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79927

El Paso, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
44,444
Median household income
$53,652
People below poverty
20%
Median home value
$138,400

Income

The median income of households in 79927 was $53,652. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 11.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.1
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.6
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9
$200,000 or more 3.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43857
Female 31740

An estimated 79.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,265. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.5
Social Security 29.7
Retirement income 14.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 3.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.4

In 2020-2024, 26.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 79927 in 2020-2024, 68.2% had health insurance coverage and 31.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41% and public coverage was 32.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 28.7%.


In 2020-2024, 79927 had a total population of 44,444 - 23,190 (52.2%) females and 21,254 (47.8%) males. The median age was 33.1 years. An estimated 28.2% of the population was under 18 years, 33.1% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 79927 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1884 1888
5 to 9 1591 1745
10 to 14 1549 1606
15 to 19 2146 1812
20 to 24 1590 1470
25 to 29 1235 1747
30 to 34 1419 1394
35 to 39 1422 1298
40 to 44 1551 1585
45 to 49 1365 1440
50 to 54 889 1507
55 to 59 1255 1215
60 to 64 1085 1132
65 to 69 732 1123
70 to 74 704 854
75 to 79 536 747
80 to 84 184 328
85 and over 117 299

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 28.2% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 46.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 95.7% of the people in 79927 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 2% of the people in 79927 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,779 households in 79927. The average household size was 3.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.1% of the households in 79927 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.8% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 10% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.8% of all households.

In 79927, 44.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.3% of males and 43.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.3 32
Now married, except separated 53.3 43.4
Separated 2.1 3.6
Widowed 2.6 9.2
Divorced 4.7 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 79927, 1,931 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 66% of the people living in 79927 were U.S. natives. 56.7% of the 79927 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34% of 79927 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 79927 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 79927.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 98.9
Asia 1
Europe 0.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 79927 in 2020-2024, 84.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 84% of people at least five years old; 35.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 84
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 79927 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 6.5
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 69.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 30.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 79927 was 13,302 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 706 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,073. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,523.

Educational Attainment of People in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 30.5
High school diploma or equivalency 31.6
Some college, no degree 16.7
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 8.3
Graduate or professional degree 3.6

Disability

In 79927, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 79927, 58.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,553 74.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,418 17.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,478 7.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 79927 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 14.2
Manufacturing 6.4
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.1
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.2
Public administration 4.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 79927 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,333 22.2
Service occupations 4,086 20.9
Sales and office occupations 4,285 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,494 17.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,309 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.5% of 79927 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 79927 had a total of 14,522 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 16.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.7
Mobile homes 16.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

24.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 79927 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 78.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 79927 had 13,779 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 743 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.8% while renters occupied 19.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.28.

5.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 35.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 79927:

House Heating Fuel Used in 79927 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.9
Electricity 22.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 79927 was $138,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.4 % had a mortgage. 57.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,436 and for owners without a mortgage it was $470.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 79927 was $1,052. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.