Statistics
Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Census 2000
El Paso County, Texas
| Subject |
Number |
Percent |
|
Total population |
679,622 |
100.0 |
|
SEX AND AGE |
|
|
| Male |
327,771 |
48.2 |
| Female |
351,851 |
51.8 |
| |
|
|
| Under 5 years |
58,989 |
8.7 |
| 5 to 9 years |
62,519 |
9.2 |
| 10 to 14 years |
59,842 |
8.8 |
| 15 to 19 years |
58,609 |
8.6 |
| 20 to 24 years |
49,503 |
7.3 |
| 25 to 34 years |
98,208 |
14.5 |
| 35 to 44 years |
100,790 |
14.8 |
| 45 to 54 years |
76,876 |
11.3 |
| 55 to 59 years |
25,938 |
3.8 |
| 60 to 64 years |
22,275 |
3.3 |
| 65 to 74 years |
38,983 |
5.7 |
| 75 to 84 years |
20,905 |
3.1 |
| 85 years and over |
6,185 |
0.9 |
| |
|
|
| Median age (years) |
30.0 |
(X) |
| |
|
|
| 18 years and over |
462,199 |
68.0 |
|
Male |
217,238 |
32.0 |
|
Female |
244,961 |
36.0 |
| 21 years and over |
429,026 |
63.1 |
| 62 years and over |
79,155 |
11.6 |
| 65 years and over |
66,073 |
9.7 |
|
Male |
27,422 |
4.0 |
|
Female |
38,651 |
5.7 |
| |
|
|
|
RACE |
|
|
| One race |
657,970 |
96.8 |
|
White |
502,579 |
73.9 |
|
Black or African American |
20,809 |
3.1 |
|
American Indian and Alaska Native |
5,559 |
0.8 |
|
Asian |
6,633 |
1.0 |
|
Asian Indian |
922 |
0.1 |
|
Chinese |
1,013 |
0.1 |
|
Filipino |
1,404 |
0.2 |
|
Japanese |
980 |
0.1 |
|
Korean |
1,655 |
0.2 |
|
Vietnamese |
247 |
0.0 |
|
Other Asian 1 |
412 |
0.1 |
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
669 |
0.1 |
|
Native Hawaiian |
159 |
0.0 |
|
Guamanian or Chamorro |
228 |
0.0 |
|
Samoan |
160 |
0.0 |
|
Other Pacific Islander 2 |
122 |
0.0 |
|
Some other race |
121,721 |
17.9 |
| Two or more races |
21,652 |
3.2 |
| |
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3 |
|
|
| White |
521,892 |
76.8 |
| Black or African American |
23,482 |
3.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
7,684 |
1.1 |
| Asian |
9,043 |
1.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,211 |
0.2 |
| Some other race |
138,674 |
20.4 |
| |
|
|
|
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
|
|
|
Total population |
679,622 |
100.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
531,654 |
78.2 |
|
Mexican |
447,065 |
65.8 |
|
Puerto Rican |
4,286 |
0.6 |
|
Cuban |
534 |
0.1 |
|
Other Hispanic or Latino |
79,769 |
11.7 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
147,968 |
21.8 |
|
White alone |
115,535 |
17.0 |
| |
|
|
|
RELATIONSHIP |
|
|
|
Total population |
679,622 |
100.0 |
| In households |
666,878 |
98.1 |
|
Householder |
210,022 |
30.9 |
|
Spouse |
118,999 |
17.5 |
|
Child |
253,105 |
37.2 |
|
Own child under 18 years |
183,907 |
27.1 |
|
Other relatives |
64,798 |
9.5 |
|
Under 18 years |
30,237 |
4.4 |
|
Nonrelatives |
19,954 |
2.9 |
|
Unmarried partner |
7,769 |
1.1 |
| In group quarters |
12,744 |
1.9 |
|
Institutionalized population |
7,875 |
1.2 |
|
Noninstitutionalized population |
4,869 |
0.7 |
| |
|
|
|
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE |
|
|
|
Total households |
210,022 |
100.0 |
| Family households (families) |
166,226 |
79.1 |
|
With own children under 18 years |
94,242 |
44.9 |
|
Married-couple family |
118,999 |
56.7 |
|
With own children under 18 years |
67,706 |
32.2 |
|
Female householder, no husband present |
37,841 |
18.0 |
|
With own children under 18 years |
22,113 |
10.5 |
| Nonfamily households |
43,796 |
20.9 |
|
Householder living alone |
37,441 |
17.8 |
|
Householder 65 years and over |
14,008 |
6.7 |
| |
|
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
107,724 |
51.3 |
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
48,575 |
23.1 |
| |
|
|
| Average household size |
3.18 |
(X) |
| Average family size |
3.63 |
(X) |
| |
|
|
|
HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
|
|
|
Total housing units |
224,447 |
100.0 |
| Occupied housing units |
210,022 |
93.6 |
| Vacant housing units |
14,425 |
6.4 |
|
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use |
885 |
0.4 |
| |
|
|
| Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) |
1.5 |
(X) |
| Rental vacancy rate (percent) |
7.8 |
(X) |
| |
|
|
|
HOUSING TENURE |
|
|
|
Occupied housing units |
210,022 |
100.0 |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
133,624 |
63.6 |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
76,398 |
36.4 |
| |
|
|
| Average household size of owner-occupied unit |
3.32 |
(X) |
| Average household size of renter-occupied unit |
2.92 |
(X) |
|
