El Paso is a very large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 564,280 people and 89 constituent neighborhoods, El Paso is the fifth largest community in Texas.

El Paso is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, El Paso is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in El Paso who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.89%), sales jobs (12.20%), and teaching (8.47%).

El Paso Information and Demographics

The citizens of El Paso are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.33% of adults in El Paso having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in El Paso in 2000 was $14,388, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,552 for a family of four.

El Paso is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Paso home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Paso, accounting for 76.65% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in El Paso is African-American, followed by Asian. The main ancestry of people in El Paso is German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of El Paso's cultural character, accounting for 26.14% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in El Paso is Spanish. Some people also speak English.