El Paso, TX Employment & Jobs

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El Paso employment information

IndexEl PasoTexasNational
Income per capita$18,992$23,820$26,505
Median household income$42,404$51,507$54,595
Median household income owner occupied$55,148$58,488$63,664
Median household income renter occupied$26,430$34,283$35,685
Median earnings male$28,171$36,758$38,921
Median earnings female$18,625$21,147$23,115
Unemployment rate (2000)9.0%4.4%4.0%
Unemployment rate (2010)9.9%8.2%9.5%
Unemployment rate (2012)9.3%7.8%8.3%
Poverty level22.2%17.8%12.3%
The data is based upon 2010 estimates.
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The income per capita in El Paso is 20.3% less than the Texas average and 28.3% less than the national average. The median household income in El Paso is 17.7% less than the Texas average and 22.3% less than the national average. The median household income in El Paso for owner occupied housing is 108.7% greater than the median household income for renter occupied housing in El Paso.

The poverty level in El Paso is 24.7% greater than the Texas average and 80.9% greater than the national average. The median earnings for males in El Paso is 51.3% greater than the median earnings for females in El Paso.

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Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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