"Texas, it's like a whole other country!"
|
General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
Total population |
563,662 |
|
|
|
Male |
267,651 |
47.5 |
49.1% |
|
Female |
296,011 |
52.5 |
50.9% |
|
Median age (years) |
31.1 |
(X) |
35.3 |
|
Under 5 years |
47,646 |
8.5 |
6.8% |
|
18 years and over |
388,727 |
69.0 |
74.3% |
|
65 years and over |
60,121 |
10.7 |
12.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
One race |
544,472 |
96.6 |
97.6% |
|
White |
413,061 |
73.3 |
75.1% |
|
Black or African American |
17,586 |
3.1 |
12.3% |
|
American Indian and Alaska Native |
4,601 |
0.8 |
0.9% |
|
Asian |
6,321 |
1.1 |
3.6% |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
583 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
|
Some other race |
102,320 |
18.2 |
5.5% |
|
Two or more races |
19,190 |
3.4 |
2.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
431,875 |
76.6 |
12.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Household population |
558,533 |
99.1 |
97.2% |
|
Group quarters population |
5,129 |
0.9 |
2.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average household size |
3.07 |
(X) |
2.59 |
|
Average family size |
3.54 |
(X) |
3.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total housing units |
193,663 |
|
|
|
Occupied housing units |
182,063 |
94.0 |
91.0% |
|
Owner-occupied housing units |
111,750 |
61.4 |
66.2% |
|
Renter-occupied housing units |
70,313 |
38.6 |
33.8% |
|
Vacant housing units |
11,600 |
6.0 |
9.0% |
The chart shows that the Hispanic or Latino population is the majority in El Paso City. The White population is in close second. There are few other races within the city mainly limited to African Americans and a small Asian population.
The map here shows the population distribution for Hispanics and Latinos. The larger part of this population lives close to the Texas-Mexico border.
|
Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
Population 25 years and over |
334,043 |
|
|
|
High school graduate or higher |
229,053 |
68.6 |
80.4% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher |
61,217 |
18.3 |
24.4% |
|
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
48,272 |
12.6 |
12.7% |
|
Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
103,187 |
20.3 |
19.3% |
|
Foreign born |
147,505 |
26.1 |
11.1% |
|
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
113,546 |
58.9 |
56.7% |
|
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
113,509 |
50.3 |
52.1% |
|
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
369,000 |
71.3 |
17.9% |
Because El Paso City has a large Hispanic and Latino population one of the main languages spoken is Spanish. As you can see 71.3% of the population speaks a language other than English. Also, the education of around half of the total population is a High School degree at 229,053 or 68.6%. Less than half of the population having a High School degree has continued on to receive a Bachelor’s degree at 61,217 or 18.3 %.
|
Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
|
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
233,305 |
57.1 |
63.9% |
|
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
22.4 |
(X) |
25.5 |
|
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
32,124 |
(X) |
41,994 |
|
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
35,432 |
(X) |
50,046 |
|
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
14,388 |
(X) |
21,587 |
|
Families below poverty level |
26,968 |
19.0 |
9.2% |
|
Individuals below poverty level |
124,281 |
22.2 |
12.4% |
Unfortunately, El Paso has its fair share of poverty. The number of individuals below the poverty line is at 124,281 or 22.2% of the working population. El Paso city holds in itself the majority of individuals below the poverty line. The El Paso area has a great deal of people in poverty, but the city has the largest concentration.
All information here can be found on the U.S. Census Bureau Website.
This page was created by Rachel Lemon - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Page created for: POLS 350: Group and Minority Politics.
Professor Rodd Freitag.
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire