Jury Pool Profile
El Paso County, Texas
- County seat
- El Paso
- Judicial district
- 34th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 877,858
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 870,779.
At a glance
El Paso County is an 877,858-person venue. The county population is 30% White (Census race-alone categories). 83% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 11.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $59,883, $19,840 below the TX state median of $79,723; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 68.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $51,160/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 870,779
- Median household income
- $59,806
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 30%; Black: 3%.
El Paso County has a population of 870,779, with a median age of 33.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 29.6%; Black residents 3.4%. Independently, 82.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,883; 25.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
El Paso County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.0% in 2024, 66.7% in 2020, 69.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 68.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
68.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (47,646 individuals).