City in Texas
El Paso, TX
City in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.
- Population
- 681,723 (2024)
- Density
- 2,634 / sq mi
- Land area
- 258.8 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,740 ft
- Founded
- 1680
- Coordinates
- 31.8478, -106.4311
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Trends
$837 / mo$1,041 / mo
$47,568$58,734
$127,400$171,700
19.1%18.4%
6.1%6.2%
5970
1963
Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.
How El Paso ranks
- #16 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 31.8
- #16 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 23.8
- #19 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 21.1
- #20 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 22.2
- #21 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 4.8
- #21 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 6.2
- #21 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 6.0
- #21 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 6.8
- #21 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 6.9
- #22 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 65.2
- #25 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 64.3
- #37 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 58.4
- #38 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 61.1
- #76 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 31.3
- #82 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 18.8
- #85 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 24.0
- #85 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 7.0
- #98 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 27.0
Things to do in El Paso
Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.
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Parks 42
Castner Range National Monument, Franklin Mountains State Park, Grandview Park…
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Playgrounds 40
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Restaurants 14
Bamford Warrior Restaurant, Boss Chicken, Butter Smiths…
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Cafes 3
La Bodega Snacks, Starbucks, Starbucks…
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Bars & pubs 1
Pockets…
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Museums 3
1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Museum, 3rd Calvary Museum, Combined Arms Heritage Park…
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Theaters & cinemas 2
Grand 10 Theatre…
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Libraries 2
El Paso Public Library Richard Burges Branch, Mickelson Community Library…
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Commissary, El Nuevo Sol Market, Food King…
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Biggs Physical Fitness Center, Bowling Family YMCA, Fort Bliss Community Pool…
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El Paso VA Health Care Clinic, Soldier Recovery Unit Health Clinic, VA Medical Center…
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Colleges & universities 2
El Paso Community College Transmountain Campus, Western Tech…
Local facts
- Median household income
- $58,734
- Median rent
- $1,041 / mo
- Median home value
- $171,700
- Median age
- 34.1
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 27.5%
- Poverty rate
- 18.4%
- Renter-occupied homes
- 39.8%
Public schools
Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.
- Public schools
- 220
- Students enrolled
- 155,864
- Students per teacher
- 15.6 : 1
- Free or reduced-price lunch
- 76.0%
- Charter schools
- 11.8%
- School districts serving the city
- 16
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Districts: El Paso Isd, Ysleta Isd, Socorro Isd, Clint Isd, Idea Public Schools
Health & wellbeing
CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.
- Adults with obesity
- 34.3%
- No leisure-time physical activity
- 33.4%
- Adults with diabetes
- 15.4%
- Adults who smoke
- 12.6%
- Frequent mental distress
- 17.5%
- Sleeping under 7 hours
- 38.1%
- Adults without health insurance
- 28.3%
- Routine checkup in past year
- 75.0%
Parks, air & walkability
- Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
- 66.1%
- Share of city that is parkland
- 19.6%
- EPA walkability index (1-20)
- 12.1
- Median air quality index (county)
- 70
- Unhealthy air days (county)
- 63
Internet & commuting
- Households with broadband
- 88.0%
- Households with no internet
- 9.3%
- Average commute
- 23.7 min
- Work from home
- 7.8%
- Commute by transit
- 1.1%
- Commute on foot
- 1.1%
- Commute by bike
- 0.1%
Natural hazard risk
FEMA rates El Paso County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 4 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.
- Winter weather: very high
- Lightning: very high
- Hail: very high
- Heat wave: relatively high
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata
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