El Paso County · Texas
El Paso, TX demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Quick answer
El Paso, TX has a population of 678,958 and a median household income of $56,338 — about $4,695 a month before tax. That ranks 76 of 94 covered metros by income and 22 of 94 by population.
Population
678,958
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$56,338
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.25%
Texas + local
Income rank
#76
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A El Paso household at the median income of $56,338 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,162 a year in sales tax at 8.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Texas exempts or discounts several categories. El Paso shoppers frequently compare against Ciudad Juárez pricing, where Mexico's IVA of 16% applies but border-zone rules can differ.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a El Paso-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts rate tables · rates as published for 2026