East Pecos vs Las Vegas

A side-by-side comparison of East Pecos and Las Vegas: population, income, housing, and more.

East Pecos and Las Vegas are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Las Vegas has the higher population (13,120 vs 529 in East Pecos). Las Vegas has the higher median home value ($143,900 vs $9,999 in East Pecos). Since 2019, Las Vegas's population has grown faster (-0.4% vs -18.1%).

Population, income & housing

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
Population	529	13,120
Median age	32.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,732
Median home value	$9,999	$143,900
Median gross rent	—	$731
Housing units	184	7,057
Homeownership rate	60.9%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
Population	646 → 529 (-18.1%)	13,176 → 13,120 (-0.4%)
Median household income	—	$26,561 → $42,732 (+60.9%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $9,999 (-94.4%)	$117,600 → $143,900 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$609 → $731 (+20.0%)

East Pecos

Population

646529

Median home value

$177,400$9,999

Las Vegas

Population

13,17613,120

Median household income

$26,561$42,732

Median home value

$117,600$143,900

Median gross rent

$609$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
Under 5	16.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.1%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.0%
25 to 34	30.1%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
White (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	14.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	86.4%	77.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	67.6%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
Drove alone	65.2%	68.7%
Carpooled	25.4%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.4%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
1-unit, detached	57.6%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	East Pecos	Las Vegas
Poverty rate	0.0%	29.3%
Average household size	2.88	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1948	1967