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El Paso TX - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	563,662	22 (of 25,150) (100%)	5 (of 1510) (100%)
Average Income	$32,124	14,558 (42%)	700 (54%)
Median House Value	$71,300	13,580 (46%)	441 (71%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	73.3%	20,463 (of 25,150) (19%)	1,100 (of 1510) (27%)
% Black Population	3.1%	6,912 (73%)	596 (61%)
% Hispanic Population	76.6%	400 (98%)	244 (84%)
% Asian Population	1.1%	5,505 (78%)	213 (86%)
% American Indian Population	0.8%	6,181 (75%)	328 (78%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	68.6%	20,240 (of 25,150) (20%)	873 (of 1510) (42%)
% College Graduates	18.3%	8,069 (68%)	371 (75%)
% Never Married	26.8%	5,942 (76%)	238 (84%)
% Married	54.3%	15,630 (38%)	1,164 (23%)
% Seperated	3.2%	4,031 (84%)	308 (80%)
% Divorced	9.7%	13,420 (47%)	670 (56%)
% Foreign Born	26.1%	822 (97%)	145 (90%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	193,780	34 (of 25,150) (100%)	6 (of 1510) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	6.0%	19,117 (24%)	804 (47%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.6%	14,802 (41%)	369 (76%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	18,641 (26%)	650 (57%)
% Households with No Car	11.0%	5,807 (77%)	300 (80%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.2%	14,694 (42%)	728 (52%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	22,167 (12%)	538 (64%)
Median House Value	$71,300	13,580 (46%)	441 (71%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	8.4%	8,041 (68%)	509 (66%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.0%	4,174 (83%)	221 (85%)
Average Monthly Rent	$474	11,240 (55%)	585 (61%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	57.1%	17,585 (of 25,150) (30%)	880 (of 1510) (42%)
% Drive Alone to Work	76.5%	15,163 (40%)	919 (39%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.3%	3,569 (86%)	42 (97%)
% Walk to Work	2.0%	14,004 (44%)	595 (61%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.4	14,786 (41%)	946 (37%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.9%	7,764 (69%)	692 (54%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,738 (73%)	408 (73%)
Median Household Income	$32,124	14,558 (42%)	700 (54%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	6.2%	4,178 (83%)	291 (81%)
Per Capita Income	$14,388	18,005 (28%)	848 (44%)
Male Worker Income	$28,989	16,566 (34%)	813 (46%)
Female Worker Income	$21,540	14,138 (44%)	660 (56%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	19.0%	3,487 (86%)	416 (72%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	22.2%	3,885 (85%)	436 (71%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.99

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Fort Worth, Texas	0.88
Tucson, Arizona	0.86
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	0.86
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	0.84
Nashville, Tennessee	0.81
Memphis, Tennessee	0.80
Tulsa, Oklahoma	0.79
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.79
Denver, Colorado	0.79
Toledo, Ohio	0.79

El Paso TX Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Mexican Population	359,699	6
Spanish Speaking People	356,558	6
Hispanic Population	431,875	7
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	68,040	8
Spanish Speaking People (English less Than "Very Well")	154,856	8

El Paso TX Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
Foreign Born Naturalized Citizens	64,900	2
Samoan Population	140	3
Hispanic Population	431,875	3
Mexican Population	359,699	3
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	68,040	3

El Paso TX Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	23.4%	24,734
Percent English only Speaking Population	28.7%	24,648
Percent of People Born in U.S.	71.8%	24,331
Percent Native Population	73.9%	24,305
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.0%	24,106

El Paso TX Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
Percent Electricity Fueled Households	13.9%	1,409
Percent Single Race Population	96.6%	1,398
Percent of People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	2.4%	1,394
Percent of People Born in U.S.	71.8%	1,375
Percent Native Population	73.9%	1,366

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	El Paso TX	Fort Worth, Texas
Total Population	563,662	534,694
Average Age	31.1	30.9
Average Income	$32,124	$37,074
Median House Value	$71,300	$71,100
% White Population	73.3%	59.7%
% Black Population	3.1%	20.3%
% Asian Population	1.1%	2.6%
% Hispanic Population	76.6%	29.8%

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