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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in El Paso Area is $112,500, which is lower than the state average of $131,400 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in El Paso Area was built is 1981, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1984 and is newer than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 159,945 Owner Occupied Houses in El Paso Area, #516

El Paso Area	112,500 USD
Texas	131,400 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

El Paso Area	18.17%
Texas	59.27%
U.S.	46.91%

*The El Paso Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	280,429, see rank, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	258,622, 92.22%, see rank	88.48%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	159,945, 57.04%, see rank	55.49%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	98,677, 35.19%, see rank	32.99%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	21,807, 7.78%, see rank	11.52%	12.45%
For Rent	8,125, 2.90%, see rank	3.13%	2.34%
For Sale Only	3,005, 1.07%, see rank	1.05%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	1,732, 0.62%, see rank	0.97%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,303, 0.82%, see rank	2.37%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	69, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,573, 2.34%, see rank	3.97%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #216

El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
1981	1984	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	El Paso Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	159,945	100%	5,652,542	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	93,811	58.65%, see rank	60.56%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	66,134	41.35%, see rank	39.44%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

El Paso Area	1,138 USD
Texas	1,443 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	El Paso Area	%	Texas	U.S.
$299 or Less	282	0.30%, see rank	0.15%	0.20%
$300 to $499	2,546	2.71%, see rank	1.18%	1.59%
$500 to $699	8,245	8.79%, see rank	4.49%	5.01%
$700 to $999	25,081	26.74%, see rank	14.70%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	33,310	35.51%, see rank	33.20%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	14,289	15.23%, see rank	22.54%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	7,535	8.03%, see rank	16.45%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	2,523	2.69%, see rank	7.30%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

El Paso Area	23.60% of the Total Income
Texas	22.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	El Paso Area	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	5,477	5.84%, see rank	6.26%	5.86%
10% to 20%	31,083	33.13%, see rank	36.09%	31.95%
20% to 30%	25,825	27.53%, see rank	27.65%	27.64%
30% to 40%	12,093	12.89%, see rank	12.28%	13.74%
40% or More	18,868	20.11%, see rank	17.16%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

El Paso Area	353 USD
Texas	459 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	El Paso Area	%	Texas	U.S.
$199 or Less	8,085	12.23%, see rank	7.97%	7.76%
$200 to $299	16,409	24.81%, see rank	14.81%	14.70%
$300 to $499	26,005	39.32%, see rank	33.97%	34.63%
$500 to $699	9,598	14.51%, see rank	22.08%	21.16%
$700 or More	6,037	9.13%, see rank	21.17%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

El Paso Area	11.40% of the Total Income
Texas	11.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	El Paso Area	%	Texas	U.S.
10% or Less	28,792	43.54%, see rank	41.43%	40.19%
10% to 20%	20,460	30.94%, see rank	32.37%	31.47%
20% to 30%	7,919	11.97%, see rank	11.78%	12.24%
30% to 40%	3,329	5.03%, see rank	5.09%	5.64%
40% or More	4,595	6.95%, see rank	8.03%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	280,429, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	189,572, 67.60%, see rank	65.34%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	7,956, 2.84%, see rank	2.68%	5.82%
2 Units	8,096, 2.89%, see rank	1.94%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	13,057, 4.66%, see rank	3.20%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	15,139, 5.40%, see rank	4.85%	4.78%
10 or More Units	29,685, 10.59%, see rank	14.35%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	16,924, 6.04%, see rank	7.63%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	280,429, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
1 Room	7,321, 2.61%, see rank	1.69%	1.95%
2 Rooms	6,281, 2.24%, see rank	2.86%	2.48%
3 Rooms	23,628, 8.43%, see rank	10.61%	9.13%
4 Rooms	44,667, 15.93%, see rank	16.68%	16.60%
5 Rooms	64,760, 23.09%, see rank	21.74%	20.41%
6 Rooms	60,538, 21.59%, see rank	18.39%	18.06%
7 Rooms	35,936, 12.81%, see rank	11.53%	12.27%
8 Rooms	20,503, 7.31%, see rank	7.50%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	16,795, 5.99%, see rank	8.98%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.40, see rank	5.30	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	280,429, 100%	10,187,189	132,741,033
No Bedroom	8,436, 3.01%, see rank	1.85%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	24,715, 8.81%, see rank	12.69%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	56,705, 20.22%, see rank	23.33%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	133,543, 47.62%, see rank	41.71%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	47,929, 17.09%, see rank	17.12%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	9,101, 3.25%, see rank	3.30%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Total Housing Units	258,622, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
Utility Gas	209,396, 80.97%, see rank	37.22%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	7,845, 3.03%, see rank	3.42%	4.86%
Electricity	39,962, 15.45%, see rank	58.19%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	114, 0.04%, see rank	0.12%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	20, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	359, 0.14%, see rank	0.43%	2.12%
Solar Energy	48, 0.02%, see rank	0.01%	0.05%
Other Fuel	224, 0.09%, see rank	0.16%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	654, 0.25%, see rank	0.44%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	93,102, 100%	3,174,412	39,201,928
$199 or Less	3,682, 3.95%, see rank	1.28%	1.50%
$200 to $299	4,134, 4.44%, see rank	2.20%	3.18%
$300 to $499	13,411, 14.40%, see rank	6.35%	7.37%
$500 to $699	20,512, 22.03%, see rank	19.10%	16.01%
$700 to $999	29,108, 31.26%, see rank	35.25%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	18,304, 19.66%, see rank	26.13%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	2,932, 3.15%, see rank	6.97%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	1,019, 1.09%, see rank	2.73%	6.10%
Median	$741, see rank	$870	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	El Paso Area	Texas	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	258,622, 100%	9,013,582	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	20,191, 7.81%, see rank	5.88%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	86,420, 33.42%, see rank	34.31%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	96,757, 37.41%, see rank	40.44%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	55,254, 21.36%, see rank	19.37%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.