El Paso is a very large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 678,958 people and 159 associated neighborhoods, El Paso is the sixth largest community in Texas.
El Paso is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around El Paso, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One thing noticeable about El Paso, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because El Paso is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes El Paso a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, El Paso is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The percentage of people in El Paso who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.46% of adults in El Paso have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in El Paso in 2022 was $28,942, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,768 for a family of four. However, El Paso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Paso is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Paso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Paso, accounting for 81.33% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Paso residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Paso include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
In addition, El Paso has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.31%).
The most common language spoken in El Paso is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.