El Paso, TX: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on El Paso, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
El Paso at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (63.7% against 13.6%), then median household income ($59,745 against $80,734).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate683,012Up 0.6% from the April 2020 base of 678,932
- Median household income$59,745Well below both Texas ($78,476) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age34.5Below both Texas (35.6) and the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older14.3%Above Texas (13.4%), below the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)28.1%Below Texas (33.8%), well below the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)63.7%Well above both Texas (28.1%) and the US (13.6%)
The share who speak Spanish at home is where El Paso and Odessa (240 miles apart) differ most: 63.7% against 41.2%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (28.1% against 19.0%).
Local healthcare landscape in El Paso
The El Paso County Hospital District's Healthcare System includes University Medical Center of El Paso, an acute care teaching hospital, UMC Outpatient Clinics and El Paso Children's Hospital, which the district describes as its pediatric specialized care focused hospital. University Medical Center is the primary teaching institution for Texas Tech University's four-year Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. Texas Tech Health El Paso, established as an independent university in the Texas Tech University System in 2013, is also home to the Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, the L. Frederick Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine, on a campus in South-Central El Paso. The City of El Paso lists nine locally designated historic districts: Austin Terrace, Chihuahuita, Downtown, Magoffin, Manhattan Heights, Mission Trail, Old San Francisco, Sunset Heights and Ysleta. It also names a Mission Valley planning area.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Austin Terrace
- Chihuahuita
- Magoffin
- Manhattan Heights
- Mission Trail
- Old San Francisco
- Sunset Heights
- Ysleta
- Mission Valley
Sources for this section
Who practices in El Paso
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in El Paso, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, El Paso is closest to the US rate among podiatrists (0.8 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (0.3 times).
| Specialty | In El Paso | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 375 | 1 per 1,821 | 1 per 1,340 | Well below |
| Chiropractors | 79 | 1 per 8,646 | 1 per 3,311 | Well below |
| Dermatologists | 14 | 1 per 48,787 | 1 per 17,857 | Well below |
| Physical therapists | 383 | 1 per 1,783 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 88 | 1 per 7,762 | 1 per 5,291 | Well below |
| Podiatrists | 36 | 1 per 18,973 | 1 per 14,706 | Well below |
| Plastic surgeons | 3 | 1 per 227,671 | 1 per 58,824 | Well below |
Private-sector health care employers in El Paso County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 19.2% of them, well below the US share of 27.8%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments1,467Average employment 25,594
- Offices of physicians638
- Offices of dentists202
- Offices of other health practitioners281
What we'd prioritize for a El Paso practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
Spanish-language service pages
63.7% of El Paso residents speak Spanish at home (US 13.6%). Main service pages, forms and review requests get a Spanish version on the website.
Room to stand out for plastic surgeons
El Paso has 0.3 times the US number of NPI-registered plastic surgeons per resident (one for every 227,671 residents). Fewer local competitors in search for a plastic surgeon. See our marketing for plastic surgeons.
Get into local search early
Across the seven provider groups on this page, El Paso has 14.3 NPI-registered providers per 10,000 residents, against 22.3 for the US. The thinnest group is plastic surgeons, at 0.3 times the US rate. Fewer competitors to outrank: we would start with local SEO.
Put insurance and payment options up front
Median household income $59,745 (US $80,734). Plans accepted and financing belong on every page of the website.
Texas advertising rules to know
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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