El Campo Population History 1990 - 2023

El Campo Population Facts

What is the current population of El Campo?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of El Campo is 12,062. El Campo, Texas is the 2,782nd largest city in the US.

What county is El Campo, Texas in?

El Campo is located entirely in Wharton County.

What is the size of El Campo, Texas in square miles?

El Campo has an area of 8.3 square miles.

What was the peak population of El Campo?

The peak population of El Campo was in 2020, when its population was 12,345. In 2020, El Campo was the 2,707th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,782nd largest city in the US. El Campo is currently 2.3% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is El Campo growing?

El Campo has grown 8.4% since the 2000. El Campo, Texas's growth is about average. 47% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of El Campo, Texas?

El Campo has a population density of 1,400 people per square mile.

El Campo Demographics

What is the voting age population of El Campo, Texas?

The total voting age population of El Campo, Texas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 7,264. The voting age population is 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 15.7% of the residents of El Campo are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of El Campo, Texas?

The racial demographics of El Campo are 83.9% White, 9.2% Black, 5.3% Other, 1.4% Two or more races and 0.2% American Indian. Additionally, 56.0% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas residents are below the poverty line?

In El Campo, 20.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 31.7%. On a per-household basis, 16.9% of families are below the poverty line in El Campo.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 62.6% of El Campo residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among El Campo, Texas residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 73.3% of El Campo residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 16.6% have a bachelor's degree and 5.7% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among El Campo residents aged 5 and older, 32.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 31.9% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.

El Campo Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in El Campo, Texas?

The unemployment rate in El Campo is 4.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas residents work for the government?

In El Campo, 14.9% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in El Campo, Texas?

The median household income in El Campo is $49,182.

El Campo Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in El Campo, Texas?

In El Campo, 56.4% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in El Campo, Texas?

Renters occupy 43.6% of housing units in El Campo.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in El Campo, 7.5% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of El Campo, Texas housing units were built after 2000?

In El Campo, 14.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 660 units.

What is the median monthly rent in El Campo, Texas?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in El Campo is $777.

What percentage of households in El Campo, Texas have broadband internet?

In El Campo, 71.4% of households have an active broadband internet connection.