El Paso, TX


Total Population: 841,971

(An increase of 4.71 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

  • Foreign Born - 213,291
  • Language Spoken at Home - 670,450

  • 25.3% of Total Population are Foreign Born
  • 79.6% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

  • Over 75% of the population of the greater El Paso area speaks a language other than English at home, the primary language being Spanish. It is the most commonly spoken language in households period, even more common than English.

  • Mexican are the largest people group in the city, as well as the fastest growing. It is estimated that 25% of the population was born in Mexico, and almost 80% are of Mexican descent.

  • A growing Asian population with Chinese, Mandarin being on the rise.

People Group Profiles

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PG Name Country Of Birth Affinity Bloc Primary Religion Baseline Population Total
Arab, LebaneseLebanonArab WorldIslam400
Arab, SyrianSyriaArab WorldIslam - Sunni300
JapaneseJapanEast Asian PeoplesEthnic Religions - Shintoism677
KoreanSouth KoreaEast Asian PeoplesChristianity - Protestant1,362
Chinese, MandarinChinaEast Asian PeoplesBuddhism700
ItalianItalyEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic300
GermanGermanyEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox2,650
RussianRussiaEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Orthodox200
FrenchFranceEurasian PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic700
PersianIranPersian-MedianIslam160
CubanCubaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic650
SalvadoranEl SalvadorLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Other / Marginal671
HonduranHondurasLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity - Roman Catholic536
PanamanianPanamaLatin-Caribbean AmericansChristianity391
Filipino, TagalogPhilippinesMalay PeoplesChristianity - Roman Catholic900
VietnameseVietnamSoutheast Asian PeoplesBuddhism - Mahayana596
HindiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesHinduism180
UrduPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesIslam259
NigerianNigeriaSub-Saharan AfricanChristianity - Protestant273