ZIP 79908 · El Paso
Who lives in ZIP code 79908 (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
People4,148
Median age16.9
Household income$59,792
Home value—
Median rent$1,827/mo
Poverty7.4%
College degree+34.7%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 902 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,103
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
0.3% are 65 or older; 49.3% are adults.
Household income
19.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,915.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
25.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 80.2%
- Never married
- 14.2%
- Divorced
- 5.5%
- Widowed
- 0.0%
- Family size
- 4.13
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 1.5%
- Rent burden
- 36.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.1%
- Unemployment
- 12.0%
- Self-employed
- 2.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.8%
- Veterans
- 31.4%
- With a disability
- 4.2%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.