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El Paso, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
El Paso is a Census city of 2,917 people across 2.15 square miles of land, lying across Woodford County and McLean County. Median household income is $75,625, 75.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $70,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
El Paso
What El Paso is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,360
- County holding the largest share of its areaWoodford County, 97.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inWoodford County 97.4 percent, McLean County 2.6 percent
El Paso crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
How many people live in El Paso
- Population2,917
- Median age38.2
- Population under 18714 plus or minus 152
- Share under 1824.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over501 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,078
- Family households647
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
Income and work in El Paso
- Median household income$75,625
- Per capita income$33,553
- Civilian labor force1,422
- Employed1,367
- Unemployed55 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,880
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
Housing in El Paso
- Housing units1,134
- Occupied units1,078
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied816
- Renter occupied262 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate75.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$881
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Single family units972
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more134 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more11.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
How El Paso gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,245
- Commuting under 15 minutes546 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more455 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
SBA loans in El Paso (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$70,000
- Average approval$35,000
- Median approval$35,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term66 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Paso, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Woodford County, not El Paso
Woodford County context, not El Paso figures
- Establishments in Woodford County793
- Covered employment, Woodford County11,428
- Average annual pay, Woodford County$54,993
- Housing units permitted, Woodford County31
Every figure in this section is published for Woodford County as a whole and is not a measurement of El Paso.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
El Paso questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in El Paso, Illinois?
2,917, in 1,078 households. El Paso city covers 2.15 square miles of land, which is 1,360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is El Paso in?
El Paso lies in more than one. By area it is 97.4 percent in Woodford County, 2.6 percent in McLean County. This page sits under Woodford County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in El Paso?
$75,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,400. Median gross rent is $881 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to El Paso businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $70,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $35,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Paso, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to El Paso borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for El Paso. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page El Paso figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Woodford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of El Paso.
Is zoning published for El Paso?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.