Primary sources for El Paso, TX
- Census Bureau profile of El Paso, TX, ACS data
- EIA-861 utility data for El Paso, TX, prices
- DOE LEAD tool for El Paso, TX, energy burden
- NOAA storms and FEMA flood claims for El Paso, TX
Electricity rates in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, TX ranks 3 of 108 Texas cities for the lowest share of electric heating (27%). El Paso, Texas has 678,147 residents in 242,482 households; 26.7% heat with electricity.
El Paso on the map
El Paso County, with El Paso marked
Cost of living with electricity in El Paso
El Paso, TX: 242,482 households at $1,107 a year per home for electricity (El Paso County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $268.4 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,561 a year per household.
| Group in El Paso, TX | Households | Power per home | Power bill of the group | Share of El Paso, TX median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX, all households | 242,482 | $1,107 | $268.4 million | 1.88% |
| El Paso, TX, homeowners | 145,953 | $1,288 | $188.0 million | 2.19% |
| El Paso, TX, renters | 96,529 | $798 | $77.0 million | 1.36% |
Who supplies El Paso
El Paso County lists 2 utilities for El Paso, TX (678,147 residents): homes pay 13.46 to 18.51 cents per kWh, about $148 to $203 a month at 1,096 kWh, 3.0% to 4.1% of the $58,734 El Paso median income. El Paso County page.
Facts about El Paso
- Residents of El Paso, TX, ACS 2023
- 678,1476 of 108 Texas cities with 30,000+
- Median household income in El Paso, TX
- $58,73488 of 108 of those cities
- Households in El Paso, TX
- 242,4822.80 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in El Paso, TX
- 60.2%145,953 owners and 96,529 renter households
- Housing units in El Paso, TX
- 262,89920,417 vacant or seasonal
- Homes heated by electricity in El Paso, TX
- 26.7%64,819 of 242,482 homes
- Land area of El Paso, TX
- 258.8 sq mi2,620.5 people per sq mi
- Bill as share of income in El Paso, TX
- 3.0% to 4.1%at 1,096 kWh a month over the $58,734 median household income
- Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of El Paso, TX
- 31NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 4.6 per 100,000 residents
- Median year homes were built in El Paso, TX
- 1983117,802 of 262,899 homes (44.8%) before 1980
- Median home value and rent in El Paso, TX
- $171,700$1,041 gross rent a month, 7.28% of value a year
Outage risk around El Paso
El Paso, TX, NWS reports within 15 miles of the centre, 2015 to 2025: 31 wind and 0 tornado, 4.6 per 100,000 residents of 678,147. Top gust near El Paso, TX: 71 knots, 82 mph. Damage near El Paso, TX: $68K.
Reports within 15 miles of El Paso, TX
wind and tornado reports, El Paso, TX
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| El Paso, TX | Wind | Tornado | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX, 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| El Paso, TX, 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| El Paso, TX, 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| El Paso, TX, 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| El Paso, TX, 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| El Paso, TX, 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| El Paso, TX, 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| El Paso, TX, 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| El Paso, TX, 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| El Paso, TX, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Housing and heating in El Paso
El Paso, TX: 117,802 of 262,899 homes were built before 1980 and 74,993 in 2000 or later. El Paso, TX has 177,422 detached houses, 49,121 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 8,007 mobile homes.
Age of homes in El Paso, TX
% of homes by decade built, El Paso, TX
- 5pre-40
- 340s
- 1150s
- 1060s
- 1670s
- 1580s
- 1290s
- 1400s
- 1410s
- 120+
Heating fuel in El Paso, TX
| El Paso, TX | Value | County | Gap | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX, median year built | 1983 | 1987 | -4 years | 78 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, built before 1980 | 44.8% | 39.5% | +5.3 points | 28 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, built 2000 or later | 28.5% | 33.0% | -4.5 points | 73 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, detached houses | 67.5% | 67.9% | -0.4 points | 59 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 18.7% | 15.6% | +3.0 points | 52 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, mobile homes | 3.0% | 5.8% | -2.7 points | 42 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, renter households | 39.8% | 36.3% | +3.5 points | 52 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, median home value | $171,700 | $167,300 | +$4,400 | 94 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, median gross rent a month | $1,041 | $1,045 | -$4 | 91 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, people per household | 2.77 | 2.88 | -0.11 | 43 of 108 |
Who lives in El Paso: income, cars, homes
In El Paso, TX, 17,283 households own no vehicle and 146,147 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. In El Paso, TX, 74,763 of 242,482 households earn under $35,000, 74,974 $35,000-$75,000, 64,920 $75,000-$150,000 and 27,825 $150,000 or more. 123,474 residents of El Paso, TX live below the poverty line, and the median age is 34.1. Of 301,943 workers in El Paso, TX, 23,614 work from home, 231,043 drive alone, 3,164 ride transit and 3,236 walk. In El Paso, TX, 47,433 of 90,073 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 88,450 households moved in since 2018 and 53,499 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over at a moderate pace. El Paso, TX homes: 176,486 have 3+ bedrooms, 33,833 none or one, median 5.3 rooms.
Household income in El Paso, TX
| El Paso, TX | Value | Rank in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX, households under $35,000 | 30.8% | 20 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, households $150,000 or more | 11.5% | 86 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, residents below poverty | 18.4% | 25 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, median age | 34.1 | 67 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, homes with 3+ bedrooms | 67.1% | 48 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, households without a vehicle | 7.1% | 15 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, households with 2+ vehicles | 60.3% | 66 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, workers at home | 7.8% | 79 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, cost-burdened renters | 52.7% | 38 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, moved in since 2018 | 36.5% | 75 of 108 |
| El Paso, TX, moved in before 2000 | 22.1% | 7 of 108 |
Analyst note on El Paso
El Paso, TX counts 678,147 residents in 242,482 households, on 258.8 square miles. Household income in El Paso, TX is $58,734; 145,953 of its 242,482 households own. 64,819 of the 242,482 occupied homes in El Paso, TX heat with electricity.
El Paso, TX has 262,899 housing units, 20,417 of them vacant or seasonal. A filing named like the city, El Paso Electric Co, is listed, so a local or municipal utility may serve at least part of El Paso, TX. El Paso, TX ranks 15 of 108 Texas cities for the lowest median home value ($171,700).
El Paso, TX ranks 15 of 108 Texas cities for households without a vehicle (7.1%). El Paso, TX ranks 18 of 108 Texas cities for the lowest median rent ($1,041 a month).
Bill and heat pump calculator, El Paso
Compare El Paso with nearby cities
| City near El Paso, TX | Distance from El Paso | Residents | Median income | Median year built | Median home value | Storm reports within 15 miles | Work from home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX (this page) | 0 mi | 678,147 | $58,734 | 1983 | $171,700 | 31 | 7.8% |
| Socorro, TX | 17.7 mi southeast | 36,237 (-641,910) | $52,100 (-$6,634) | 2000 (+17 yr) | $131,200 (-$40,500) | 12 (-19) | 5.5% (-2.3 pts) |
| West Odessa, TX | 230.7 mi east | 31,985 (-646,162) | $65,782 (+$7,048) | 1987 (+4 yr) | $134,100 (-$37,600) | 69 (+38) | 3.8% (-4.0 pts) |
| Odessa, TX | 239.8 mi east | 114,080 (-564,067) | $73,030 (+$14,296) | 1978 (-5 yr) | $208,000 (+$36,300) | 120 (+89) | 3.1% (-4.7 pts) |
| Midland, TX | 253.4 mi east | 133,998 (-544,149) | $91,169 (+$32,435) | 1986 (+3 yr) | $298,600 (+$126,900) | 105 (+74) | 5.6% (-2.3 pts) |
| Lubbock, TX | 289.4 mi northeast | 261,078 (-417,069) | $60,487 (+$1,753) | 1983 (+0 yr) | $197,900 (+$26,200) | 112 (+81) | 6.5% (-1.3 pts) |
ZIP codes in El Paso
| ZIP area touching El Paso, TX | Share of the ZIP's land inside El Paso | Share of El Paso's land in the ZIP |
|---|---|---|
| 79934 (El Paso, TX) | 82.1% | 18.8% |
| 79911 (El Paso, TX) | 97.1% | 13.0% |
| 79912 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 9.2% |
| 79936 (El Paso, TX) | 74.5% | 7.5% |
| 79925 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 6.8% |
| 79907 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 5.3% |
| 79924 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 4.8% |
| 79938 (El Paso, TX) | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| 79904 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 4.6% |
| 79932 (El Paso, TX) | 71.5% | 3.8% |
| 79915 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 3.4% |
| 79930 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 2.9% |
| 79922 (El Paso, TX) | 82.9% | 2.6% |
| 79905 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 2.5% |
| 79902 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 2.5% |
| 79927 (El Paso, TX) | 21.6% | 2.3% |
| 79935 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 1.3% |
| 79903 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 1.2% |
| 79901 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 0.9% |
| 79906 (El Paso, TX) | 26.7% | 0.5% |
| 79920 (El Paso, TX) | 100.0% | 0.1% |
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Questions on El Paso
El Paso: what is the electricity rate?
El Paso, TX has no price of its own; its 678,147 residents are served by one of 2 utilities, and a 1,096 kWh month costs $148 to $203.
El Paso: how does it rank among Texas cities?
El Paso, TX: rank 6 of 108 by its 678,147 residents, rank 88 of 108 by $58,734 median income.
El Paso: how many homes heat with electricity?
El Paso, TX: 64,819 of 242,482 occupied homes, 26.7%; El Paso County 26.4%.
El Paso: how much income goes to electricity?
At 1,096 kWh a month, 3.0% to 4.1% of the $58,734 median income in El Paso, TX.
El Paso: damaging storms reported nearby?
31 NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of the centre of El Paso, TX, 2015 to 2025, 4.6 per 100,000 residents.
How old are the homes in El Paso?
El Paso, TX: median home built 1983; 117,802 of 262,899 homes (44.8%) predate 1980, 177,422 are detached and 49,121 sit in buildings of 5+ units.
How many El Paso, TX households have no car?
17,283 households; 146,147 have two or more.
How many households in El Paso, TX earn under $35,000?
74,763 of 242,482, against 27,825 at $150,000 or more.
How many residents of El Paso, TX live below the poverty line?
123,474 residents.