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Big Spring, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Big Spring, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

24,769

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,581

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-12.7% since 2018

Big Spring lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,878 (57.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,971 (20.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,243 (9.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,522 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races842 (3.5%)
  • Asian Alone397 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish7,437
  2. 2.Other Indo-European114
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic94
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)83
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)64

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,034

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$31,746

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,785
  2. 2.Retail Trade1,081
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,020
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities867
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation833

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,242
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,085
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,556
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,535
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,431

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.46×)1,020
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.50×)867
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.40×)657
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)2,785
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)1,081

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,009/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999738 (13.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999529 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999528 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999518 (9.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999449 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999445 (8.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

79.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,916

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,522 (76.2%)
  • Carpooled1,801 (18.3%)
  • Worked at Home385 (3.9%)
  • Walked99 (1.0%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other48 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle12 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.