East Pecos vs Pecos

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

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

Pecos has the higher population (1,145 vs 529 in East Pecos). Pecos has the higher median home value ($260,000 vs $9,999 in East Pecos). Since 2019, East Pecos's population has grown faster (-18.1% vs -22.0%).

Population, income & housing

	East Pecos	Pecos
Population	529	1,145
Median age	32.4 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$69,327
Median home value	$9,999	$260,000
Median gross rent	—	$729
Housing units	184	549
Homeownership rate	60.9%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pecos	Pecos
Population	646 → 529 (-18.1%)	1,468 → 1,145 (-22.0%)
Median household income	—	$32,702 → $69,327 (+112.0%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $9,999 (-94.4%)	$108,800 → $260,000 (+139.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$585 → $729 (+24.6%)

East Pecos

Population

646529

Median home value

$177,400$9,999

Pecos

Population

1,4681,145

Median household income

$32,702$69,327

Median home value

$108,800$260,000

Median gross rent

$585$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pecos	Pecos
Under 5	16.1%	0.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	23.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	30.1%	24.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	5.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	20.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pecos	Pecos
White (non-Hispanic)	13.6%	4.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	86.4%	86.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pecos	Pecos
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	67.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pecos	Pecos
Drove alone	65.2%	61.2%
Carpooled	25.4%	27.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pecos	Pecos
1-unit, detached	57.6%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	42.1%

Poverty & households

	East Pecos	Pecos
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.7%
Average household size	2.88	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	—	40
Median year structure built	1948	1988