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El Paso, Texas: commercial real estate data.
El Paso is a Census city of 680,130 people across 258.82 square miles of land, in El Paso County. Median household income is $59,745, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 516 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $250.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
El Paso
What El Paso is
- Census place typecity
- Land area258.82 sq mi
- Water area0.53 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,628
- County holding the largest share of its areaEl Paso County, 100.0 percent
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
- Population680,130
- Median age34.5
- Population under 18169,034
- Share under 1824.9 percent
- Population 65 and over97,265
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households245,346
- Family households169,948
- Share of households that are families69.3 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$59,745
- Per capita income$29,956
- Civilian labor force318,793
- Employed299,718
- Unemployed19,075
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over439,005
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
Housing in El Paso
- Housing units265,320
- Occupied units245,346
- Vacant units19,974
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent
- Owner occupied149,169
- Renter occupied96,177
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,073
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent
- Single family units186,924
- Share single family70.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more70,080
- Share in buildings of two or more26.4 percent
- Mobile homes7,878
- Median year structure built1984
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 commute277,999
- Commuting under 15 minutes63,905
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80,727
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent
- Public transport0.9 percent
- Walked1.2 percent
- Worked from home8.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Paso
SBA loans in El Paso (7(a))
- Approvals516
- Gross approval$250,655,800
- Average approval$485,767
- Median approval$224,400
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,227,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported7,545
- Jobs per approval14.6
- Loans with a final outcome93
- Paid in full84
- Charged off9
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.7 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises17.1 percent
- Distinct lenders70
- Distinct industries by NAICS175
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Paso, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
El Paso
SBA loans in El Paso (504)
- Approvals163
- Gross approval$113,685,000
- Average approval$697,454
- Median approval$424,000
- Largest approval$4,099,000
- Jobs supported1,800
- Loans with a final outcome63
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans3.2 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Paso, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
El Paso
Flood risk in El Paso
- NFIP communityCity of El Paso
- NFIP community number480214
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date02/16/06
The City of El Paso participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480214 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
El Paso County, not El Paso
El Paso County context, not El Paso figures
- Establishments in El Paso County16,280
- Covered employment, El Paso County333,908
- Average annual pay, El Paso County$50,230
- Housing units permitted, El Paso County2,320
Every figure in this section is published for El Paso 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, Texas?
680,130, in 245,346 households. El Paso city covers 258.82 square miles of land, which is 2,628 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 County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in El Paso?
$59,745. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,500. Median gross rent is $1,073 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?
516 7(a) approvals totaling $250.7 m since FY2020, across 70 lenders, median approval $224,400, plus 163 504 approvals worth $113.7 m since FY2010. 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?
Of the 93 loans that have reached a final outcome, 84 were paid in full and 9 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.7 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is El Paso in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. El Paso appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as El Paso, city of, community 480214, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 El Paso 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.