Poverty Rate in El Paso, Texas
In El Paso, Texas, an estimated 122,719 of 670,241 people live in poverty.
FAQs
- What is the poverty rate in El Paso, Texas?
The poverty rate in El Paso, Texas is 18.3%.
- How many people in El Paso, Texas live in poverty?
In El Paso, Texas, an estimated 122,719 of 670,241 people live in poverty.
- How does the poverty rate in El Paso, Texas compare to the average for Texas?
The poverty rate in El Paso, Texas is 28.87% higher than the Texas average. In El Paso, Texas, an estimated 18.3% of 670,241 people live in poverty. In Texas, 14.2% of 28,933,638 people live in poverty.
- How does the poverty rate in El Paso, Texas compare to the US?
The poverty rate in El Paso, Texas is 42.97% higher than the US average. In El Paso, Texas, an estimated 18.3% of 670,241 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.8% of 324,173,084 people live in poverty.
Population
El Paso, Texas
2021
19.1% of 673 thousand people
- Age
Under 18 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
27.4% of 170 thousand people
Under 5 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
30.4% of 42 thousand people
5 to 17 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
26.3% of 128 thousand people
Related children of householder under 18 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
27% of 169 thousand people
18 to 64 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
15.4% of 409 thousand people
18 to 34 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
17.7% of 173 thousand people
35 to 64 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
13.7% of 236 thousand people
60 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
18.9% of 130 thousand people
65 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
20% of 94 thousand people
- Gender
Male
El Paso, Texas
2021
16.3% of 330 thousand people
Female
El Paso, Texas
2021
21.7% of 343 thousand people
- Race
White
El Paso, Texas
2021
14.7% of 193 thousand people
Black or African American
El Paso, Texas
2021
9.9% of 22 thousand people
American Indian and Alaska Native
El Paso, Texas
2021
21.4% of 7 thousand people
Asian
El Paso, Texas
2021
8.1% of 9 thousand people
Some other race
El Paso, Texas
2021
22.7% of 116 thousand people
Two or more races
El Paso, Texas
2021
21.3% of 325 thousand people
Hispanic
El Paso, Texas
2021
21% of 553 thousand people
White, not Hispanic
El Paso, Texas
2021
9% of 77 thousand people
- Education level
Population 25 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
15.3% of 432 thousand people
Less than high school graduate
El Paso, Texas
2021
29.4% of 77 thousand people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
El Paso, Texas
2021
17.5% of 107 thousand people
Some college, associate's degree
El Paso, Texas
2021
13.4% of 127 thousand people
Bachelor's degree or higher
El Paso, Texas
2021
6.3% of 121 thousand people
- Employment status
Civilian labor force 16 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
10.9% of 316 thousand people
Employed
El Paso, Texas
2021
9.5% of 291 thousand people
Male
El Paso, Texas
2021
7.8% of 154 thousand people
Female
El Paso, Texas
2021
11.4% of 137 thousand people
Unemployed
El Paso, Texas
2021
27.8% of 25 thousand people
Male
El Paso, Texas
2021
24.9% of 13 thousand people
Female
El Paso, Texas
2021
30.9% of 12 thousand people
- Work experience
Population 16 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
16.7% of 523 thousand people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
El Paso, Texas
2021
4.6% of 214 thousand people
Worked part-time or part-year in the past 12 months
El Paso, Texas
2021
21.3% of 119 thousand people
Did not work
El Paso, Texas
2021
27.4% of 190 thousand people
- Single people
SINGLE PEOPLE
El Paso, Texas
2021
28.1% of 95 thousand people
Male
El Paso, Texas
2021
21.4% of 49 thousand people
Female
El Paso, Texas
2021
35.1% of 47 thousand people
18 to 24 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
44.7% of 7 thousand people
25 to 34 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
15.9% of 20 thousand people
35 to 44 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
20.1% of 13 thousand people
45 to 54 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
15.5% of 13 thousand people
55 to 64 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
34.9% of 14 thousand people
65 to 74 years
El Paso, Texas
2021
33.4% of 14 thousand people
75 years and over
El Paso, Texas
2021
41.2% of 14 thousand people
Worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
El Paso, Texas
2021
4.4% of 41 thousand people
Worked less than full-time, year-round in the past 12 months
El Paso, Texas
2021
37.1% of 20 thousand people
Did not work
El Paso, Texas
2021
51.3% of 34 thousand people
Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined
El Paso, Texas
2021
19%