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Big Spring Independent School District, TX

26,264 Population
240.3 square miles 109.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 37 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$33,813 ±$2,482 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Howard County: $34,587 ±$2,074
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$71,000 ±$4,627 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Howard County: $71,457 ±$3,000
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

17.6% ±2.9% (3,990  ±664) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 15.1% † 4,445 (±2.4% / ±697)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

19.5 minutes ±2 (197,100  ±23,552) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 20.4 266,430 (±1.7 / ±25,085)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

9,452 ±375 Number of households
  • Howard County: 11,927 ±318
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.4 ±0.1 (22,630  ±528) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.5 29,493 (±0.1 / ±377)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

10.2% ±3.4% (560  ±187) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 8.7% † 597 (±2.9% / ±197)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

11,141 ±306 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 13,999 ±135
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$141,000 ±$15,512 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Howard County: $150,300 ±$12,878
  • about half the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

14.2% ±2.7% (3,708  ±700.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 12.4% † 4,082 (±2.1% / ±684.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

80% ±4.6% (14,675  ±881) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 81.2% 18,489 (±4.1% / ±941.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
14.8% ±2% (2,717  ±362.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Howard County: 15.3% † 3,492 (±1.8% / ±416.5)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

11.9% ±1.9% (3,119  ±500) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 10.6% 3,495
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

5.6% ±1% (1,181  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 6.1% † 1,557 (±0.8% / ±214)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
1,181 Total veterans ±205 961 Male ±170 220 Female ±124

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