El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX

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2021 Population
127,986
0.256% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
35.2
2.33% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
22.8%
2.25% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$40,140
6.5% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$98,600
2.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX had a population of 128k people with a median age of 35.2 and a median household income of $40,140. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX declined from 128,314 to 127,986, a −0.256% decrease and its median household income grew from $37,690 to $40,140, a 6.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are White (Hispanic) (50.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22.4%), Other (Hispanic) (20.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (2.96%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.781%).

82% of the households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.3% of the residents in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are Western Technical College (224679) (986 degrees awarded in 2021), Pima Medical Institute-El Paso (486813) (307 degrees), and CET-El Paso (49 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was $98,600, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.

Most people in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

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El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX is home to a population of 128k people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 28% of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (35.8k people).

In 2021, there were 2.26 times more White (Hispanic) residents (65.1k people) in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.7k Two+ (Hispanic) and 26.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are Spanish (97,113 households), Vietnamese (119 households), and Persian (Incl. Farsi, Dari) (113 households).

Citizenship

86.3%
2021 Citizenship
85.4%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 86.3% of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was 85.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX
  1. White (Hispanic)
    65.1k ± 3.44k
  2. Two+ (Hispanic)
    28.7k ± 3.09k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    26.4k ± 2.98k
94.9%
Hispanic Population
121k people

In 2021, there were 2.26 times more White (Hispanic) residents (65.1k people) in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 28.7k Two+ (Hispanic) and 26.4k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

94.9% of the people in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are hispanic (121k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

28%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
35.8k people
28.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
36.5k people

As of 2021, 28% of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX residents (35.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was 28.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    97,113 households (81.2%)
  2. Vietnamese
    119 households (0.0995%)
  3. Persian (Incl. Farsi, Dari)
    113 households (0.0945%)

82% of the households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was Spanish. 81.2% of the households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,507 ± 269
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,409 ± 379
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    843 ± 327

El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.07 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX employs 51.1k people. The largest industries in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are Elementary & secondary schools (4,259 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,776 people), and Construction (3,661 people), and the highest paying industries are Computer Systems Design ($82,924), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($80,315), and National security & international affairs ($77,722).

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
25,072
Women
49%
26,089
Men
51%

The workforce of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX in 2020 was 51,161 people, with 49% woman, and 51% men.

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Occupations

51.1k
2021 Value
−0.154%
1 Year decline
± −0.154%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.154%, from 51.2k employees to 51.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX, are Customer service representatives (2,197 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,922 people), and Cashiers (1,557 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

51.1k
2021 Value
−0.154%
1 Year decline
± −0.154%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX declined at a rate of −0.154%, from 51.2k employees to 51.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,259 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,776 people), and Construction (3,661 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$29,707
Median earning men ± $1,669
$20,775
Median earning women ± $1,318

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($59,920), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,625), and Information ($36,190).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Construction ($43,300), Public Administration ($40,033), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($26,880).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $255B
  2. $212B
  3. $180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T
2020 Value in Texas
$4.54T
Projected 2050 Value in Texas
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $77.7B
  2. $68.4B
  3. $58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX awarded 1,342 degrees. The student population of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 1,265 male students and 619 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,073 and 80%), followed by White (158 and 11.8%), Two or More Races (54 and 4.02%), and Black or African American (38 and 2.83%).

The largest universities in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are Western Technical College (224679) (986 and 73.5%), Pima Medical Institute-El Paso (486813) (307 and 22.9%), and CET-El Paso (49 and 3.65%).

The most popular majors in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (448 and 33.4%), Medical Assistant (189 and 14.1%), and Welding Technology (148 and 11%).

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 2.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.67% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (29.6k), Primary Education (21.3k), and Some college (20.7k).

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The median property value in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was $98,600 in 2021, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $96,100 to $98,600, a 2.6% increase. The homeownership rate in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX is 63.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX is $40,140. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

Property

$98,600
Median Property Value 2021
±$2,096
$26,481
Median Property Taxes
±$1,376

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63.7%
Homeownership
2021
65.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 63.7% of the housing units in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was Flower Mound Town & Highland Village City PUMA, TX with a value of $145,244, followed by Austin City (Northwest) PUMA, TX and Frisco City (East) & Prosper Town PUMA, TX, with respective values of $138,393 and $128,526.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$40,140
Median Household Income
± $2,072
41.6k
Number of Households
± 1,806

In 2021, the median household income of the 41.6k households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX grew to $40,140 from the previous year's value of $37,690.

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Wage Distribution

0.406
2021 Wage GINI in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX
0.407
2020 Wage GINI in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX

In 2021, the income inequality in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was 0.406 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.152% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Carpooled (10.6%)
  3. Other (4.2%)

In 2021, 79.3% of workers in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.89% of the workforce in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

22.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX (29.1k out of 128k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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75.5% of the population of El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 28.9% on employee plans, 25.3% on Medicaid, 9.64% on Medicare, 9.84% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1629 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.792% decrease from the previous year (1642 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1660 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 759 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,629 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,629 patients per year. This represents a 0.792% decrease from the previous year (1,642 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.4% under 18 years, 22.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

24.5%
Uninsured
28.9%
Employer Coverage
25.3%
Medicaid
9.64%
Medicare
9.84%
Non-Group
1.86%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX grew by 3.23% from 23.7% to 24.5%.

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