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Big Spring, TX Micro Area

32,290 Population
900.8 square miles 35.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,939 ±$1,970 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,649 ±$3,878 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.8% ±2% (4,006  ±570) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±1.7 (280,685  ±25,256) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,191 ±351 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (29,090  ±440) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.5% ±2.7% (643  ±182) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,048 ±202 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,600 ±$8,624 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±2.1% (4,057  ±676) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.1% ±4% (17,947  ±895.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±1.7% (3,472  ±384.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

9.8% (3,173  ±573) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±0.9% (1,462  ±227) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,462 Total veterans ±227 1,256 Male ±186 206 Female ±124

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