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 276.2 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 2007 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $25,475. Per capita income grew by 16.6% between 1996 and 2006 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2007)	587,272	104	Covered Employment	247,014	114
Growth (%) since 1990	47.9%	293	Avg wage per job	$40,013	336
Households (2000)	192,409	107	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	6.9%	2037
Labor Force (persons) (2007)	301,635	100	Avg wage per job	$54,351	309
Unemployment Rate (2007)	4.4	1722	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	2.3%	1483
Per Capita Personal Income (2006)	$34,189	438	Avg wage per job	$40,394	1015
Median Household Income (2005)	$50,878	325	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	9.3%	1303
Poverty Rate (2005)	10.7	2358	Avg wage per job	$40,167	398
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	91.3	71	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	5.0%	222
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	31.8	164	Avg wage per job	$48,058	470