Big Wells vs Carrizo Hill

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

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

Carrizo Hill has the higher population (1,355 vs 420 in Big Wells). Big Wells has the higher median home value ($75,000 vs $18,100 in Carrizo Hill). Since 2019, Carrizo Hill's population has grown faster (+101.3% vs -54.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
Population	420	1,355
Median age	40.4 yrs	18.6 yrs
Median household income	$29,135	—
Median home value	$75,000	$18,100
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	245	446
Homeownership rate	77.9%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
Population	930 → 420 (-54.8%)	673 → 1,355 (+101.3%)
Median household income	$24,962 → $29,135 (+16.7%)	$9,162 → $9,110 (-0.6%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $75,000 (+48.2%)	$75,200 → $18,100 (-75.9%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $738 (-7.8%)	—

Big Wells

Population

930420

Median household income

$24,962$29,135

Median home value

$50,600$75,000

Median gross rent

$800$738

Carrizo Hill

Population

6731,355

Median household income

$9,162$9,110

Median home value

$75,200$18,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
Under 5	3.6%	16.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	24.5%
18 to 24	12.9%	29.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	2.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.0%	4.9%
65 to 74	16.0%	6.8%
75 and over	11.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.3%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
No high school diploma	44.1%	16.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
Drove alone	86.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
1-unit, detached	78.8%	34.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	59.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Wells	Carrizo Hill
Poverty rate	49.3%	90.5%
Average household size	2.58	3.71
Mean commute (minutes)	42	47
Median year structure built	1983	2010