Jackson County vs Pecos County

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

Jackson County and Pecos County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jackson County has the higher population (15,081 vs 14,983 in Pecos County). Pecos County has the higher median household income ($67,689 vs $61,752 in Jackson County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($175,500 vs $142,900 in Pecos County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Pecos County
Population	15,081	14,983
Median age	42.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,752	$67,689
Median home value	$175,500	$142,900
Median gross rent	$1,011	$973
Housing units	7,021	5,853
Homeownership rate	70.1%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Pecos County
Population	14,816 → 15,081 (+1.8%)	15,815 → 14,983 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$62,806 → $61,752 (-1.7%)	$52,397 → $67,689 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $175,500 (+53.9%)	$87,300 → $142,900 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,011 (+22.4%)	$842 → $973 (+15.6%)

Jackson County

Population

14,81615,081

Median household income

$62,806$61,752

Median home value

$114,000$175,500

Median gross rent

$826$1,011

Pecos County

Population

15,81514,983

Median household income

$52,397$67,689

Median home value

$87,300$142,900

Median gross rent

$842$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Pecos County
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.5%
75 and over	9.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Pecos County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	22.6%
Black or African American	5.9%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	32.8%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Pecos County
No high school diploma	17.0%	20.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Pecos County
Drove alone	75.8%	84.3%
Carpooled	15.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Pecos County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Pecos County
Poverty rate	14.1%	27.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	17
Median year structure built	1976	1979