Karnes County vs Pecos County

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

Karnes 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.

Pecos County has the higher population (14,983 vs 14,819 in Karnes County). Pecos County has the higher median household income ($67,689 vs $59,103 in Karnes County). Pecos County has the higher median home value ($142,900 vs $136,900 in Karnes County).

Population, income & housing

	Karnes County	Pecos County
Population	14,819	14,983
Median age	37.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,103	$67,689
Median home value	$136,900	$142,900
Median gross rent	$872	$973
Housing units	5,892	5,853
Homeownership rate	65.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Karnes County	Pecos County
Population	15,545 → 14,819 (-4.7%)	15,815 → 14,983 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$56,127 → $59,103 (+5.3%)	$52,397 → $67,689 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$102,300 → $136,900 (+33.8%)	$87,300 → $142,900 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $872 (+8.1%)	$842 → $973 (+15.6%)

Karnes County

Population

15,54514,819

Median household income

$56,127$59,103

Median home value

$102,300$136,900

Median gross rent

$807$872

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)

	Karnes County	Pecos County
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	17.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	8.5%
75 and over	6.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Karnes County	Pecos County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	22.6%
Black or African American	6.9%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	53.1%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Karnes County	Pecos County
No high school diploma	22.8%	20.9%
High school graduate	36.8%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Karnes County	Pecos County
Drove alone	79.6%	84.3%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Karnes County	Pecos County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Karnes County	Pecos County
Poverty rate	21.3%	27.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1982	1979