County profile
Pecos County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1060 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 54% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-10.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
3,619
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
354
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
14,560
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$72.8k±$12.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.1%±3.1%
Poverty rate
21.6%±7.6%
Business applications
121 · 2025
Retail establishments
59
40.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MMEX Resources CorporationEnergy$0——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade28%
Food & accommodation23%
Mining & energy21%
Health care12%
Transportation10%
Construction6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
14,560
residents · 2025 · -4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $50.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,007
International migration+146
Natural change+198
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.3B2019
$1.6B2020
$2.9B2021
$3.8B2022
$3.0B2023
$2.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$165.7k±$14.9k
Median gross rent
$918/mo±$147/mo
Vacancy rate
11.2%±2.9%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$886.6k
4 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
25.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 94Hail 79Lightning 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1832016
2082017
2242018
2382019
2852020
2862021
3622022
3052023
3012024
2932025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -69% since 2021132021
262022
92023
102024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
11.9 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
19.4 km
TXPF
Nearest port
597.2 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
138.3 km
MIDLAND INTL AIR AND SPACE PORT
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.1k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Pecos?
Pecos's economy produced $2.7B in 2024, contracting 10.1% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.