Big Sandy vs Gilmer

A side-by-side comparison of Big Sandy and Gilmer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gilmer has the higher population (4,955 vs 1,215 in Big Sandy). Big Sandy has the higher median household income ($41,806 vs $41,279 in Gilmer). Gilmer has the higher median home value ($160,700 vs $119,800 in Big Sandy).

Population, income & housing

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
Population	1,215	4,955
Median age	36.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,806	$41,279
Median home value	$119,800	$160,700
Median gross rent	$751	$993
Housing units	658	2,097
Homeownership rate	49.2%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	15.6%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
Population	1,495 → 1,215 (-18.7%)	5,105 → 4,955 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $41,806 (+6.2%)	$36,263 → $41,279 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $119,800 (+41.6%)	$118,400 → $160,700 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $751 (+7.3%)	$679 → $993 (+46.2%)

Big Sandy

Population

1,4951,215

Median household income

$39,375$41,806

Median home value

$84,600$119,800

Median gross rent

$700$751

Gilmer

Population

5,1054,955

Median household income

$36,263$41,279

Median home value

$118,400$160,700

Median gross rent

$679$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
Under 5	6.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.9%
18 to 24	13.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.3%
75 and over	5.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	72.2%
Black or African American	9.8%	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
No high school diploma	21.7%	14.7%
High school graduate	27.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
Drove alone	78.5%	90.2%
Carpooled	12.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	3.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
1-unit, detached	68.7%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Sandy	Gilmer
Poverty rate	29.6%	22.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1979	1973