WELCOME TO WHERE BUSINESS IS HEADED
As the fourth-largest manufacturing center on the continent, the region is home to a highly skilled and adept workforce, business-friendly taxes and incentives, and industry giants in manufacturing, automotive, biomedical, clean technologies, defense/homeland security and High Tech Electronics.
Our region offers a low cost of living, high quality of life and resources to move business forward. The distinct advantage of being a strategically located hub between three states and two nations is an attractive asset for industry.
Put your business growth at the center of our momentum.
Our resources include ...
- State-of-the-art telecommunications/fiber-optic network
- Largest inland military complex in the world
- 5 international crossings
- 14 universities/colleges
- 40 industrial parks
- 5 airports
- International railway system — Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Ferromex
- 300+ days of sunshine a year
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Geographic Profile for El Paso County |
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Population |
800,647 |
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Change from 2000 |
17.81% |
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Area (sq.mi.) |
1,015.0 |
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Land area (sq.mi.) |
1,012.7 |
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Altitude (ft.) |
3,520-7,192 |
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Rainfall (in.) |
9.43 |
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Jan. mean. min. |
32.9 |
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July mean max. |
94.5 |
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Civilian Labor (December 2012) |
326,198 |
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Unemployed (December 2012) |
27,520 |
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Unemployment Rate (December 2012) |
8.4% |
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Wages (2011) |
$2,376,612,630 |
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Per Capita Income (2011) |
$30,088 |
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Property Value (2011) |
$38,815,972,595 |
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Retail Sales (2011) |
$8,894,037,392 |
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Source: Texas Almanac, El Paso County geographic profile, Information Retrieved: March 2013. |
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