El Paso’s population is getting older, growing more slowly and losing many of its younger residents – demographic shifts that could reshape the region’s workforce, schools and housing market, but could guide the way the Borderland prepares for the future.
That was the message Friday from experts in education, the workforce, housing and affordability during the first El Paso Forward summit at the El Paso Community College Administrative Services Center, 9050 Viscount Blvd.
About 250 people attended the half-day summit hosted by El Paso Matters, which has been leading data-driven conversations in population trends in the region and providing in-depth reporting on the impacts of those demographic changes…