El Paso County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in El Paso County: 16 seats on 5 elected bodies. 13 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments El Paso County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 42 local governments in El Paso County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
7
0
School districts (school boards)
10
0
Special districts (elected boards)
24
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in El Paso County
870,779people
33.6median ageU.S.: 38.9
$59,806 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
25.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$180,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
23.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
21.6%U.S.: 8.4%
53.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
33.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 82.7% · White 11% · Black 3% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 2.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in El Paso County
4.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.8%. Texas: 4.3%.
404,795people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
422,861in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.3%
18,066
404,795
422,861
August 2026
4.6%
19,266
403,231
422,497
July 2026
4.8%
20,085
402,442
422,527
June 2026
4.9%
20,612
400,574
421,186
May 2026
4.3%
18,062
403,971
422,033
April 2026
4.0%
16,888
403,487
420,375
March 2026
4.2%
17,469
403,328
420,797
February 2026
4.5%
19,169
402,221
421,390
January 2026
4.6%
19,350
401,469
420,819
December 2025
4.0%
17,047
404,600
421,647
November 2025
4.5%
18,909
404,164
423,073
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.8%
20,406
405,029
425,435
August 2025
4.8%
20,055
402,144
422,199
July 2025
4.6%
19,598
402,637
422,235
June 2025
4.4%
18,413
402,253
420,666
May 2025
4.2%
17,393
401,319
418,712
April 2025
3.9%
16,596
404,675
421,271
March 2025
4.2%
17,523
402,652
420,175
February 2025
4.3%
18,179
401,201
419,380
January 2025
4.3%
17,847
401,797
419,644
December 2024
3.8%
15,770
402,096
417,866
November 2024
4.2%
17,490
401,064
418,554
October 2024
4.2%
17,309
398,708
416,017
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.4%
18,361
402,952
421,313
2024
4.2%
17,204
396,894
414,098
2023
4.2%
16,995
383,313
400,308
2022
4.2%
16,238
373,293
389,531
2021
6.0%
22,931
362,010
384,941
2020
8.0%
30,308
347,511
377,819
2019
3.7%
13,985
362,093
376,078
2018
4.1%
15,357
356,228
371,585
2017
4.5%
16,600
350,266
366,866
2016
4.8%
17,428
344,959
362,387
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in El Paso County
296.5 per 100,0002023. Texas: 407.3.
1,440.0 per 100,0002023. Texas: 2,229.3.
46murders2023, 2,584 violent crimes in all.
2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2023
2,584
296.5
12,549
1,440.0
2022
2,597
296.8
10,918
1,247.7
2021
2,174
259.8
10,004
1,195.6
2020
2,643
314.5
9,902
1,178.2
2019
2,804
333.7
11,742
1,397.5
2018
2,872
340.5
11,530
1,367.0
2017
2,966
351.9
13,800
1,637.2
By police agency (7)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
El Paso Police Department
2025
1,958
9,054
682,310
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
2025
301
896
111,217
Socorro Police Department
2025
105
275
39,719
Horizon City Police Department
2025
25
132
25,372
San Elizario Police Department
2022
6
30
10,080
Anthony Police Department
2025
7
56
4,545
Clint Police Department
2025
2
1
1,107
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.77 per 1,000 residents2025, 7 agencies serving 874,401 people.
1,545sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
1,083civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (7), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
El Paso Police Department
1,135
272
682,310
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
291
766
111,217
Socorro Police Department
49
18
39,719
Horizon City Police Department
34
19
25,372
Anthony Police Department
26
7
4,545
San Elizario Police Department
6
0
10,131
Clint Police Department
4
1
1,107
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
1,545
1.77
1,083
7
2024
1,510
1.72
1,109
7
2023
1,504
1.73
1,037
7
2022
1,547
1.77
955
7
2020
1,510
1.80
920
7
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the El Paso County County Attorney?
Christina Sanchez is the County Attorney of El Paso County, Texas.
Who is the El Paso County County Clerk?
Delia Briones is the County Clerk of El Paso County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the El Paso County District Clerk?
Norma Favela Barceleau is the District Clerk of El Paso County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
About 870,779 people, with a median age of 33.6; the median household income is $59,806 and 18.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in El Paso County?
4.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 18,066 people unemployed in a labor force of 422,861, against 4.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in El Paso County?
42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 10 school district and 24 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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