Humidity & wind
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Population
683,012
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$184,500
Owner-occupied units
El Paso, TX
Texas · 31.848° N, 106.431° W · 259 sq mi
El Paso is the 23rd largest city on this site, with a population of 683,012 and about 2,639 residents per square mile. The median household earns $59,745 a year, and the median home is worth $184,500.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
259 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,639
People per square mile
Rank by population
#23
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#24
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$59,745
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,073
Per month
Homeownership
60.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.4 min
One way
People
Median age
34.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
28.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.4%
Households
245,346
2.74 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 100/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 49/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 6/yr
Days above 90° 104/yr
Below freezing 22/yr
Annual rainfall 8.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
June
Average high 96°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 34°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.2%
Professional & business services 11.4%
Retail trade 11.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Texas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Bluebonnet
State capital
Austin
Nickname
The Lone Star State
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Cities near El Paso
- Las Cruces, NM39 mi · 116,978
Cities about the same size
- Las Vegas, NV679,817
- Boston, MA672,973
- Washington, DC693,645
- Detroit, MI649,095
- Oklahoma City, OK719,849
- Nashville-Davidson, TN721,074
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY641,962
- Portland, OR635,109
More in Texas
- Houston2,397,315
- San Antonio1,548,422
- Dallas1,329,491
- Fort Worth1,028,117
- Austin1,002,632
- Arlington402,134
- Corpus Christi317,247
- Plano293,028
Wealthiest person in Texas
Name
Elon Musk
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$388B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Austin
Source of wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Texas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Texas
Company
Exxon Mobil
Revenue
$349.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Spring
Ticker
XOM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.