El Paso County Information
El Paso in
Colorado occupies
2,130 square miles and has a 2006 population of
576,884, a change from a 2000 population of
516,929 and
397,014 in 1990.
14.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
15.5% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,480 acts of violent crime reported in
El Paso in 2004, a change from
1,994 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
13,744 people:
4.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
El Paso, Colorado in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | El Paso | |
| State | Colorado | |
| Land Area | 2,130 sq. miles | Ranked 291 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 576,884 | Ranked 103 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 564,857 | |
| Population 2000 | 516,929 | Ranked 107 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 397,014 | Ranked 125 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 85.8% | |
| African American | 6.7% | |
| Asian American | 2.8% | |
| Native American | 1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .3% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,480 | 1,994 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 17 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 341 | |
| Robberies | 376 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,746 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 23,939 | 19,445 |
| Burglaries | 4,592 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 16,956 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,391 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 298,840 | 265,275 |
| Unemployed Population | 13,744 | 7,744 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.6% | 2.9% |
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