El Paso County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 2,126.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 280.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 119.1%. On the 2000 census form, 96.1% of the population reported only one race, with 6.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 11.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.61 persons compared to an average family size of 3.11 persons. In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $25,507. Per capita income grew by 15.4% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	596,053	101	Covered Employment	244,903	114
Growth (%) since 1990	50.1%	291	Avg wage per job	$41,263	355
Households (2000)	192,409	107	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	6.4%	2065
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	301,927	101	Avg wage per job	$54,725	328
Unemployment Rate (2008)	5.8	1391	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	2.2%	1541
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$35,658	519	Avg wage per job	$40,450	1175
Median Household Income (2007)	$55,253	340	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	10.0%	1244
Poverty Rate (2007)	10.0	2514	Avg wage per job	$40,997	440
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	91.3	71	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	4.8%	259
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	31.8	164	Avg wage per job	$49,761	425