ZIP 79902 · El Paso
Who lives in ZIP code 79902 (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
People19,031
Median age40.0
Household income$50,873
Home value$257,092
Median rent$808/mo
Poverty22.5%
College degree+40.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1,125 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,494
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.5% are 65 or older; 84.5% are adults.
Household income
28.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,531.
Education (adults 25+)
47.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
75.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.8%
- Never married
- 43.4%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 42.0%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 13.0%
- No health insurance
- 23.4%
- Limited English
- 13.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.