El Paso County, CO Population

Overview

722,736

Total Population

34.6

Median age

49.27%

Female population %

103:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

129,324

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

El Paso County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in El Paso County is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
El Paso County's population under 18 was 23.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
El Paso County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in El Paso County, 19.96% were under the age of 15, 22.99% aged 15 to 29, 44.18% aged 30 to 64, 11.50% aged 65 to 84, and 1.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,546 less females than males in El Paso County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.27% females and 50.73% males in El Paso County, CO.
The El Paso County, CO gender ratio is 103:100 i.e. 103 men to 100 women (1.030).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 32,137.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 27,850.

El Paso County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of El Paso County population: 76.21% are White, 6.15% are Black or African American, 0.87% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.69% are Asian, 0.28% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.06% are some other race and 9.74% are multiracial.
El Paso County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 129,324 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 593,412 (82.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in El Paso County is White with a population of 550,813 (76.21% of the total population).

El Paso County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 740,567 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, El Paso County's population increased by 107,349 (20.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, El Paso County's population increased by 105,254 (16.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, El Paso County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 519,739.