Pecos, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2022 Population

14,118

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

35.4

3.54% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

20.8%

20.2% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$57,329

7.26% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$108,900

11% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Pecos, TX is home to a population of 14.1k people, from which 89.3% are citizens.

As of 2022, 17.2% of Pecos, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.43k people).

In 2022, there were 1.55 times more White (Hispanic) residents (4.62k people) in Pecos, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.99k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.89k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.3%

2022 Citizenship

87.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 89.3% of Pecos, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Pecos, TX was 87.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pecos, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pecos, TX

White (Hispanic)
4.62k ± 666
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.99k ± 283
Other (Hispanic)
2.89k ± 764

74.9%

Hispanic Population

10.6k people

74.9% of the people in Pecos, TX are hispanic (10.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pecos, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

17.2%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.43k people

17.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.63k people

As of 2022, 17.2% of Pecos, TX residents (2.43k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pecos, TX was 17.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pecos, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
143 ± 121
Vietnam
86 ± 59
Gulf War (1990s)
84 ± 77

Pecos, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pecos, TX.

Economy

The economy of Pecos, TX employs 6.37k people. In 2022, the largest industries in Pecos, TX were Construction (1,082 people), Retail Trade (977 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (873 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,304), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,155), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($81,084).

Employment

Occupations

6.37k

2022 Value

± 771

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 18.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Pecos, TX declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 6.61k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pecos, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,280 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (720 people), and Transportation Occupations (523 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pecos, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.37k

2022 Value

± 771

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 18.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Pecos, TX declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 6.61k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pecos, TX, are Construction (1,082 people), Retail Trade (977 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (873 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pecos, TX, though some of these residents may live in Pecos, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,210

Median earning men ± $9,976

$28,411

Median earning women ± $6,838

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($82,992), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,997), and Public Administration ($57,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,333), Wholesale Trade ($77,578), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,577).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

24
Transportation and Warehousing
20
Accommodation and Food Services
19
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$98.9k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$57.1k
Transportation and Warehousing
$23.5k
Accommodation and Food Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pecos, TX was $108,900 in 2022, which is 0.327 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $98,100 to $108,900, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Pecos, TX is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pecos, TX have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pecos, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$108,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$7,607

$3,101

Median Property Taxes

±$495

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pecos, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pecos, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2022

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 74.6% of the housing units in Pecos, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pecos, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,329

Median Household Income

± $12,396

4.16k

Number of Households

± 577

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.16k households in Pecos, TX grew to $57,329 from the previous year's value of $53,448.

The following chart displays the households in Pecos, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pecos, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (19.6%)
Worked At Home (1.38%)

In 2022, 77.9% of workers in Pecos, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.6%) and those who worked at home (1.38%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pecos, TX have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in Pecos, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pecos, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pecos, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pecos, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pecos, TX (2.71k out of 13k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pecos, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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