Illinois · Census place 23737
El Paso city, IL
Quick answer
El Paso city has 2,871 residents, ranking #435 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $70,063, the median home is worth $149,200 and median gross rent runs $892 a month.
- Population
- 2,871El Paso city residents
- Median household income
- $70,063Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $892Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Paso city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Paso city median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 78.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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