Pecos County, Texas (TX)

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County population in July 2007: 15,969 (59% urban, 41% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,821
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,332

% of renters here:	26%
State:	36%

Land area: 4764 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	6.7%

2008 cost of living index in Pecos County: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.5%), Public administration (11.5%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 65%
Government: 28%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Pecos County, Texas:

Hispanic (61.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (33.4%)
Other race (16.1%)
Black (4.4%)
Two or more races (2.7%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	31.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 9,276	(55.2%)
Females: 7,533	(44.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,309
County population in 2003: 16,011
Jobs in 2003: 5,480

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,297
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Pecos County:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,586 ($28,033 in 2000)

This county	$29,586
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,771

Pecos County	$54,771
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $367
Institutionalized population: 2,063
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Pecos County in 2000: $661

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 38
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pecos County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $365 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pecos County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Stockton, Iraan, Imperial, Coyanosa.

Neighboring counties: Brewster County , Crane County , Crockett County , Jeff Davis County , Reeves County , Terrell County , Ward County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pecos County: Dessie Ranch (A), Metzger Windmill (B), Ike Windmill (C), Yerbabuena Windmill (D), York Windmill (E), Divide Windmill (F), Camp Webb (G), Middle Windmill (H), Lawerance Windmill (I), Mitchell Ranch (J), Mock Windmill (K), Montgomery Ranch (L), Cannon Ranch (M), Canyon Windmill (N), Doodlebug Windmill (O), Little Windmill (P), Nevins Windmills (Q), New Busher Windmill (R), Downie Draw Windmill (S), Government Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: East Hill Cemetery (1), Sheffield Cemetery (2), Restland Cemetery (3), Girvin Cemetery (4), Memory Garden Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Blair Lake (A), Lake Leon (B), Little Bull Tank (C), Imperial Reservoir (D), White Tank (E), Whetstone Water Tank (F), Jimmy Tank (G), West Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Musquiz Creek (A), Limpia Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Paisano Creek (D), Courtney Creek (E), Burnt House Creek (F), Tunas Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pecos County include: Iraan City Park (1), Fourteenmile Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 787
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,271 (42% naturalized citizens)

Pecos County:	13.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 230 1990 to 1994: 202 1985 to 1989: 290 1980 to 1984: 370 1975 to 1979: 361 1970 to 1974: 342 1970 to 1974: 195 1965 to 1969: 281

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.3%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,503
One, attached: 179
Two: 114
3 or 4: 101
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 51
20 or more: 237
Mobile homes: 1,105
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Pecos County with a mortgage: 1,058 (0 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,694

Agriculture in Pecos County
Average size of farms: 10800 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $141547
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1158.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $140798
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.26%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82144
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.19
Upland cotton: 5740 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1873 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3472 acres

Pecos County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/1/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Mining (15%)
Public administration (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Public administration (11%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Extraction workers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (94%)
Canada (1%)
Laos (1%)
Italy (1%)
Other South Central Asia (1%)
Australia (0%)
France (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pecos County:

United States or American (7%)
German (5%)
Irish (4%)
English (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Polish (1%)

Pecos County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,558 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,094 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 129 (2%)
Other means: 107 (2%)
Worked at home: 97 (2%)

People in group quarters in Pecos County, Texas

1408 people in state prisons
551 people in federal prisons and detention centers
79 people in nursing homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in religious group quarters
2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,112.

7.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.85%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.38% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,774 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($5,682 average AGI)
Pecos County: 1.47%
Texas average: 3.06%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Midland County, TX	0.70% ($25,500 average AGI)
from Ector County, TX	0.58% ($23,200)
from El Paso County, TX	0.49% ($17,190)
from Tom Green County, TX	0.33% ($33,857)
from Ward County, TX	0.28% ($48,083)
from Bexar County, TX	0.26% ($35,545)
from Brewster County, TX	0.26% ($18,182)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.63% relocated to other counties in Texas ($43,285 average AGI)
1.31% relocated to other states ($4,497 average AGI)
Pecos County: 1.31%
Texas average: 2.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Midland County, TX	1.14% ($35,367 average AGI)
to Ector County, TX	1.03% ($23,818)
to Tom Green County, TX	0.35% ($297,533)
to Dallas County, TX	0.26% ($28,273)
to Harris County, TX	0.26% ($39,909)
to El Paso County, TX	0.23% ($28,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Pecos County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Pecos County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pecos County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,881 (1,627 aged, 254 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.54
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8865.760
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 225.720
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45670.57

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1626.840
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 794.5
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12.61

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12.5
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50.44

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.31

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,732

In family households: 13,418 (3,160 male householders, 853 female householders)
3,314 spouses, 5,170 children (4,750 natural, 81 adopted, 339 stepchildren), 384 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 264 other relatives, 137 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,314 (543 male householders (446 living alone)), 600 female householders (561 living alone)), 171 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,077 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,457 2-persons, 969 3-persons, 813 4-persons, 471 5-persons, 212 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,007 1-person, 118 2-persons, 13 4-persons, 5 6-persons.

44.1% of residents of Pecos County speak English at home.
54.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,232,000 ($3714 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $547,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,962,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,895,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,534,000
Federal grants: $16,007,000
Federal procurement contracts: $396,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,439,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $313,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,244,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,635,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,099

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 666

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +172

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,532

Here:	-97 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pecos County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.86 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 95
1995 to 1998: 451
1990 to 1994: 290
1980 to 1989: 1,264
1970 to 1979: 1,195
1960 to 1969: 1,042
1950 to 1959: 935
1940 to 1949: 442
1939 or earlier: 624

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pecos County, Texas:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 248 4 rooms: 592 5 rooms: 1,239 6 rooms: 774 7 rooms: 482 8 rooms: 272 9+ rooms: 177

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pecos County, Texas:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 158 3 rooms: 304 4 rooms: 312 5 rooms: 308 6 rooms: 146 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 28 9+ rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pecos County:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 178 2 bedrooms: 1,025 3 bedrooms: 1,974 4 bedrooms: 493 5+ bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pecos County:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 410 2 bedrooms: 454 3 bedrooms: 372 4 bedrooms: 72 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Pecos County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 187 1 vehicle: 1,137 2 vehicles: 1,570 3 vehicles: 747 4 vehicles: 139 5+ vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in Pecos County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 154 1 vehicle: 668 2 vehicles: 384 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 46 5+ vehicles: 13

58% of Pecos County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Texas.

Pecos County:	58.5%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12337
Northeast: 81
Midwest: 381
South: 683
West: 953

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	0.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138

Here:	9.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	7.3%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Pecos County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $8,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $120,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $11,999,000
All Other: $1,053,000

Parks & Recreation: $202,000

Sewerage: $0
Construction - Own Hospitals: $1,739,000
Parks & Recreation: $64,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $15,757,000
General - Other: $2,540,000

Corrections - Other: $1,967,000

Regular Highways: $1,824,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,444,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,407,000

Central Staff Services: $1,187,000

Police Protection: $891,000

General Public Buildings: $770,000

Financial Administration: $684,000

Housing & Community Development: $366,000

Libraries: $345,000

Health Services - Other: $287,000

Fire Protection: $170,000

Natural Resources - Other: $161,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $77,000

Solid Waste Management: $63,000

Water Utilities: $50,000

Welfare - Other: $34,000

Air Transportation: $33,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,061,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $659,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,200,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,695,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $18,370,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $4,920,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,325,000
Water Utilities: $280,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $947,000
Interest Earnings: $819,000

Rents: $462,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $105,000
Parks & Recreation: $70,000

Police Protection: $64,000

Corrections - Other: $43,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Libraries: $6,000

General Public Building: $4,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,782,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $37,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,125,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,109,000
Health & Hospitals: $551,000

Public Welfare: $432,000

General Support: $432,000

Housing & Community Development: $366,000

Highways: $51,000
Tax - Property: $8,723,000
NEC: $525,000

Motor Vehicle License: $521,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,073,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $312,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Pecos County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)