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Big Spring, TX

26,199 Population
18.9 square miles 1,385.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 37.1 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35 ±0.1

Economics

$24,459 ±$1,630 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $27,504 ±$1,357
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $34,255 ±$134
$58,966 ±$4,279 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $60,260 ±$3,485
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $67,321 ±$214

19.2% ±3.2% (4,273  ±707) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 16% † 4,890 (±2.5% / ±760)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 14% 3,965,117 (±0.1% / ±39,408)

20.2 minutes ±2.2 (195,625  ±25,339) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 21 286,075 (±1.6 / ±26,393)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,335,260 (±0.1 / ±1,164,079)

Families

9,022 ±336 Number of households
  • the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 12,062 ±302
  • Texas: 10,239,341 ±15,384
2.5 ±0.1 (22,076  ±518) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 2.5 30,497 (±0.1 / ±515)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,293,548

9.7% ±4.1% (536  ±229) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 9% † 634 (±3.4% / ±241)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.7% 401,736 (±0.1% / ±6,321)

Housing

10,248 ±279 Number of housing units
  • the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13,887 ±206
  • Texas: 11,433,880 ±1,306

$117,400 ±$8,575 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $121,200 ±$7,439
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $202,600 ±$599

14.7% ±2.6% (3,829  ±669.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13.4% † 4,599 (±2% / ±699.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.9% 4,237,650 (±0.1% / ±32,280)

Social

78.4% ±4.3% (14,012  ±819) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 80.5% 19,069 (±3.9% / ±954.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 84.8% 15,793,288 (±0.2% / ±39,237.5)
11.9% ±1.7% (2,126  ±312.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13.7% † 3,247 (±1.6% / ±390.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 31.5% 5,871,195 (±0.1% / ±25,404.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.9% ±1.8% (3,385  ±475) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 10.5% † 3,649 (±1.4% / ±490)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17% 4,904,169 (±0.1% / ±24,977)

7.5% ±1.6% (1,561  ±340) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 8.3% † 2,228 (±1.4% / ±388)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.7% 1,426,641 (±0.1% / ±10,418)
1,561 Total veterans ±340 1,409 Male ±316 152 Female ±99

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