Pecos, Texas

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Back to Pecos, TX housing info, Reeves County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Pecos, TX Reeves County Population in July 2008: 7,804. Population change since 2000: -17.9%   Males: 3,766   (48.3%) Females: 4,038   (51.7%) Median resident age:   33.1 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 79772. Estimated median household income in 2008: $29,839 (it was $24,943 in 2000) Pecos:   $29,839 Texas:   $50,043 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,809 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $38,214 (it was $24,600 in 2000) Pecos:   $38,214 Texas:   $126,800 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $54,468; Detached houses: $56,274; Townhouses or other attached units: $65,825; In 2-unit structures: $41,128; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $23,932; Mobile homes: $18,171 Pecos, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Ambit Energy Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Pecos: Hispanic (79.6%) Other race (18.1%) White Non-Hispanic (17.3%) Black (2.5%) Two or more races (2.2%) American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Pecos: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Pecos, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Pecos is mentioned 328 times on our forum: Dallas to Fort Stockton to Pecos to Lubbock to Dallas trip slated for April 2009!  (12 replies) Pecos, Texas  (1 reply) What happened to Pecos?  (10 replies) Looking For Any & All Info on Alfredo's Mexican Restaurant-Pecos, TX  (0 replies) Pecos or Van Horn  (27 replies) Alfredo's Mexican Restaurant-Pecos, TX  (0 replies) Latest news from Pecos, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (2.5%), United States (2.5%), English (2.5%), Irish (2.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 2586 feet Land area: 7.31 square miles. Population density: 1068 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 31.42 N, Longitude: 103.50 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -232 (-2.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,561 (76.5%)

Area codes: 432, 915

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Pecos, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.18
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Pecos, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Pecos-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.7 miles away from the Pecos city center killed 30 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/26/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.2 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Pecos-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Pecos center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Pecos center
On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/12/1995 at 17:45:59, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from Pecos center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Pecos, TX

• Pecos Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 6,700, Local Ops: 7,500, Military Ops: 5,850)

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Notable location: West of the Pecos Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Pecos include: Elm Street Church (A), Emmanuel Assembly of God Church (B), Saint Catherines Church (C), Saint James Baptist Church (D), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (E), Saint Marles Church (F), First Presbyterian Church (G), Santa Rosa Catholic Church (H), Santa Rosa de Lima Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dean Memorial Park (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Santa Rosa Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pecos: Bessie Haynes Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotels: Budget Inn (2128 W 3rd St), Best Western Swiss Clock Inn (133 South Frontage Road). Court: Pecos City - Municipal Court (508 South Oak Street).

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	27.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	10.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pecos, TX

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• Motel 6 Pecos, 3002 S Cedar St, Pecos, TX 79772, Phone: (432) 445-9034, Fax: (432) 445-2005
• Quality Inn Pecos, 4002 South Cedar, Pecos, TX 79777, Phone: (432) 445-5404
• Oak Tree Inn, 22 N Frontage Rd, Pecos, TX 79772, Phone: (432) 447-0180, Fax: (432) 445-1638
• Quality Inn, 4002 S Cedar St, Pecos, TX 79772, Phone: (432) 445-5404, Fax: (432) 445-2484
• Knights Inn/Laura Lodge Pecos, 1000 E Business 20, Pecos, TX 79772, Phone: (432) 445-4924, Fax: (432) 445-4193
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Pecos, 1900 S Cedar Rd, Pecos, TX 79772, Phone: (432) 445-9970, Fax: (432) 445-9977

Here		75.6%
USA		50.2%

6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,580 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.31%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Ector County, TX	1.07% ($22,649 average AGI)
from Midland County, TX	0.37% ($31,692)
from Ward County, TX	0.35% ($30,417)

8.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.73%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Ector County, TX	2.39% ($25,647 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	1.43% ($24,412)
to Ward County, TX	0.39% ($23,357)

• #5 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"

• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"