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Big Spring, TX

25,949 Population
18.9 square miles 1,371.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 37.6 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,762 ±$1,958 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $32,431 ±$1,903
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $37,514 ±$130
$65,418 ±$3,532 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $67,243 ±$4,393
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $73,035 ±$227

17.7% ±2.9% (3,896  ±637) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 14.5% † 4,428 (±2.3% / ±693)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 3,990,326 (±0.1% / ±37,547)

19.8 minutes ±2 (188,620  ±21,747) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 21.4 296,050 (±1.4 / ±23,794)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.6 325,400,930 (±0.1 / ±1,041,657)

Families

8,849 ±339 Number of households
  • the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 12,010 ±300
  • Texas: 10,490,553 ±15,608
2.5 ±0.1 (21,892  ±306) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 2.5 30,431 (±0.1 / ±316)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 28,634,506

10% ±3.9% (545  ±214) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 9.5% † 669 (±3.2% / ±226)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 5.7% 406,661 (±0.1% / ±6,428)

Housing

10,275 ±270 Number of housing units
  • the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13,974 ±148
  • Texas: 11,654,971 ±1,030

$127,600 ±$14,727 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: $132,900 † ±$14,556
  • about half the amount in Texas: $238,000 ±$621

14.9% ±2.6% (3,837  ±,656.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13.2% † 4,521 (±2% / ±689)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.7% 4,235,358 (±0.1% / ±32,193.8)

Social

79.4% ±4.8% (14,261  ±,895.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 81% 19,305 (±4.2% / ±1,016.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 85.2% 16,118,614 (±0.2% / ±40,407)
12.2% ±1.8% (2,194  ±,331.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 13.8% † 3,292 (±1.6% / ±,377.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 32.3% 6,101,787 (±0.1% / ±24,416.5)

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

11.8% ±1.8% (3,066  ±453) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 9.9% 3,402
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 17.1% 4,987,855

5.6% ±1.3% (1,132  ±259) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Big Spring, TX Micro Area: 6.6% † 1,783 (±1% / ±281)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.5% 1,416,973 (±0.1% / ±11,246)
1,132 Total veterans ±259 904 Male ±209 228 Female ±133

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