Big Spring, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population
33,127
3.95% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
37
1.6% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
15.1%
3.91% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$71,457
6.27% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$150,300
13.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
13,661
4.27% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Big Spring, TX had a population of 33.1k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $71,457. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Big Spring, TX declined from 34,488 to 33,127, a −3.95% decrease and its median household income grew from $67,243 to $71,457, a 6.27% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Big Spring, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (44%), White (Hispanic) (25.4%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (12.7%), Other (Hispanic) (7.26%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.88%).

None of the households in Big Spring, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.6% of the residents in Big Spring, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Big Spring, TX are Howard College (648 degrees awarded in 2023) and Southwest College for the Deaf (15 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Big Spring, TX was $150,300, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Big Spring, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Big Spring, TX was 2 cars per household.

Big Spring, TX borders Lamesa, TX and Midland, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Big Spring, TX is home to a population of 33.1k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.6% of Big Spring, TX residents were born outside of the country (3.5k people).

In 2023, there were 1.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Big Spring, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.42k White (Hispanic) and 4.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.6%
2023 Citizenship
92.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 91.6% of Big Spring, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Big Spring, TX was 92.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Big Spring, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.6k ± 168
  2. White (Hispanic)
    8.42k ± 908
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.21k ± 804
46.9%
Hispanic Population
15.5k people

In 2023, there were 1.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Big Spring, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.42k White (Hispanic) and 4.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

46.9% of the people in Big Spring, TX are hispanic (15.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Big Spring, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.5k people
9.83%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
3.39k people

As of 2023, 10.6% of Big Spring, TX residents (3.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Big Spring, TX was 9.83%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    480 ± 200
  2. Vietnam
    451 ± 140
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    382 ± 162

Big Spring, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Big Spring, TX employs 13.7k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Big Spring, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,140 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,604 people), and Educational Services (1,383 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,431), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,640), and Utilities ($77,074).

Employment

Occupations

13.7k
2023 Value
± 914
−4.27%
1 Year decline
± 9.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Big Spring, TX declined at a rate of −4.27%, from 14.3k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Big Spring, TX, are Management Occupations (1,432 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,287 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,001 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Big Spring, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.7k
2023 Value
± 914
−4.27%
1 Year decline
± 9.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Big Spring, TX declined at a rate of −4.27%, from 14.3k employees to 13.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Big Spring, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,140 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,604 people), and Educational Services (1,383 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Big Spring, TX, though some of these residents may live in Big Spring, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$62,642
Median earning men ± $4,647
$35,021
Median earning women ± $3,683

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,571), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,889), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,949).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,463), Construction ($63,229), and Public Administration ($62,269).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 43
    Retail Trade
  2. 39
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 39
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $133k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $67.4k
    Manufacturing
  3. $47k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Big Spring, TX awarded 663 degrees. The student population of Big Spring, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,697 male students and 2,486 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Big Spring, TX are Hispanic or Latino (330 and 50.8%), followed by White (267 and 41.1%), Black or African American (23 and 3.54%), and Two or More Races (19 and 2.93%).

The largest universities in Big Spring, TX by number of degrees awarded are Howard College (648 and 97.7%) and Southwest College for the Deaf (15 and 2.26%).

The most popular majors in Big Spring, TX are General Studies (98 and 14.8%), General Business (77 and 11.6%), and Registered Nursing (69 and 10.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,183 students enrolled in Big Spring, TX, 40.6% men and 59.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,068 records, of which 61% were women and 39% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    98 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    69 degrees awarded
  3. General Business
    60 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Big Spring, TX was General Studies with 98 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Big Spring, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Howard College
    648 degrees awarded
  2. Southwest College for the Deaf
    15 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Howard College with 648 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 207 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Big Spring, TX, which is 0.454 times less than the 456 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 330 degrees mean that there were 1.24 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 267 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,320) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($306) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,690) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.71% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.64% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Big Spring, TX was $150,300 in 2023, which is 0.495 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $132,900 to $150,300, a 13.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Big Spring, TX is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Big Spring, TX have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Big Spring, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,300
Median Property Value 2023
±$12,878
$8,186
Median Property Taxes
±$683

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Big Spring, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Big Spring, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2023
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 68.6% of the housing units in Big Spring, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,457
Median Household Income
± $3,000
11.9k
Number of Households
± 848

In 2023, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Big Spring, TX grew to $71,457 from the previous year's value of $67,243.

The following chart displays the households in Big Spring, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Big Spring, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Carpooled (15%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.84%)

In 2023, 79.8% of workers in Big Spring, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15%) and those who worked at home (3.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Big Spring, TX have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Big Spring, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Big Spring, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Big Spring, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Big Spring, TX (4.45k out of 29.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Big Spring, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.8% of the population of Big Spring, TX has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 15.6% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 0.951% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.3% were men and 47.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.2%
Uninsured
46.6%
Employer Coverage
15.6%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
12.5%
Non-Group
0.951%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Big Spring, TX declined by 14.5% from 16.6% to 14.2%.

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