Big Spring, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	25,233	100.0

Male	14,030	55.6
Female	11,203	44.4

Under 5 years	1,550	6.1
5 to 9 years	1,654	6.6
10 to 14 years	1,715	6.8
15 to 19 years	1,773	7.0
20 to 24 years	1,753	6.9
25 to 34 years	4,115	16.3
35 to 44 years	4,139	16.4
45 to 54 years	3,068	12.2
55 to 59 years	990	3.9
60 to 64 years	919	3.6
65 to 74 years	1,815	7.2
75 to 84 years	1,267	5.0
85 years and over	475	1.9

Median age (years)	35.1	(X)

18 years and over	19,274	76.4
Male	10,976	43.5
Female	8,298	32.9
21 years and over	18,183	72.1
62 years and over	4,112	16.3
65 years and over	3,557	14.1
Male	1,419	5.6
Female	2,138	8.5

RACE
One race	24,639	97.6
White	19,352	76.7
Black or African American	1,339	5.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	150	0.6
Asian	159	0.6
Asian Indian	37	0.1
Chinese	27	0.1
Filipino	31	0.1
Japanese	6	0.0
Korean	13	0.1
Vietnamese	15	0.1
Other Asian ¹	30	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	3,635	14.4
Two or more races	594	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	19,876	78.8
Black or African American	1,429	5.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	291	1.2
Asian	219	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Some other race	4,025	16.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	25,233	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11,265	44.6
Mexican	8,377	33.2
Puerto Rican	46	0.2
Cuban	36	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,806	11.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,968	55.4
White alone	12,210	48.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	25,233	100.0
In households	20,447	81.0
Householder	8,155	32.3
Spouse	3,939	15.6
Child	6,353	25.2
Own child under 18 years	5,159	20.4
Other relatives	1,201	4.8
Under 18 years	653	2.6
Nonrelatives	799	3.2
Unmarried partner	415	1.6
In group quarters	4,786	19.0
Institutionalized population	4,392	17.4
Noninstitutionalized population	394	1.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	8,155	100.0
Family households (families)	5,463	67.0
With own children under 18 years	2,673	32.8
Married-couple family	3,939	48.3
With own children under 18 years	1,738	21.3
Female householder, no husband present	1,147	14.1
With own children under 18 years	707	8.7
Nonfamily households	2,692	33.0
Householder living alone	2,379	29.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,190	14.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,022	37.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,478	30.4

Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.10	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	9,865	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,155	82.7
Vacant housing units	1,710	17.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	38	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	23.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	8,155	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,190	63.6
Renter-occupied housing units	2,965	36.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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