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El Paso, TX

El Paso is the county seat of El Paso County in the state of Texas, located at northernmost part of the Rio Grande and neighboring the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. As of the 2019 U.S. Census estimate it has a population of about 700,000. El Paso counts with 4 international bridges, one international rail bridge, and El Paso International Airport.

The Port of Entry (POE) of El Paso handled trade flows of almost $800B U.S.D. in 2019.

The El Paso POE (2402) is also the head of the trade District of El Paso, comprised of the Texas POE's of El Paso, Presidio (2403), and Fabens (2404), and the New Mexico POE's of Columbus (2406), Alburquerque (2407), Santa Teresa (2408), and Santa Teresa Airport (2481).

Source: U.S. Census, U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Customs, Texas Workforce Commission, Central Power and Light, local building departments and local U.S. bridge operators in cited cities.
Compiled by:Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development

City Section Last Update: July 2020

International Bridges

1: Paso del Norte (Santa Fe) Bridge
Pedestrians / Non-Commercial Vehicles / Buses
Mexico Border City: Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

2: Good Neighbor (Stanton) Bridge
Pedestrians / Non-Commercial Vehicles / Buses
Mexico Border City: Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

3: Bridge of the Americas
Pedestrians / Non-Commercial Vehicles / Buses / Commercial Trucks
Mexico Border City: Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

4: Ysleta-Zaragoza Bridge
Pedestrians / Non-Commercial Vehicles / Buses / Commercial Trucks
Mexico Border City: Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

R: Rail Bridge
Rail Crossing Only
Mexico Border City: Ciudad Juarez, Chih.

U.S.A.

Census 2020
331,449,281

Texas

Census 2020
29,145,505

El Paso

Census 2010
649,121

El Paso

Census 2020
678,815
% Population Change 2010-2020
2020 Gender Distribution

Total
Households

Census Estimate 2015-2019
226,787

Language other than English at Home

Census Estimate 2015-2019
68.8%
Persons per Household 2015-2019
Median Gross Rent 2015-2019
% High School Graduate or Higher Census Estimate 2015-2019               
People age 25 or higher
% Bachelor's Degree or Higher Census Estimate 2015-2019 
People age 25 or higher
% With a Disability Census Estimate 2015-2019               
People under age 65
% With Out Health Insurance Census Estimate 2015-2019
People under age 65

Median Household Income

Census Estimate 2015-2019
$47,568

Total Workforce

Avg. 2020
303,428

% Unemployment

Avg. 2020
7.94%
Labor Force Gender 2015-2019
Unemployment Trend
Per Capita Income 2015-2019
in the past 12 months (in 2019 dollars)
% Persons in Poverty Census Estimate 2015-2019
Pedestrian Crossings
Passenger Vehicle Crossings
Commercial Truck Crossings