Texas · Census place 08212
Big Lake city, TX
Quick answer
Big Lake city has 3,092 residents, ranking #562 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $72,067, the median home is worth $155,500 and median gross rent runs $806 a month.
- Population
- 3,092Big Lake city residents
- Median household income
- $72,067Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $806Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Lake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Lake city median would spend about 13.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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