El Paso County, Texas

El Paso County is the westernmost in the  of. According to the  population estimates, the county had a population of 721,598. Its is. El Paso is for "the Pass." It is named for the pass the creates through the mountains on either side of the river.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 679,622 people, 210,022 households, and 166,127 families residing in the county. The was 259/km² (671/sq mi). There were 224,447 housing units at an average density of 86/km² (222/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.95%, 16.06% or , 0.82% , 0.98% , 0.10% , 17.91% from , and 3.19% from two or more races. 78.23% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 210,022 households out of which 44.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were living together, 18.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.90% were non-families. 17.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 18.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,051, and the median income for a family was $33,410. Males had a median income of $26,882 versus $20,722 for females. The for the county was $13,421. About 20.50% of families and 23.80% of the population were below the, including 31.50% of those under age 18 and 18.50% of those age 65 or over.

2004 Election
El Paso County was one of the very few counties in Texas to vote for the Democratic candidate for. Voters in the county chose Senator over, 94,879 to 73,046.

Media
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