El Paso, TX Population

Overview

676,395

Total Population

33.5

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

551,854

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in El Paso is 33.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
El Paso's population under 18 was 26.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
El Paso's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in El Paso, 21.61% were under the age of 15, 23.52% aged 15 to 29, 41.78% aged 30 to 64, 11.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,607 more females than males in El Paso:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in El Paso, TX.
The El Paso, TX gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 28,714.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 26,304.

El Paso's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of El Paso population: 59.61% are White, 3.42% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.32% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 14.22% are some other race and 20.67% are multiracial.
El Paso's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 551,854 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 124,541 (18.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in El Paso is White with a population of 403,205 (59.61% of the total population).

El Paso's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 680,028 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, El Paso's population increased by 82,578 (14.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, El Paso's population increased by 28,558 (4.39%), 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's population was lowest in year 2000 at 567,904.