Big Spring

Population: 24,769
Median household income: $70,532
Median home value: $138,800

Big Spring, a community in Howard County, Texas, has 24,769 residents. Its median household income of $70,532 runs in line with the Howard County figure of $71,457.

From 2019 to 2023, Big Spring's population declined 11.7% from 28,041 to 24,769, while its median home value rose 53.4% from $90,500 to $138,800.

The median gross rent is $1,009. 14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,769
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,532
Median home value: $138,800
Median gross rent: $1,009
Housing units: 10,293
Homeownership rate: 63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,04124,769

Median household income

$52,275$70,532

Median home value

$90,500$138,800

Median gross rent

$879$1,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,041	$52,275	$90,500	$879
2020	27,878	$55,637	$94,700	$881
2021	26,199	$58,966	$117,400	$893
2022	25,949	$65,418	$127,600	$995
2023	24,769	$70,532	$138,800	$1,009

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,521	6.1%
5 to 17	3,527	14.2%
18 to 24	2,505	10.1%
25 to 34	4,070	16.4%
35 to 44	4,327	17.5%
45 to 54	3,254	13.1%
55 to 64	2,726	11.0%
65 to 74	1,702	6.9%
75 and over	1,137	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,622	38.8%
Black or African American	1,468	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.4%
Asian	297	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	79	0.3%
Two or more races	594	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,587	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,556	20.7%
High school graduate	5,894	34.2%
Some college or associate's	5,364	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,634	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	768	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled18.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,522	76.2%
Carpooled	1,801	18.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	99	1.0%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	385	3.9%
Other means	48	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,922	62.5%
15 to 29 min	1,482	15.6%
30 to 44 min	632	6.7%
45 to 59 min	853	9.0%
60+ min	593	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 18.4% (3,910 of 21,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,389	61.1%
Nonfamily households	3,437	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,826	85.7%
Vacant	1,467	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,573	63.1%
Renter-occupied	3,253	36.9%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,876	76.5%
1-unit, attached	234	2.3%
2 to 4 units	394	3.8%
5 to 19 units	702	6.8%
20 or more units	843	8.2%
Mobile home & other	244	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4808236
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 32.2383, -101.4857