County with a mortgage: 107,060 (3,895 second mortgage, 250 home equity loan, 3,050 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,179

Here:

98.2% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for El Paso County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic345,95055
Evangelical Protestant87,056329
Other16,67540
Mainline Protestant10,14546
Black Protestant1,70312
Orthodox6473
None338,471-
El Paso County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 116
El Paso County:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
Here:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 41
This county:

0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 216
El Paso County:

2.96 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 444
This county:

6.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
El Paso County:

7.5%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
El Paso County:

24.0%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.3%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in El Paso County:

Average size of farms: 190 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $113,140
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $712.90
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $116,424
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $66,508
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.36
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.28%
Upland cotton: 4807 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,482 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10,055 acres

Tornado activity:

El Paso County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 33496800.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

El Paso County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 417% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 204.8 miles away from El Paso County center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 174.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/4/2006 at 08:32:32, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 426.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 135.9 miles away from the county center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 554.1 miles away from El Paso County center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 613.5 miles away from the county center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Texas Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2006 to August 25, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1658: August 15, 2006, FEMA Id: 1658, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia, Incident Period: February 01, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3171: February 01, 2003, FEMA Id: 3171, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in El Paso County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - El Paso

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 273,312 (75.0%)
  • Carpooled: 36,338 (10.0%)
  • Bus: 3,524 (1.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 6,653 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 900 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 6,160 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 37,538 (10.3%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (87%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Philippines (1%)
  • Korea (1%)
  • India (0%)
  • Guatemala (0%)
  • Vietnam (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in El Paso County


  • American (2%)
  • German (1%)
  • English (1%)
  • Irish (1%)
  • European (0%)
  • Italian (0%)
  • African (0%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in El Paso County, Texas in 2010:

  • 5,683 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 1,928 people in federal prisons
  • 1,915 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 1,482 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,225 people in state prisons
  • 873 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 855 people in federal detention centers
  • 580 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 491 people in college/university student housing
  • 261 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 125 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 108 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 86 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 85 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 73 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 22 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere

People in group quarters in El Paso County, Texas in 2000:

  • 2,822 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 2,491 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2,252 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 1,329 people in nursing homes
  • 1,029 people in state prisons
  • 649 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 409 people in halfway houses
  • 367 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 282 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 196 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 187 people in religious group quarters
  • 179 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 165 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 63 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 54 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 43 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 43 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 42 people in other group homes
  • 39 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 39 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 37 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 25 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 11 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 4 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in other workers' dormitories
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $51,023.

4.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.73%
Texas average:

8.12%


0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,174 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.19%
Texas average:

0.04%

1.16% relocated from other counties in Texas ($11,420 average AGI)
3.38% relocated from other states ($39,537 average AGI)
El Paso County:

3.38%
Texas average:

2.83%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.29% ($45,222 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX  0.16% ($49,588)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.13% ($47,714)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.12% ($48,472)
from Dallas County, TX  0.09% ($47,932)
from Travis County, TX  0.08% ($52,874)
from Harris County, TX  0.08% ($48,434)


4.88% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.88%
Texas average:

7.40%


0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,506 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.13%
Texas average:

0.03%

1.39% relocated to other counties in Texas ($14,781 average AGI)
3.36% relocated to other states ($34,074 average AGI)
El Paso County:

3.36%
Texas average:

2.08%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.33% ($40,262 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX  0.22% ($57,732)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.15% ($44,104)
to Harris County, TX  0.10% ($51,119)
to Travis County, TX  0.10% ($50,030)
to Dallas County, TX  0.10% ($46,138)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.09% ($49,369)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 23.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 19.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 15.8

Births per 1000 population in El Paso County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.2

Deaths per 1000 population in El Paso County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in El Paso County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 23.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in El Paso County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in El Paso County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 88,795 (74,443 aged, 14,352 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 42,923 (18%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in El Paso County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,819)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,698)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (3,601)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,283)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,268)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,843)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (2,498)
  • Unspecified dementia (2,420)
  • Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver (2,263)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,178)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 29%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,219
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 257
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33,745

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,016
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 592
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 7,009

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 34.0. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 14.1
  • Cut/Pierce - 4.9
  • Other - 15.0

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 73.6. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 35.5
  • Suffocation - 19.3
  • Poisoning - 14.8
  • Other - 4.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 867,947
  • Male householders: 148,043 (34,890 living alone), Female householders: 150,016 (33,000 living alone)
  • 137,685 spouses (134,809 opposite-sex spouses), 17,218 unmarried partners, (16,284 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 305,770 children (284,689 natural, 2,526 adopted, 18,555 stepchildren), 29,435 grandchildren, 12,534 brothers or sisters, 15,760 parents, 347 foster children, 23,786 other relatives, 14,926 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 12,427

Size of family households: 74,577 2-persons, 53,734 3-persons, 47,316 4-persons, 26,302 5-persons, 9,003 6-persons, 6,104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 67,890 1-person, 11,380 2-persons, 731 3-persons, 929 4-persons, 93 5-persons.

124,410 married couples with children.
69,457 single-parent households (13,752 men, 55,705 women).

30.8% of residents of El Paso speak English at home.
67.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,446,264,000 ($6,235 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,192,593,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,391,475,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $736,732,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,375,000
Federal grants: $860,863,000
Federal procurement contracts: $590,592,000 ($474,472,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $852,228,000 ($525,552,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $49,273,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $564,915,000
Federal Government insurance: $475,963,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 74,019
Here:

103 per 1000 residents
State:

85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 20,250
Here:

28 per 1000 residents
State:

35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +25,116
Here:

+35 per 1000 residents
State:

+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -36,017
Here:  -50 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in El Paso County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 128.85 millions of gallons per day (49% from ground, 51% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.0

Year house built in El Paso County, Texas
  • Year house built in El Paso County, Texas
  • 2,7972020 or later
  • 54,8952010 to 2019
  • 50,4872000 to 2009
  • 39,1971990 to 1999
  • 45,8931980 to 1989
  • 46,0551970 to 1979
  • 28,3401960 to 1969
  • 29,0311950 to 1959
  • 11,7601940 to 1949
  • 12,4881939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in El Paso County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Texas
  • 2,3241 room
  • 8792 rooms
  • 4,5363 rooms
  • 14,3114 rooms
  • 44,1845 rooms
  • 49,6326 rooms
  • 33,2657 rooms
  • 26,7498 rooms
  • 18,4319+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Texas
  • 6,0711 room
  • 7,1342 rooms
  • 17,4663 rooms
  • 24,7354 rooms
  • 21,6275 rooms
  • 14,1726 rooms
  • 7,1797 rooms
  • 3,3938 rooms
  • 1,9719+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in El Paso County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in El Paso County, Texas
  • 2,953no bedroom
  • 1,7941 bedroom
  • 17,2542 bedrooms
  • 102,3803 bedrooms
  • 59,9054 bedrooms
  • 10,0255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in El Paso County, Texas
  • 6,220no bedroom
  • 19,7571 bedroom
  • 34,3072 bedrooms
  • 33,1763 bedrooms
  • 9,8164 bedrooms
  • 4725+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4,095no vehicle
  • 47,4451 vehicle
  • 73,0792 vehicles
  • 45,6143 vehicles
  • 18,0704 vehicles
  • 6,0085+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in El Paso County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 14,221no vehicle
  • 49,7641 vehicle
  • 30,0672 vehicles
  • 7,2583 vehicles
  • 1,9694 vehicles
  • 4695+ vehicles

86.0% of El Paso County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Texas.

El Paso County:

86.0%
State average:

85.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 504,804
  • Other state: 144,392
  • Northeast: 14,844
  • Midwest: 24,182
  • South: 35,914
  • West: 69,452
Year householders moved into unit in El Paso County, TX
Most commonly used house heating fuel in El Paso County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 76.6%Utility gas
  • 18.9%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 53.8%Utility gas
  • 43.5%Electricity
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10,227
Here:

10.0%
Texas:

9.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,705
Here:

4.9%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,593
Here:

12.6%
Texas:

17.8%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

El Paso County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,669,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,043,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $449,983,000
    Hospital Public: $354,272,000
    Other: $40,553,000
    Other: $36,281,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,241,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,237,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,214,000
    Solid Waste Management: $740,000
    Solid Waste Management: $721,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $21,007,000
    Hospitals: $14,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,237,000
    Correctional Institutions: $976,000
    General Public Buildings: $976,000
    Parks and Recreation: $612,000
    Correctional Institutions: $505,000
    Local Fire Protection: $464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $427,000
    Regular Highways: $377,000
    Regular Highways: $167,000
    Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $53,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $765,763,000
    Hospitals: $669,253,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $77,360,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,774,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,189,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $72,417,000
    Police Protection: $51,560,000
    Police Protection: $46,831,000
    Financial Administration: $26,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,799,000
    Financial Administration: $21,540,000
    Regular Highways: $21,288,000
    Regular Highways: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,715,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,965,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,714,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,654,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,497,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,667,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,785,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,631,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,236,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,759,000
    Health - Other: $3,570,000
    Health - Other: $3,550,000
    General - Other: $3,143,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,730,000
    General - Other: $2,447,000
    Water Utilities: $2,139,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,200,000
    Solid Waste Management: $782,000
    Solid Waste Management: $748,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $740,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $533,000
    Housing and Community Development: $476,000
    Housing and Community Development: $401,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $348,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $254,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $243,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $236,000
    Parking Facilities: $164,000
    Parking Facilities: $128,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,991,000
    Other: $5,461,000
    Sewerage: $3,598,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,494,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,102,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,101,000
    General Local Government Support: $528,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,301,000
    Interest on Debt: $19,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $79,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,748,000
    Public Welfare: $1,272,000
    Public Welfare: $982,000
    Other: $337,000
    Transit Utilities: $140,000
    Transit Utilities: $117,000
    General Local Government Support: $36,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,377,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $559,493,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $536,019,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $515,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,673,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $107,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,436,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,676,000
    General Revenue - Other: $8,216,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,311,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,310,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,059,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,022,000
    Rents: $976,000
    Rents: $747,000
    Sale of Property: $136,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $44,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $14,772,000
    Hospitals: $14,666,000
    General - Other: $7,528,000
    Police Protection: $1,940,000
    Police Protection: $1,819,000
    General - Other: $1,375,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000,000
    Financial Administration: $762,000
    Local Fire Protection: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    Regular Highways: $400,000
    Correctional Institutions: $399,000
    Correctional Institutions: $359,000
    Transit Utilities: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $306,000
    General Public Building: $268,000
    Central Staff Services: $252,000
    Financial Administration: $248,000
    Solid Waste Management: $243,000
    Parking Facilities: $209,000
    Parking Facilities: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $71,000
    Health - Other: $50,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $251,569,000
    Cash and Securities: $237,331,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,265,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,716,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $232,189,000
    Public Welfare: $218,123,000
    Other: $11,613,000
    Other: $7,653,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,982,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,941,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,027,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,825,000
    Transit Utilities: $485,000
    Transit Utilities: $465,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Highways: $117,000
    Highways: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,184,000
    Property: $279,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $57,333,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,646,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,849,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,248,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,831,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,721,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $244,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $222,000
    Amusements Sales: $44,000
    Amusements Sales: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $24,000
    Other License: $11,000
    Other License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $171,426,000
    : $158,984,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000
    Interest on Debt: $56,000

El Paso County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,669,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,043,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $449,983,000
    Hospital Public: $354,272,000
    Other: $40,553,000
    Other: $36,281,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,241,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,237,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,214,000
    Solid Waste Management: $740,000
    Solid Waste Management: $721,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $21,007,000
    Hospitals: $14,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,237,000
    Correctional Institutions: $976,000
    General Public Buildings: $976,000
    Parks and Recreation: $612,000
    Correctional Institutions: $505,000
    Local Fire Protection: $464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $427,000
    Regular Highways: $377,000
    Regular Highways: $167,000
    Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $53,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $765,763,000
    Hospitals: $669,253,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $77,360,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,774,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,189,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $72,417,000
    Police Protection: $51,560,000
    Police Protection: $46,831,000
    Financial Administration: $26,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,799,000
    Financial Administration: $21,540,000
    Regular Highways: $21,288,000
    Regular Highways: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,715,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,965,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,714,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,654,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,497,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,667,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,785,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,631,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,236,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,759,000
    Health - Other: $3,570,000
    Health - Other: $3,550,000
    General - Other: $3,143,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,730,000
    General - Other: $2,447,000
    Water Utilities: $2,139,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,200,000
    Solid Waste Management: $782,000
    Solid Waste Management: $748,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $740,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $533,000
    Housing and Community Development: $476,000
    Housing and Community Development: $401,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $348,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $254,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $243,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $236,000
    Parking Facilities: $164,000
    Parking Facilities: $128,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,991,000
    Other: $5,461,000
    Sewerage: $3,598,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,494,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,102,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,101,000
    General Local Government Support: $528,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,301,000
    Interest on Debt: $19,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $79,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,748,000
    Public Welfare: $1,272,000
    Public Welfare: $982,000
    Other: $337,000
    Transit Utilities: $140,000
    Transit Utilities: $117,000
    General Local Government Support: $36,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,377,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $559,493,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $536,019,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $515,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,673,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $107,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,436,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,676,000
    General Revenue - Other: $8,216,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,311,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,310,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,059,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,022,000
    Rents: $976,000
    Rents: $747,000
    Sale of Property: $136,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $44,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $14,772,000
    Hospitals: $14,666,000
    General - Other: $7,528,000
    Police Protection: $1,940,000
    Police Protection: $1,819,000
    General - Other: $1,375,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000,000
    Financial Administration: $762,000
    Local Fire Protection: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    Regular Highways: $400,000
    Correctional Institutions: $399,000
    Correctional Institutions: $359,000
    Transit Utilities: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $306,000
    General Public Building: $268,000
    Central Staff Services: $252,000
    Financial Administration: $248,000
    Solid Waste Management: $243,000
    Parking Facilities: $209,000
    Parking Facilities: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $71,000
    Health - Other: $50,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $251,569,000
    Cash and Securities: $237,331,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,265,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,716,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $232,189,000
    Public Welfare: $218,123,000
    Other: $11,613,000
    Other: $7,653,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,982,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,941,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,027,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,825,000
    Transit Utilities: $485,000
    Transit Utilities: $465,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Highways: $117,000
    Highways: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,184,000
    Property: $279,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $57,333,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,646,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,849,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,248,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,831,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,721,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $244,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $222,000
    Amusements Sales: $44,000
    Amusements Sales: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $24,000
    Other License: $11,000
    Other License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $171,426,000
    : $158,984,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000
    Interest on Debt: $56,000

El Paso County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,669,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,043,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $449,983,000
    Hospital Public: $354,272,000
    Other: $40,553,000
    Other: $36,281,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,241,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,237,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,214,000
    Solid Waste Management: $740,000
    Solid Waste Management: $721,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $21,007,000
    Hospitals: $14,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,237,000
    Correctional Institutions: $976,000
    General Public Buildings: $976,000
    Parks and Recreation: $612,000
    Correctional Institutions: $505,000
    Local Fire Protection: $464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $427,000
    Regular Highways: $377,000
    Regular Highways: $167,000
    Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $53,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $765,763,000
    Hospitals: $669,253,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $77,360,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,774,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,189,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $72,417,000
    Police Protection: $51,560,000
    Police Protection: $46,831,000
    Financial Administration: $26,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,799,000
    Financial Administration: $21,540,000
    Regular Highways: $21,288,000
    Regular Highways: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,715,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,965,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,714,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,654,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,497,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,667,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,785,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,631,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,236,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,759,000
    Health - Other: $3,570,000
    Health - Other: $3,550,000
    General - Other: $3,143,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,730,000
    General - Other: $2,447,000
    Water Utilities: $2,139,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,200,000
    Solid Waste Management: $782,000
    Solid Waste Management: $748,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $740,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $533,000
    Housing and Community Development: $476,000
    Housing and Community Development: $401,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $348,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $254,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $243,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $236,000
    Parking Facilities: $164,000
    Parking Facilities: $128,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,991,000
    Other: $5,461,000
    Sewerage: $3,598,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,494,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,102,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,101,000
    General Local Government Support: $528,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,301,000
    Interest on Debt: $19,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $79,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,748,000
    Public Welfare: $1,272,000
    Public Welfare: $982,000
    Other: $337,000
    Transit Utilities: $140,000
    Transit Utilities: $117,000
    General Local Government Support: $36,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,377,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $559,493,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $536,019,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $515,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,673,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $107,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,436,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,676,000
    General Revenue - Other: $8,216,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,311,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,310,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,059,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,022,000
    Rents: $976,000
    Rents: $747,000
    Sale of Property: $136,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $44,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $14,772,000
    Hospitals: $14,666,000
    General - Other: $7,528,000
    Police Protection: $1,940,000
    Police Protection: $1,819,000
    General - Other: $1,375,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000,000
    Financial Administration: $762,000
    Local Fire Protection: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    Regular Highways: $400,000
    Correctional Institutions: $399,000
    Correctional Institutions: $359,000
    Transit Utilities: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $306,000
    General Public Building: $268,000
    Central Staff Services: $252,000
    Financial Administration: $248,000
    Solid Waste Management: $243,000
    Parking Facilities: $209,000
    Parking Facilities: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $71,000
    Health - Other: $50,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $251,569,000
    Cash and Securities: $237,331,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,265,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,716,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $232,189,000
    Public Welfare: $218,123,000
    Other: $11,613,000
    Other: $7,653,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,982,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,941,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,027,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,825,000
    Transit Utilities: $485,000
    Transit Utilities: $465,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Highways: $117,000
    Highways: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,184,000
    Property: $279,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $57,333,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,646,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,849,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,248,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,831,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,721,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $244,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $222,000
    Amusements Sales: $44,000
    Amusements Sales: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $24,000
    Other License: $11,000
    Other License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $171,426,000
    : $158,984,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000
    Interest on Debt: $56,000

El Paso County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,669,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,043,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $449,983,000
    Hospital Public: $354,272,000
    Other: $40,553,000
    Other: $36,281,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,266,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,241,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,237,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,214,000
    Solid Waste Management: $740,000
    Solid Waste Management: $721,000
    Sewerage: $89,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $21,007,000
    Hospitals: $14,628,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,237,000
    Correctional Institutions: $976,000
    General Public Buildings: $976,000
    Parks and Recreation: $612,000
    Correctional Institutions: $505,000
    Local Fire Protection: $464,000
    Parks and Recreation: $427,000
    Regular Highways: $377,000
    Regular Highways: $167,000
    Central Staff Services: $54,000
    Air Transportation: $53,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $52,000
    Financial Administration: $47,000
    Air Transportation: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $765,763,000
    Hospitals: $669,253,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $77,360,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,774,000
    Correctional Institutions: $73,189,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $72,417,000
    Police Protection: $51,560,000
    Police Protection: $46,831,000
    Financial Administration: $26,550,000
    Central Staff Services: $25,429,000
    Central Staff Services: $22,799,000
    Financial Administration: $21,540,000
    Regular Highways: $21,288,000
    Regular Highways: $13,252,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,715,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,965,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,714,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,654,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,497,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $5,667,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,785,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,631,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,236,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,759,000
    Health - Other: $3,570,000
    Health - Other: $3,550,000
    General - Other: $3,143,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,730,000
    General - Other: $2,447,000
    Water Utilities: $2,139,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,200,000
    Solid Waste Management: $782,000
    Solid Waste Management: $748,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $740,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $533,000
    Housing and Community Development: $476,000
    Housing and Community Development: $401,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $348,000
    Sewerage: $255,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $254,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $243,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $236,000
    Parking Facilities: $164,000
    Parking Facilities: $128,000
    Air Transportation: $54,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Air Transportation: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $8,991,000
    Other: $5,461,000
    Sewerage: $3,598,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,494,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,102,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,101,000
    General Local Government Support: $528,000
    Water Utilities: $287,000
    Health and Hospitals: $60,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,301,000
    Interest on Debt: $19,721,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $79,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,748,000
    Public Welfare: $1,272,000
    Public Welfare: $982,000
    Other: $337,000
    Transit Utilities: $140,000
    Transit Utilities: $117,000
    General Local Government Support: $36,000
    General Local Government Support: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $581,377,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $559,493,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $536,019,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $515,784,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $129,673,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $107,789,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,436,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,200,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $9,676,000
    General Revenue - Other: $8,216,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,311,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $6,310,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,059,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,022,000
    Rents: $976,000
    Rents: $747,000
    Sale of Property: $136,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $44,000
    Sale of Property: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $14,772,000
    Hospitals: $14,666,000
    General - Other: $7,528,000
    Police Protection: $1,940,000
    Police Protection: $1,819,000
    General - Other: $1,375,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,301,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000,000
    Financial Administration: $762,000
    Local Fire Protection: $669,000
    Parks and Recreation: $564,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $410,000
    Regular Highways: $400,000
    Correctional Institutions: $399,000
    Correctional Institutions: $359,000
    Transit Utilities: $334,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $306,000
    General Public Building: $268,000
    Central Staff Services: $252,000
    Financial Administration: $248,000
    Solid Waste Management: $243,000
    Parking Facilities: $209,000
    Parking Facilities: $103,000
    Parks and Recreation: $89,000
    Regular Highways: $71,000
    Health - Other: $50,000
    General Public Building: $19,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $251,569,000
    Cash and Securities: $237,331,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,810,000
    Water Utilities: $1,074,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,265,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,716,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $232,189,000
    Public Welfare: $218,123,000
    Other: $11,613,000
    Other: $7,653,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,982,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,941,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,027,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,825,000
    Transit Utilities: $485,000
    Transit Utilities: $465,000
    Water Utilities: $249,000
    Highways: $117,000
    Highways: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $23,000
    Housing and Community Development: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $312,184,000
    Property: $279,197,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $57,333,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $49,646,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,849,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $13,248,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,831,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,721,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $244,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $222,000
    Amusements Sales: $44,000
    Amusements Sales: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $24,000
    Other License: $11,000
    Other License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $171,426,000
    : $158,984,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $140,000
    Interest on Debt: $56,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 25,616
  • Number of aged recipients: 9,244
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 16,372
  • Number of recipients under 18: 2,890
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 10,046
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 12,680
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 11,595
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 9,948
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 123 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4,039$136,2271,657$142,0185,900$121,8561,741$24,14927$1,790,741626$100,42577$48,065
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED246$124,362287$133,1711,188$109,806327$33,8782$257,500137$88,51151$53,196
APPLICATIONS DENIED735$123,340615$114,5984,858$110,9701,842$30,5907$236,857472$82,714181$48,155
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN399$135,183277$138,7872,349$123,071335$55,0993$1,665,000214$88,51912$63,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS85$139,41291$220,835457$121,33747$49,4890$036$87,58316$32,438
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 103 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED392$156,344203$166,6504$73,5000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED141$159,85874$196,50015$117,6671$50,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED72$165,54270$172,6862$150,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN28$163,00023$156,9570$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$143,6367$172,0002$135,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in El Paso, TX
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in El Paso, TX - Value
Most common first names in El Paso County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Maria3,75376.5 years
Jose2,38672.6 years
John1,99375.4 years
William1,66373.1 years
Mary1,46478.1 years
George1,34074.5 years
James1,31872.2 years
Jesus1,13372.0 years
Robert1,10070.5 years
Juan1,09572.8 years
Most common last names in El Paso County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Hernandez1,29773.8 years
Martinez1,22672.7 years
Garcia1,13573.4 years
Rodriguez99973.9 years
Gonzalez96172.8 years
Lopez85272.5 years
Ramirez73972.8 years
Torres59574.9 years
Sanchez59073.7 years
Perez53574.1 years
Businesses in El Paso County, TX
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven87JoS. A. Bank1
ALDO2Jones New York7
AT&T7Journeys4
Abercrombie & Fitch1Justice3
Abercrombie Kids1KFC12
Academy Sports + Outdoors2Kmart6
Ace Hardware4Kohl's3
Aeropostale5La Quinta6
Albertsons8La-Z-Boy3
American Eagle Outfitters2Lane Bryant3
Ann Taylor2Lane Furniture10
Applebee's7LensCrafters2
Arby's9Levi Strauss & Co.1
Ashley Furniture1Little Caesars Pizza21
Audi1Long John Silver's5
AutoZone25Lowe's4
Avenue1Macy's2
BMW1Marriott4
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1Marshalls3
Bakers1MasterBrand Cabinets2
Banana Republic2Mazda2
Barnes & Noble2McDonald's38
Baskin-Robbins8Men's Wearhouse2
Bath & Body Works4Microtel3
Bed Bath & Beyond2Motherhood Maternity5
Best Western3New Balance4
Blockbuster10New York & Co3
Brooks Brothers1Nike28
Budget Car Rental2Nissan2
Burger King24Office Depot5
Cache1Old Navy3
Carl\s Jr.10Olive Garden3
Casual Male XL2Outback1
Catherines1Outback Steakhouse1
Charlotte Russe1Pac Sun3
Chevrolet3Panda Express2
Chick-Fil-A3Papa John's Pizza6
Chico's2Payless21
Chuck E. Cheese's2Penske6
Church's Chicken14PetSmart3
Cinnabon 2Pier 1 Imports2
Circle K45Pizza Hut14
Clarks2Plato's Closet1
Cold Stone Creamery3Popeyes8
Comfort Inn1Quiznos6
Comfort Suites1RadioShack12
Costco1Ramada1
Cracker Barrel1Red Lobster3
Cricket Wireless60Red Roof Inn2
Curves4Rue213
DHL8Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dairy Queen5SAS Shoes2
Days Inn2SONIC Drive-In16
Dennys9Sam's Club3
Discount Tire5Sears10
Domino's Pizza6Sephora2
DressBarn4Skechers USA3
Dressbarn4Sleep Inn2
Dunkin Donuts3Spencer Gifts1
Econo Lodge1Sprint Nextel6
Express3Starbucks15
Extended Stay America1Studio Plus Deluxe Studios1
Famous Footwear2Subaru1
Fashion Bug1Subway55
FedEx65Super 83
Finish Line3T-Mobile27
Firestone Complete Auto Care7Taco Bell17
Foot Locker2Talbots1
Forever 212Target4
GNC7The Limited2
GameStop10The Room Place4
Gap3Torrid1
Goodwill1Toyota2
Gymboree3Toys"R"Us4
H&R Block34Travelodge2
Haworth1True Value2
Hawthorn1U-Haul21
Hilton4UPS87
Hobby Lobby2Vans10
Holiday Inn7Verizon Wireless6
Hollister Co.2Victoria's Secret3
Home Depot3Village Inn8
HomeTown Buffet1Volkswagen2
Honda2Walgreens26
Hot Topic3Walmart11
Hyatt1Wendy's10
IHOP4Wet Seal1
IZOD1Wingate1
InTown Suites1YMCA5
JCPenney3

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