ZIP 79901 · El Paso
Who lives in ZIP code 79901 (El Paso, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
El Paso, TX · El Paso County
uszips 2026
People8,554
Median age41.4
Household income$14,872
Home value—
Median rent$555/mo
Poverty56.3%
College degree+9.1%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1,501 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,024
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.9% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
2.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $13,431.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
91.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 23.6%
- Never married
- 44.2%
- Divorced
- 20.3%
- Widowed
- 11.9%
- Family size
- 3.17
- Dual-income families
- 31.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 8.1%
- Rent burden
- 46.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 39.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Self-employed
- 20.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.0%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 22.8%
- No health insurance
- 33.8%
- Limited English
- 53.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.