El Paso County Information
El Paso in
Texas occupies
1,015 square miles and has a 2006 population of
736,310, a change from a 2000 population of
679,622 and
591,610 in 1990.
16.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.8% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
3,632 acts of violent crime reported in
El Paso in 2004, a change from
4,789 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
19,911 people:
6.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6.8%.
Read more about
El Paso, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | El Paso | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 1,015 sq. miles | Ranked 752 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 736,310 | Ranked 73 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 721,183 | |
| Population 2000 | 679,622 | Ranked 75 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 591,610 | Ranked 79 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 93.5% | |
| African American | 3.3% | |
| Asian American | 1.1% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 9.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 16.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 3,632 | 4,789 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 17 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 229 | |
| Robberies | 606 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,780 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 23,624 | 33,124 |
| Burglaries | 2,720 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 18,833 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,071 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 295,141 | 274,826 |
| Unemployed Population | 19,911 | 18,716 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 6.8% |
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