Economy & Jobs — El Paso County, Texas
Employment
| Total Establishments | 15,989 |
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| Total Employees | 248,456 |
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| Avg Annual Employment | 333,908 |
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| Avg Annual Pay | $50,230 |
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| Total Annual Wages | $16,772,157,774 |
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| Annual Payroll (thousands) | $10,026,839 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 6.5% |
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Income
| Median Household Income | $55,417 |
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| Poverty Rate | 19.5% |
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| IRS Returns | 406,360 |
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| Total AGI (thousands) | $23,093,987 |
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| Average AGI per Return | $56,831 |
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Federal Spending
| Total FY2024 | $6,533,836,023 |
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| Per Capita | $7,548 |
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| Population Basis | 865,657 |
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Agriculture
| Total Farms | 148 |
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| Land in Farms (acres) | 269,479 |
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| Avg Farm Size (acres) | 1,821 |
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| Year | 2,022 |
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Dining & Food Establishments
| Full-service Restaurants | 632 |
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| Fast Food | 697 |
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| Bars | 131 |
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| Coffee & Snacks | 178 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.671511+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.782026+00:00.
