Pecos County vs. Ward County

Pecos County (TX)Ward County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)15,67311,720
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%10.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)15,50710,658
Population, Census, April 1, 201015,50710,658
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%28.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%14.0%
Female persons, percent43.1%49.7%
White alone, percent91.5%90.8%
Black or African American alone, percent4.6%5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.5%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%54.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent25.0%39.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018852533
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.7%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)5,7494,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.0%71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$75,100$86,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,119$1,052
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$391$381
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$872$891
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.1%10.6%
Building permits, 201851
Households, 2014-20184,5573,956
Persons per household, 2014-20182.992.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.8%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201853.6%35.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201877.5%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201860.5%68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201869.5%78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-20189.8%13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent22.9%21.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.2%47.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)36,55622,343
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)51,92915,894
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)135,63336,630
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)185,941105,397
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,905$9,688
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.022.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,282$64,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,688$26,570
Persons in poverty, percent19.5%13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017329300
Total employment, 20173,6193,500
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)152,831186,262
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.1%1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017951721
All firms, 2012948666
Men-owned firms, 2012536424
Women-owned firms, 2012258115
Minority-owned firms, 2012521260
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012375335
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012804584
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200715.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 20103.312.8
Land area in square miles, 20104,763.85835.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pecos county (TX) and Ward county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.