El Paso County, TX Population

Overview

860,485

Total Population

32.6

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

53.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

713,245

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

El Paso County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in El Paso County is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
El Paso County's population under 18 was 27.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
El Paso County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in El Paso County, 22.45% were under the age of 15, 23.84% aged 15 to 29, 41.53% aged 30 to 64, 10.57% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6,435 more females than males in El Paso County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in El Paso County, TX.
The El Paso County, TX gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 37,952.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 33,760.

El Paso County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of El Paso County population: 59.56% are White, 3.16% are Black or African American, 0.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.18% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 14.94% are some other race and 20.40% are multiracial.
El Paso County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 713,245 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 147,24 (17.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in El Paso County is White with a population of 512,529 (59.56% of the total population).

El Paso County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 868,763 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, El Paso County's population increased by 122,543 (17.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, El Paso County's population increased by 62,999 (7.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, El Paso County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 681,005.