Pecos County, Texas

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,983
Median household income: $67,689
Median home value: $142,900

Pecos County, Texas counts 14,983 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,689 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Pecos County's population declined 5.3% from 15,815 to 14,983, while its median household income rose 29.2% from $52,397 to $67,689.

Owners occupy 72.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,983
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,689
Median home value: $142,900
Median gross rent: $973
Housing units: 5,853
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,81514,983

Median household income

$52,397$67,689

Median home value

$87,300$142,900

Median gross rent

$842$973

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,815	$52,397	$87,300	$842
2020	15,725	$53,879	$106,000	$806
2021	15,202	$55,652	$113,100	$782
2022	15,114	$59,325	$144,300	$986
2023	14,983	$67,689	$142,900	$973

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	826	5.5%
5 to 17	2,795	18.7%
18 to 24	1,226	8.2%
25 to 34	2,161	14.4%
35 to 44	2,177	14.5%
45 to 54	2,217	14.8%
55 to 64	1,589	10.6%
65 to 74	1,276	8.5%
75 and over	716	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,379	22.6%
Black or African American	534	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	331	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,666	71.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,123	20.9%
High school graduate	3,993	39.4%
Some college or associate's	2,660	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	815	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	545	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,969	84.3%
Carpooled	620	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	1.2%
Bicycle	13	0.2%
Worked from home	175	3.0%
Other means	50	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,080	71.3%
15 to 29 min	522	9.1%
30 to 44 min	202	3.5%
45 to 59 min	358	6.3%
60+ min	560	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 27.4% (3,445 of 12,589)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,373	66.0%
Nonfamily households	1,735	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,108	87.3%
Vacant	745	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,713	72.7%
Renter-occupied	1,395	27.3%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,959	67.6%
1-unit, attached	92	1.6%
2 to 4 units	471	8.0%
5 to 19 units	158	2.7%
20 or more units	61	1.0%
Mobile home & other	1,112	19.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48371
State: Texas
Land area: 4,764 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 30.7733, -102.7182

Cities & places

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