| People QuickFacts | El Paso County | Texas |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 827,718 | 26,448,193 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 800,647 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 3.4% | 5.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 800,647 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 8.2% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 28.9% | 26.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 10.9% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2013 | 51.0% | 50.3% |
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White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 92.2% | 80.3% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 4.0% | 12.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.0% | 1.0% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.3% | 4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 81.1% | 38.4% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 13.5% | 44.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 84.7% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 26.1% | 16.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 73.6% | 34.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 73.3% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 20.3% | 26.3% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 48,149 | 1,611,660 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 23.0 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2013 | 282,122 | 10,255,642 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 62.7% | 63.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 23.1% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $111,000 | $128,000 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 252,426 | 8,782,598 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 3.12 | 2.80 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $18,086 | $25,809 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $39,699 | $51,563 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 24.0% | 17.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | El Paso County | Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 13,745 | 537,8391 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 219,858 | 9,350,8291 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 4.6% | 4.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 54,434 | 2,014,124 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 63,143 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.2% | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.0% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 61.4% | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.1% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 14,423,498 | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,002,538 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,460,929 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,625 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,031,298 | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 4,355 | 135,514 |