Texas · Census place 24000
El Paso city, TX
Quick answer
El Paso city has 678,147 residents, ranking #6 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $58,734, the median home is worth $171,700 and median gross rent runs $1,041 a month.
- Population
- 678,147El Paso city residents
- Median household income
- $58,734Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $171,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,041Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.2%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 21.3% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 60.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Dallas city 1,299,553
- Austin city 967,862
- Fort Worth city 941,311
- Arlington city 394,769
- Corpus Christi city 317,383
- Plano city 287,339
- Lubbock city 261,078
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