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Texas · Census place 08236

Big Spring city, TX

Quick answer

Big Spring city has 24,769 residents, ranking #134 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $70,532, the median home is worth $138,800 and median gross rent runs $1,009 a month.

Population
24,769Big Spring city residents
Median household income
$70,532Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$138,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,009Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Big Spring city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Big Spring city median would spend about 17.2% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 63.1% 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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