El Paso County, Colorado

Interactive maps and statistics for El Paso County, Colorado: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Colorado and the United States.

El Paso County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for total population (88th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (141st of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	742,999	5,862,189	334,922,499	88th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$90,363	$95,470	$80,734	292nd of 3,221
Median Age	35.1	37.7	38.9	2955th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.9%	45.7%	35.7%	225th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$461,000	$539,400	$332,700	176th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,696	$1,761	$1,413	141st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.4%	12.5%	2747th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.6%	5.2%	963rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	349.4	56.6	n/a	444th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.2%	9.8%	14.1%	639th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1132nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.2%	66.2%	65.2%	2646th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.5	25.2	26.4	1777th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.8%	21.0%	15.1%	277th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2287th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	48.3%	46.9%	939th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	69th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	65.6%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.7%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.7	52.5	61.4

Age in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	35.1	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.2%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.3%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.0%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	290,190	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.3%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,133	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.7%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.7%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.4%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.5%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.5%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.6%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	303,482	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.8%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	17.4%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.4%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.8%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.3%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,874	$2,602	n/a

Education in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.6%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.0%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.8%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.6%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.2%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in El Paso County, Colorado

Statistic	El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	31.5%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.7%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.1%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.6%	12.7%	16.7%

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