One thing noticeable about El Paso, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because El Paso is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes El Paso a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, El Paso is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The overall education level of El Paso is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.13% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in El Paso in 2022 was $27,434, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,736 for a family of four. However, El Paso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Paso is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Paso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Paso, accounting for 81.58% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Paso residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Paso include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
El Paso also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.63%.
The most common language spoken in El Paso is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
