Nolan County vs Pecos County

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

Nolan 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 14,565 in Nolan County). Pecos County has the higher median household income ($67,689 vs $50,160 in Nolan County). Pecos County has the higher median home value ($142,900 vs $98,300 in Nolan County).

Population, income & housing

	Nolan County	Pecos County
Population	14,565	14,983
Median age	36.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,160	$67,689
Median home value	$98,300	$142,900
Median gross rent	$866	$973
Housing units	7,129	5,853
Homeownership rate	66.1%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nolan County	Pecos County
Population	14,904 → 14,565 (-2.3%)	15,815 → 14,983 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$45,537 → $50,160 (+10.2%)	$52,397 → $67,689 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $98,300 (+30.2%)	$87,300 → $142,900 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $866 (+24.6%)	$842 → $973 (+15.6%)

Nolan County

Population

14,90414,565

Median household income

$45,537$50,160

Median home value

$75,500$98,300

Median gross rent

$695$866

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)

	Nolan County	Pecos County
Under 5	6.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.5%
75 and over	8.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nolan County	Pecos County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	22.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	37.0%	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nolan County	Pecos County
No high school diploma	16.5%	20.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nolan County	Pecos County
Drove alone	78.9%	84.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nolan County	Pecos County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Nolan County	Pecos County
Poverty rate	18.8%	27.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1964	1979