Big Spring.
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Texas·Howard County
9 tracts·23K people·$140K median·1,226/mi²
Hispanic 53 · White 36 · Black 6 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 35 · Other 26
Health 40 · Retail 17 · Professional 13 · Leisure 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Service 21 · Production · transport 16 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 15
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 37 · Work from home 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Big Spring is $140,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Big Spring has 23,975 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 53.3% Hispanic or Latino, 36.1% White, 5.5% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.1% (Census ACS).
WASHINGTON EL is the elementary school with reported scores (46%); BIG SPRING INT (39%) and BIG SPRING J H (26%) lead the middle schools; BIG SPRING H S is the high school with reported scores (36%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,050/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Big Spring is $67,581 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Big Spring, median rent is $1,050/month and the median home value is $140,200 (Census ACS).
Big Spring reported 7.4 violent crimes and 22.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 66 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 18 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Big Spring are hail (97), wildfire (93) and winter weather (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Big Spring, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).