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Big Sandy Independent School District, TX

4,159 Population
84.4 square miles 49.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Upshur County: 40.6 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,564 ±$3,390 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Upshur County: $33,097 ±$2,077
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,083 ±$23,069 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Upshur County: $66,208 ±$4,679
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±4.4% (577  ±202) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Upshur County: 12.4% † 5,179 (±2% / ±846)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.1 minutes ±2.5 (48,175  ±10,751) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Upshur County: 30.2 483,515 (±2.5 / ±45,069)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,444 ±196 Number of households
  • Upshur County: 15,583 ±300
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.2 (4,158  ±611) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Upshur County: 2.7 42,067 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±1.4% (19  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Upshur County: 7.2% † 656 (±3.1% / ±280)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,797 ±236 Number of housing units
  • Upshur County: 17,519 ±98
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$105,400 ±$33,273 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Upshur County: $167,800 ±$9,946
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.5% ±2.9% (270  ±127.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Upshur County: 8.2% † 3,443 (±1.5% / ±609.7)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.5% ±1.6% (2,107  ±315.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Upshur County: 87.3% 25,515 (±3.7% / ±1,083.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12% ±3.1% (317  ±94.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Upshur County: 18.2% † 5,322 (±1.9% / ±544.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about one-third 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

6.5% ±3.1% (272  ±136) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Upshur County: 3.9% 1,656
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±1.9% (163  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Upshur County: 9.8% † 3,184 (±1.3% / ±409)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
163 Total veterans ±62 132 Male ±53 31 Female ±29

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