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Pecos Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pecos Area is $18,099, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Pecos Area median household income is $44,950. On average Pecos Area residents spend 17.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #815

Pecos Area	18,099 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pecos Area	21,939 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pecos Area	30,102 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pecos Area	17,371 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #465

Pecos Area	44,950 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pecos Area	57,068 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pecos Area	33.90%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Pecos Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pecos Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.83%	$31,976, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.15%	$14,102, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.40%	$1,192, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.39%	$27,494, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pecos Area	52,352 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pecos Area	62,308 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$47,006, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$14,861, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,437, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,786, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,125, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,333, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$48,098, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,656, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,098, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$19,531, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,185, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	7,072, 63.23%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,040, 42.99%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.10%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,033, 42.89%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,863, 94.39%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	170, 5.61%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,032, 57.01%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	4,113, 36.77%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,216, 53.88%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,216, 53.88%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,057, 92.82%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	159, 7.18%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,897, 46.12%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,796, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,032, 84.07%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	436, 9.09%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	74, 1.54%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	91, 1.90%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	163, 3.40%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pecos Area	17.0 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,920	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,863, 58.19%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	577, 20.15%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	712, 24.87%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	342, 11.95%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	84, 2.93%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	403, 14.08%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	620, 21.66%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	2,057, 41.81%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	597, 29.02%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	570, 27.71%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	751, 36.51%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.34%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	132, 6.42%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pecos Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,920, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	737, 14.98%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	408, 8.29%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	252, 5.12%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	65, 1.32%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	557, 11.32%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	288, 5.85%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	33, 0.67%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	187, 3.80%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	250, 5.08%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	969, 19.70%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	538, 10.93%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	506, 10.28%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	130, 2.64%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pecos Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,128	18.57%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	383	15.60%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.