Demographics of Pecos County, Texas

Pecos County, Texas had 14,560 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −628 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pecos County, in four figures

14,560
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −628 people.; 36.9 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,750 ±$12,336
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Pecos County, Texas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pecos County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Pecos County, Texas's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pecos County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,188	100.0	100.0
2021	15,130	99.6	100.2
2022	14,742	97.1	100.7
2023	14,719	96.9	101.6
2024	14,677	96.6	102.5
2025	14,560	95.9	103.1

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Population of Pecos County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,188	−10	+20	0	−32
2021	15,130	−58	−23	+20	−68
2022	14,742	−388	+28	+39	−477
2023	14,719	−23	+51	+34	−107
2024	14,677	−42	+71	+36	−150
2025	14,560	−117	+71	+17	−205

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±1.5: for men 38.1 ±1.6 and for women 34.6 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pecos County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	937 ±107	6.3% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,628 ±405	17.6% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,022 ±268	6.9% ±1.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,696 ±532	31.5% ±3.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,570 ±390	24.0% ±2.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,043 ±298	13.7% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,750 ±$12,336, and income per person $33,205 ±$3,711, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pecos County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,099 ±284	21.0% ±5.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	951 ±298	18.2% ±5.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	578 ±179	11.0% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	710 ±233	13.6% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,138 ±290	21.7% ±5.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	140 to 476	2.7% to 9.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	454 ±182	8.7% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pecos County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,741 ±962	21.6% ±7.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	987 ±344	28.5% ±8.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,103 ±451	16.5% ±6.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	651 ±206	25.5% ±7.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pecos County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pecos County	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,897 ±25	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±2.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±4.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±4.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,700 ±$14,854	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$918 ±$147	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pecos County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,627 ±0	71.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,292 ±23	22.1% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	501 ±145	3.4% ±1.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	386 ±159	2.6% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	15 to 123	0.1% to 0.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pecos County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	10,690 ±610	71.8% ±4.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,068 ±503	13.9% ±3.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 138	0% to 0.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,074 ±421	13.9% ±2.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,109 ±380	7.4% ±2.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	965 ±315	6.5% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Pecos County among the counties of Texas

140th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Pecos County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Robertson County	17,839	+6.4%
Leon County	16,894	+7.1%
Scurry County	16,162	−4.5%
Jackson County	15,393	+2.6%
Karnes County	15,018	+1.4%
Pecos County	14,560	−4.1%
Callahan County	14,491	+5.4%
Comanche County	14,432	+5.8%
Trinity County	14,384	+5.5%
Madison County	14,226	+5.7%
Nolan County	14,117	−4.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026