A combination of increased economic activity and a growing population will drive the rate of personal income expansion, as the forecast is for a compound annual growth rate of 5.7 percent for the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area for the next ten years. In the year 2007, local personal income is expected to reach over $18 billion. Moreover, El Paso will maintain its status as the hub of the border economy, contributing hundreds of millions per year to workers from Dona Ana and Otero Counties, as well as jobholders in Ciudad Juarez.

Source:Border Region Modeling Project, Oct. 2006

Source:U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder, 2005 American Community Survey, Oct. 2006