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Big Spring, TX Urban Area

25,616 Population
20.6 square miles 1,241.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,788 ±$2,283 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,432 ±$3,614 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.3% ±2.6% (3,683  ±602) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.2 minutes ±2.1 (215,410  ±24,822) 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

9,906 ±383 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (22,719  ±618) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.2% ±3.2% (552  ±172) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,475 ±290 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$138,900 ±$17,210 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.1% ±2.6% (3,573  ±664.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.2% ±4.5% (14,302  ±835.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.1% ±1.9% (2,508  ±345.6) 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

11.1% ±2.2% (2,853  ±557) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±0.9% (1,064  ±187) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,064 Total veterans ±187 884 Male ±136 180 Female ±122

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