Big Lake

Population: 3,092
Median household income: $72,067
Median home value: $155,500

Big Lake, a community in Reagan County, Texas, has 3,092 residents. At $72,067, its median household income sits in line with Reagan County's $70,288.

From 2019 to 2023, Big Lake's population declined 5.1% from 3,257 to 3,092, while its median home value rose 65.2% from $94,100 to $155,500.

The median gross rent is $806. 16.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,092
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,067
Median home value: $155,500
Median gross rent: $806
Housing units: 1,138
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2573,092

Median household income

$74,868$72,067

Median home value

$94,100$155,500

Median gross rent

$885$806

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,257	$74,868	$94,100	$885
2020	3,226	$62,182	$93,500	$828
2021	3,000	$64,539	$95,100	$904
2022	2,977	$70,160	$116,700	$1,022
2023	3,092	$72,067	$155,500	$806

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

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	346	11.2%
5 to 17	749	24.2%
18 to 24	315	10.2%
25 to 34	440	14.2%
35 to 44	425	13.7%
45 to 54	282	9.1%
55 to 64	232	7.5%
65 to 74	218	7.1%
75 and over	85	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	702	22.7%
Black or African American	159	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	64	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,088	67.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	11.7%
High school graduate	848	50.4%
Some college or associate's	353	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	171	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	114	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	938	77.1%
Carpooled	90	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	111	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	4.3%
Other means	25	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	754	64.8%
15 to 29 min	87	7.5%
30 to 44 min	96	8.2%
45 to 59 min	42	3.6%
60+ min	185	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 11.7% (361 of 3,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	759	78.3%
Nonfamily households	210	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	969	85.1%
Vacant	169	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	745	76.9%
Renter-occupied	224	23.1%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	819	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	0.9%
5 to 19 units	48	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	261	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4808212
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.1941, -101.4534

Other places in Reagan County

None.