13.3% of Pecos, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.3% less than the poverty level of 14.0% across the entire state of Texas. 8.2% of high school graduates and 23.1% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 14.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.4%. For comparison, it was 14.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Pecos, TX
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Pecos:
13.3%
Whole state:
14.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Pecos:
7.4%
Whole state:
6.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Pecos:
14.2%
Texas:
20.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 11.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Pecos:
12.1%
Texas:
17.9%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.4%
Residents above poverty level:
14.8%
Poverty by age in Pecos, TX
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Pecos,TX (percentage below poverty level)
42.2%Under 5 years
8.5%5 years
7.3%6 to 11 years
8.6%12 to 14 years
25.0%15 years
25.7%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.2%25 to 34 years
19.7%35 to 44 years
9.2%45 to 54 years
13.6%55 to 64 years
15.6%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Pecos,TX (percentage below poverty level)
30.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.4%6 to 11 years
35.4%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
12.4%18 to 24 years
25.1%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
0.4%45 to 54 years
11.6%55 to 64 years
10.5%65 to 74 years
8.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Pecos,TX (% below half of poverty level)
19.7%Under 6 years
8.2%6 to 11 years
10.3%12 to 17 years
2.6%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
0.4%45 to 54 years
6.2%55 to 64 years
8.3%65 to 74 years
0.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Pecos, TX
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pecos, TX (%)
3.8%White
2.8%Black
0.0%American Indian
20.3%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
5.7%Other race
48.6%2+ races
13.2%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Pecos, TX (absolute numbers)
88White
10Black
0American Indian
40Asian
0Native Hawaiian
167Other race
2722+ races
1,056Hispanic
11.6%Below poverty level
88.4%Above poverty level
13.0%Below poverty level
87.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Pecos, TX
Children below poverty level:
Pecos, Texas:
18.1%
State:
19.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Pecos:
8.2%
Texas:
9.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Pecos:
23.1%
Texas:
23.8%
36.3%Married-couple family
1.9%Male, no wife present
61.8%Female, no husband present
23.6%Worked full-time, year-round
22.1%Worked part-time
54.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
25.3%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
25.3%One part-time, other didn't work
49.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.3%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
11.4%1970 to 1979
29.6%1960 to 1969
26.4%1950 to 1959
12.3%1940 to 1949
10.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
1.0%1995 to 1998
0.9%1990 to 1994
7.5%1980 to 1989
17.6%1970 to 1979
22.4%1960 to 1969
31.4%1950 to 1959
11.2%1940 to 1949
6.6%1939 or earlier
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