Asherton vs Big Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Asherton and Big Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Asherton and Big Wells are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Asherton has the higher population (654 vs 420 in Big Wells). Big Wells has the higher median household income ($29,135 vs $22,985 in Asherton). Asherton has the higher median home value ($83,300 vs $75,000 in Big Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Asherton	Big Wells
Population	654	420
Median age	45.9 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$22,985	$29,135
Median home value	$83,300	$75,000
Median gross rent	$571	$738
Housing units	408	245
Homeownership rate	68.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	21.6%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Asherton	Big Wells
Population	877 → 654 (-25.4%)	930 → 420 (-54.8%)
Median household income	$27,303 → $22,985 (-15.8%)	$24,962 → $29,135 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$54,300 → $83,300 (+53.4%)	$50,600 → $75,000 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$500 → $571 (+14.2%)	$800 → $738 (-7.8%)

Asherton

Population

877654

Median household income

$27,303$22,985

Median home value

$54,300$83,300

Median gross rent

$500$571

Big Wells

Population

930420

Median household income

$24,962$29,135

Median home value

$50,600$75,000

Median gross rent

$800$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Asherton	Big Wells
Under 5	8.3%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	5.4%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	7.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	17.9%	16.0%
75 and over	14.7%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Asherton	Big Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	1.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	83.2%	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Asherton	Big Wells
No high school diploma	43.9%	44.1%
High school graduate	17.7%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Asherton	Big Wells
Drove alone	88.3%	86.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Asherton	Big Wells
1-unit, detached	68.9%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Asherton	Big Wells
Poverty rate	35.2%	49.3%
Average household size	2.16	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	42
Median year structure built	1991	1983