ZIP 79936 · El Paso
Who lives in ZIP code 79936 (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
People102,991
Median age35.7
Household income$67,198
Home value$178,978
Median rent$1,264/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+27.7%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- El Paso, TX
- Wider region
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1,535 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 35,305
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.0% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
29.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,016.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
86.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 35.0%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.41
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.5%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 17.4%
- Limited English
- 11.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.