Big Wells vs Carrizo Springs

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

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

Carrizo Springs has the higher population (4,800 vs 420 in Big Wells). Carrizo Springs has the higher median household income ($36,077 vs $29,135 in Big Wells). Big Wells has the higher median home value ($75,000 vs $67,700 in Carrizo Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
Population	420	4,800
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$29,135	$36,077
Median home value	$75,000	$67,700
Median gross rent	$738	$516
Housing units	245	2,162
Homeownership rate	77.9%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
Population	930 → 420 (-54.8%)	5,554 → 4,800 (-13.6%)
Median household income	$24,962 → $29,135 (+16.7%)	$30,158 → $36,077 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $75,000 (+48.2%)	$63,100 → $67,700 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $738 (-7.8%)	$586 → $516 (-11.9%)

Big Wells

Population

930420

Median household income

$24,962$29,135

Median home value

$50,600$75,000

Median gross rent

$800$738

Carrizo Springs

Population

5,5544,800

Median household income

$30,158$36,077

Median home value

$63,100$67,700

Median gross rent

$586$516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
Under 5	3.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	12.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	19.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	5.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	16.0%	7.7%
75 and over	11.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	7.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
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%	90.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
No high school diploma	44.1%	21.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
Drove alone	86.4%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	6.9%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.4%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
1-unit, detached	78.8%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Big Wells	Carrizo Springs
Poverty rate	49.3%	42.5%
Average household size	2.58	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	42	21
Median year structure built	1983	1976