Pecos, NM Population

Overview

923

Total Population

48.4

Median age

52.76%

Female population %

89.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

855

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Pecos's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pecos is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pecos's population under 18 was 21.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pecos's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pecos, 18.31% were under the age of 15, 15.28% aged 15 to 29, 46.70% aged 30 to 64, 12.46% aged 65 to 84, and 7.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51 more females than males in Pecos:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.76% females and 47.24% males in Pecos, NM.
The Pecos, NM gender ratio is 89.5:100 i.e. 89.5 men to 100 women (0.895).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 93.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 66.

Pecos's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pecos population: 60.24% are White, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 26.87% are some other race and 12.57% are multiracial.
Pecos's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 855 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 68 (7.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pecos is White with a population of 556 (60.24% of the total population).

Pecos's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,504 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Pecos's population decreased by 36 (2.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pecos's population decreased by 13 (0.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pecos's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,319.