2024 population: 14,712 ( 481 from 2020)
Land area: 4763.8 square miles
Population density: 3.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	3,159	21.47%	8.9%
Black:	600	4.08%	8.9%
Indian:	76	0.52%	13.4%
Asian:	264	1.79%	54.4%
2+ races:	102	0.69%	8.1%
Hispanic:	10,511	71.45%	2.9%

Total non-White:	11,553	78.53%	1.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	810	13.3
Deaths:	700	11.5
Net Migration:	-821	-13.5
Net Immigration:	198	3.3

Change in White population:	-310	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-171	-1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
15,193
3,469	22.83%
551	3.63%
67	0.44%
171	1.13%
111	0.73%
10,824	71.24%
11,724	77.17%

2010
15,507
4,326	27.90%
528	3.40%
57	0.37%
79	0.51%
70	0.45%
10,430	67.26%
11,181	72.10%

2000
16,809
5,607	33.36%
700	4.16%
32	0.19%
73	0.43%
123	0.73%
10,262	61.05%
11,202	66.64%

1990
14,675
6,230	42.45%
71	0.48%
43	0.29%
54	0.37%
n/a
8,277	56.40%
8,445	57.55%

1980
14,618
7,404	50.65%
69	0.47%
0	0.00%
53	0.36%
n/a
7,099	48.56%
7,214	49.35%

1970
13,748
8,354	60.77%
207	1.51%
7	0.05%
0	0.00%
n/a
5,126	37.29%
5,394	39.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,945	12.5
1,082	7.0
-630	-4.1
92	0.6

-857	-5.5
543	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
2,149	12.8
1,121	6.7
-1,824	-10.9
289	1.7

-1,281	-7.6
-21	-0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
2,337	15.9
1,081	7.4
-664	-4.5
395	2.7

-623	-4.2
2,757	18.8

Number	Rate
1980's
3,627	24.8
922	6.3
-2,613	-17.9
n/a

-1,174	-8.0
1,231	8.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,322	-9.6
n/a

-950	-6.9
1,820	13.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pecos County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
3,711	25.2%
11,001	74.8%
2,048	13.9%

5,070
2.53

3,493	68.9%
2,210	63.3%
453	13.0%
1,577	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
36.6
3,822	24.6%
11,685	75.4%
1,821	11.7%

4,894
2.75

3,615	73.9%
2,675	74.0%
362	10.0%
1,279	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
31.4
4,635	27.6%
12,174	72.4%
1,956	11.6%

5,156
2.86

4,013	77.8%
3,288	81.9%
354	8.8%
1,143	22.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
5,093	34.7%
9,582	65.3%
1,448	9.9%

4,720
3.06

3,741	79.3%
3,212	85.9%
203	5.4%
979	20.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
5,401	36.9%
9,217	63.1%
1,055	7.2%

4,506
3.23

3,706	82.2%
3,297	89.0%
186	5.0%
800	17.8%

2022 Housing Data for Pecos County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	407	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	172	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	190	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	123	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	517	10.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	292	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	336	6.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	85	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	158	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	272	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	412	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	507	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	507	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	304	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	451	8.9%
$200,000 or more	337	6.6%

Median Household Income	59,325
Per Capita Income	28,217

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	90	1.8%
Public Assistance	98	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	637	12.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,728	56.2%
Unemployed	26	0.8%
In Armed Forces	10	0.3%

Total Labor Force	1,764	57.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,310	42.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,328	1,720	57.5%
Non-Profit	99	158	38.5%
Self-Employed	374	247	60.2%

Local Government	193	526	26.8%
State Government	58	212	21.5%
Federal Government	86	30	74.1%

Total Private + Self	2,702	1,967	57.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	436	926	32.0%
Total	3,138	2,893	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	616	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,233	20.4%
Professional, Technical	875	14.5%
Service Occupations	1,214	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	66	1.1%
All others	2,093	34.7%

White Collar		45.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	804	13.3%
Retail trade	757	12.6%
Health care and social assistance	626	10.4%
Construction	526	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	519	8.6%
Public administration	472	7.8%
Educational services	466	7.7%
Other services	373	6.2%
Manufacturing	299	5.0%
Finance and insurance	193	3.2%
Utilities	187	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	169	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	159	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	127	2.1%
Wholesale trade	116	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	107	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	57	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	0.7%
Information	31	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,970	65.97%
Puerto Rican	10	0.07%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	25	0.17%

Total Central American	15	0.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	7	0.05%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	8	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	577	3.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	96	0.64%
Indian	62	0.41%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	6,949	49.3%
English	6,896	48.9%
Vietnamese	96	0.7%
Other Indo-European	76	0.5%
Other Asian	50	0.4%
Other	34	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	466	3.1%
German	422	2.8%
Irish	402	2.7%
American	317	2.1%
Italian	180	1.2%
European	125	0.8%
Scottish	93	0.6%
Norwegian	75	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	70	0.5%
French	63	0.4%
Dutch	54	0.4%
Icelander	47	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	45	0.3%
Ukrainian	40	0.3%
African	34	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,226	94.1%
Not a citizen	888	5.9%

Native	13,281	87.9%
Foreign-born	1,833	12.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,060	10.3%	1,418	13.8%	3,770	36.7%	2,858	27.8%	714	6.9%	466	4.5%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,060	10.3%
9-12 Years	1,418	13.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,770	36.7%
Some College	2,858	27.8%
Bach. Degree	714	6.9%
Grad Degree	466	4.5%
Average years of education: 11.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,212	5,845	367	5.9%	6.4%
1991	6,556	5,994	562	8.6%	7.0%
1992	6,678	5,986	692	10.4%	7.7%
1993	6,637	6,126	511	7.7%	7.2%
1994	6,937	6,419	518	7.5%	6.6%
1995	7,162	6,690	472	6.6%	6.1%
1996	6,906	6,468	438	6.3%	5.8%
1997	6,733	6,314	419	6.2%	5.4%
1998	6,759	6,287	472	7.0%	5.0%
1999	6,737	6,165	572	8.5%	4.7%

2000	7,011	6,653	358	5.1%	4.4%
2001	7,013	6,657	356	5.1%	5.0%
2002	7,168	6,713	455	6.3%	6.3%
2003	7,370	6,914	456	6.2%	6.7%
2004	7,118	6,693	425	6.0%	6.0%
2005	6,678	6,331	347	5.2%	5.5%
2006	6,717	6,401	316	4.7%	5.0%
2007	6,560	6,280	280	4.3%	4.4%
2008	7,062	6,746	316	4.5%	4.9%
2009	8,433	7,711	722	8.6%	7.5%

2010	7,187	6,659	528	7.3%	8.2%
2011	7,192	6,746	446	6.2%	8.0%
2012	6,978	6,622	356	5.1%	6.7%
2013	6,692	6,327	365	5.5%	6.3%
2014	6,853	6,565	288	4.2%	5.2%
2015	6,869	6,512	357	5.2%	4.5%
2016	6,498	6,116	382	5.9%	4.6%
2017	6,269	5,975	294	4.7%	4.3%
2018	6,415	6,180	235	3.7%	3.9%
2019	6,374	6,165	209	3.3%	3.5%

2020	6,517	5,987	530	8.1%	7.6%
2021	6,251	5,820	431	6.9%	5.6%
2022	6,322	6,067	255	4.0%	3.9%
2023	6,259	6,036	223	3.6%	3.9%
2024	5,515	5,297	218	4.0%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,818
Median Value	$144,300

Occupied	5,070	87.1%
Vacant	748	12.9%

Owned	3,580	70.6%
Rented	1,490	29.4%
Median Rent	$986

Single-Family Units	3,968	68.2%
Detached	3,880	66.7%
Attached	88	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	191	3.3%
Mobile Homes	1,175	20.2%

Pecos County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pecos County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Pecos County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pecos County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pecos County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pecos County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Pecos County, TX