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El Paso County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 679,622  14.9   
Under 5 58,989  11.2  8.7 
Under 18 217,423  12.8  32.0 
65 and over 66,073 36.9 9.7
85 and over 6,185 54.9 0.9
Male 327,771  14.0  48.2 
Female 351,851  15.7  51.8 
White 502,579  11.1  73.9 
Black 20,809  (5.9)  3.1 
Asian 6,633  2.3  1.0 
Hispanic 531,654  29.2  78.2 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 248,532  (1.2)  1.3    10,831 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 1,894  (2.8)  (6.7)  0.8  222 
Mining 254  647.1  47.8  0.1  8 
Construction 11,617  (7.5)  1.6  4.7  939 
Manufacturing 35,515  (6.9)  (4.4)  14.3  670 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 14,578  (1.5)  3.9  5.9  781 
Wholesale Trade 11,715  (9.9)  (1.6)  4.7  1,183 
Retail Trade 49,014  1.3  2.4  19.7  1,946 
Services 57,488  (0.6)  3.6  23.1  3,910 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 9,315  0.1  2.6  3.7  901 
Government 56,901  3.3  2.7  22.9  167 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 8.2 0.0  (3.4)  16 


Income

  2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $12,642,892  5.5  5.2  8 
Average Per Capita Income $18,535  4.4  4.3  192 


Poverty

  1999  Change 1998-1999  Change 1993-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 23.8 (3.0)  (6.4)  32 
Ages 0-17 31.7 (3.9)  (10.0)  34 
Ages 5-17 in families 31.2 (0.6)  (8.4)  31 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $20,271,011,438  3.4  3.9  8 
Property Value Per Capita $29,827  6.8  3.5  242 


Sales Activity

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1996-2001 
Taxable Sales $4,233,546,428  0.2  3.5 
Sales Tax Outlets 12,022  (4.4)  (0.5) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 9  201  158,469  1.7 
Higher Education Fall 2001   2  34,576  4.9