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  • FIPS 48141
  • Largest town: El Paso

El Paso County, Texas

El Paso County had 875,784 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,013.5 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 254 in Texas by population and 70th by land area.

Population
875,784
#10 of 254 in Texas · #71 in US
Area
1,013.5 sq mi
#70 of 254 in Texas · #663 in US
Density
864 / sq mi
#11 of 254 in Texas · #178 in US
Median household income
$58,656
#147 of 254 in Texas · #1,975 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

El Paso County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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El Paso County population, land area and income

El Paso County had 875,784 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,013.5 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 254 in Texas by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 864.1 people per square mile, 9.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so El Paso County is 45.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,656 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

875,784

3144th1st

71st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,014 sq mi

3144th1st

663rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

864.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

178th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,656

3143rd1st

1975th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

875,784

254th1st

10th of 254 (TX)

Land area

1,014 sq mi

254th1st

70th of 254 (TX)

Density

864.1 / sq mi

254th1st

11th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$58,656

254th1st

147th of 254 (TX)

How El Paso County's population changed since 2020

El Paso County gained 9,100 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 150th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, El Paso County recorded 46,740 births and 30,697 deaths, a natural change of +16,043. Net international migration added +11,076 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -17,702. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 17,702 people.

866.7k2020867.7k2021868.9k2022874.8k2023875.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
46,740
Deaths
30,697
Net international migration
+11,076
Net domestic migration
-17,702
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+948

Where El Paso County is

The Census internal point of El Paso County is at 31.766500, -106.241500. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with El Paso County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: El Paso County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
31.766500, -106.241500
DMS
31°45'59.40"N 106°14'29.40"W
UTM
13N 382433.3E 3515225.1N
Geohash
9tskwqvm3
Plus code
853MQQ85+JC

Towns in El Paso County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in El Paso County, 762,919 people together, or 87% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside El Paso County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is El Paso with 681,723.

  1. 01El Paso681,723
  2. 02Socorro38,642
  3. 03Horizon City24,802
  4. 04San Elizario10,128
  5. 05Anthony4,542
  6. 06Vinton2,013
  7. 07Clint1,069
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering El Paso County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for El Paso County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Doña Ana County, NM, with 229,366 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 513.7 miles E of El Paso County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is El Paso, TX (population 681,723), 12.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Horizon City, TX (population 24,802), 6.7 miles away.

El Paso County FIPS code

The FIPS code of El Paso County is 48141: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 141. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,656.

Questions people ask

What is the population of El Paso County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 875,784. That is up 9,100 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 866,684.

What is the FIPS code of El Paso County?

48141. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (141) identify the county.

What is the largest town in El Paso County?

El Paso, with 681,723 residents inside El Paso County in 2024.

Which counties border El Paso County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Doña Ana County, NM; Otero County, NM; Hudspeth County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.