One of the benefits of Pecos is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.10 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Pecos is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Pecos have a very low rate of college education: just 8.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Pecos in 2022 was $25,312, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,248 for a family of four. However, Pecos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pecos is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pecos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pecos, accounting for 88.80% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pecos residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pecos include German, Italian, Czech, Irish, and Dutch.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pecos's cultural character, accounting for 18.56% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pecos is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Portuguese.
