Texas · Census place 08260
Big Wells city, TX
Quick answer
Big Wells city has 420 residents, ranking #1324 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $29,135, the median home is worth $75,000 and median gross rent runs $738 a month.
- Population
- 420Big Wells city residents
- Median household income
- $29,135Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $75,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $738Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Big Wells city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Big Wells city median would spend about 30.4% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 49.3% of residents and 77.9% 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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