Big Wells vs Catarina

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

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

Big Wells has the higher population (420 vs 83 in Catarina). Catarina has the higher median household income ($83,000 vs $29,135 in Big Wells). Since 2019, Big Wells's population has grown faster (-54.8% vs -63.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Wells	Catarina
Population	420	83
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$29,135	$83,000
Median home value	$75,000	—
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	245	46
Homeownership rate	77.9%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Wells	Catarina
Population	930 → 420 (-54.8%)	228 → 83 (-63.6%)
Median household income	$24,962 → $29,135 (+16.7%)	$18,077 → $83,000 (+359.1%)
Median home value	$50,600 → $75,000 (+48.2%)	—
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

Catarina

Population

22883

Median household income

$18,077$83,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Wells	Catarina
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	9.6%
18 to 24	12.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	28.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	5.0%	6.0%
65 to 74	16.0%	0.0%
75 and over	11.4%	26.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Wells	Catarina
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	Catarina
No high school diploma	44.1%	72.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	14.7%
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	Catarina
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	Catarina
1-unit, detached	78.8%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	47.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Wells	Catarina
Poverty rate	49.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.58	3.19
Mean commute (minutes)	42	37
Median year structure built	1983	1949