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Big Spring Independent School District, TX

25,799 Population
240.3 square miles 107.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 36.7 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,462 ±$2,206 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Howard County: $34,939 ±$1,970
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,718 ±$4,133 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Howard County: $69,649 ±$3,878
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.3% ±2.4% (3,669  ±563) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 13.8% † 4,006 (±2% / ±570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±2.1 (218,960  ±24,361) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Howard County: 21.8 280,685 (±1.7 / ±25,256)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,786 ±361 Number of households
  • Howard County: 12,191 ±351
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (22,599  ±701) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Howard County: 2.4 29,090 (±0.1 / ±440)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

10.9% ±3% (594  ±168) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 9.5% † 643 (±2.7% / ±182)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,352 ±308 Number of housing units
  • Howard County: 14,048 ±202
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,200 ±$17,212 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Howard County: $155,600 ±$8,624
  • about half the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.8% ±2.6% (3,770  ±659.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 12.7% † 4,057 (±2.1% / ±676)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.6% ±4.4% (14,257  ±826.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Howard County: 81.1% 17,947 (±4% / ±895.6)
  • 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)
14.3% ±2% (2,555  ±354.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howard County: 15.7% † 3,472 (±1.7% / ±384.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • 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% ±2.1% (2,844  ±553) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Howard County: 9.8% 3,173
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1% (1,148  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Howard County: 5.9% † 1,462 (±0.9% / ±227)
  • 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)
1,148 Total veterans ±207 988 Male ±162 160 Female ±122

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