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Houston

Houston, TX

Population: 2,300,419
VS
El Paso

El Paso, TX

Population: 678,147

Houston vs El Paso

Side-by-side comparison of Houston, TX and El Paso, TX

Demographics

Population
2.3MHouston
678KEl Paso
3.4x diff
Median Age
34Houston
34El Paso
1% diff
Pop. Density
3,590Houston
2,620El Paso
37% diff
Area (sq mi)
666Houston
256El Paso
2.6x diff
Male
49.5%
Houston
49.2%
El Paso
1% diff
Female
50.5%
Houston
50.8%
El Paso
1% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$63KHouston
$59KEl Paso
7% diff
Per Capita Income
$41KHouston
$29KEl Paso
42% diff
Poverty Rate
16.1%
Houston
15.7%
El Paso
3% diff
Unemployment
4.5%
Houston
3.7%
El Paso
22% diff
Cost of Living
97Houston
97El Paso
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,703Houston
$966El Paso
76% diff

Housing

Home Value
$253KHouston
$172KEl Paso
48% diff
Median Rent
$1,313Houston
$1,041El Paso
26% diff
Homeownership
42.0%
Houston
60.2%
El Paso
43% diff
Zillow Value
$262KHouston
$232KEl Paso
13% diff
Zillow Rent
$1,542Houston
$1,441El Paso
7% diff
Rent Burden
31.6%
Houston
31.3%
El Paso
1% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
1,072Houston
353El Paso
3x diff
Property Crime
4,319Houston
1,511El Paso
2.9x diff
Murder Rate
12Houston
6El Paso
2x diff

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
72°FHouston
67°FEl Paso
7% diff
Jan Temp
58°FHouston
46°FEl Paso
26% diff
Jul Temp
86°FHouston
90°FEl Paso
5% diff
Rainfall
56.1"Houston
3.7"El Paso
15x diff
Snowfall
0.0"Houston
1.1"El Paso
Sunny Days
301Houston
347El Paso
15% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
36.0%
Houston
27.5%
El Paso
31% diff
High School+
80.3%
Houston
81.9%
El Paso
2% diff
Graduate+
14.2%
Houston
9.1%
El Paso
56% diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
27.3 minHouston
23.7 minEl Paso
15% diff
Drive Alone
69.7%
Houston
76.5%
El Paso
10% diff
Public Transit
3.3%
Houston
1.1%
El Paso
3.1x diff
Work from Home
11.7%
Houston
7.8%
El Paso
50% diff

Health

Obesity
38.2%
Houston
34.3%
El Paso
11% diff
Smoking
13.7%
Houston
12.6%
El Paso
9% diff
Uninsured
24.0%
Houston
28.3%
El Paso
18% diff
Diabetes
14.4%
Houston
15.4%
El Paso
7% diff
Heart Disease
5.9%
Houston
5.8%
El Paso
2% diff
Depression
19.5%
Houston
20.2%
El Paso
4% diff

The Verdict

18 Houston
:
20 El Paso

El Paso leads in 20 of 38 categories

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