Pecos County Information
Pecos in
Texas occupies
4,765 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,139, a change from a 2000 population of
16,809 and
14,675 in 1990.
20.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
12.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
14 acts of violent crime reported in
Pecos in 2004, a change from
42 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
324 people:
4.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.1%.
Read more about
Pecos, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Pecos | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 4,765 sq. miles | Ranked 95 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,139 | Ranked 2,039 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 15,907 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,809 | Ranked 1,969 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,675 | Ranked 2,006 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 93.4% | |
| African American | 5.1% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 20.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 14 | 42 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 12 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 332 | 370 |
| Burglaries | 122 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 201 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 9 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 6,694 | 6,985 |
| Unemployed Population | 324 | 356 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.8% | 5.1% |
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