Reagan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.8%
(0.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.7% for Black residents, 6.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.1% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 3.0 people | | Texas: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 78.9% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Lake, TX
33 people in nursing homes
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Big Lake compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Big Lake (2011 data):
- Texas Financial Bank: Big Lake Branch at 1300 Second Street, branch established on 2003/09/25. Info updated 2010/04/19: Bank assets: $80.7 mil, Deposits: $71.9 mil, headquarters in Eden, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Eden Financial Corporation
- Security Bank: Big Lake Branch at 405 W. 2nd Street, branch established on 1969/09/02. Info updated 2011/11/15: Bank assets: $671.3 mil, Deposits: $588.1 mil, headquarters in Odessa, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Security Star Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Reagan County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Big Lake (based on Reagan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 75.38%
| Here |  | 75.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 57.8% | 12.3% | 10.9% | 9.1% | 10.0% |
| Congregations | 33.3% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 1 | Here: | 3.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2 | This county: | 6.62 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3 | Reagan County: | 9.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Reagan County: | 9.6% | | State: | 8.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.3% | | Texas: | 15.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,655 | $43,860 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $7,225 | $28,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,505 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,831 | $23,324 | 1 | $748 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $5,168 | $20,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,547 | $18,564 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,032 | $30,192 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
2 | $4,369 | $26,214 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $32,827 | $26,262 | 3 | $2,253 |
Big Lake government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $120,000 ($41.10)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $323,000 ($110.62)
Sewerage: $136,000 ($46.58)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $712,000 ($243.84)
Water Utilities: $465,000 ($159.25)
Financial Administration: $413,000 ($141.44)
Gas Utilities: $400,000 ($136.99)
Solid Waste Management: $283,000 ($96.92)
Sewerage: $140,000 ($47.95)
Police Protection: $58,000 ($19.86)
Fire Protection: $54,000 ($18.49)
Health Services - Other: $39,000 ($13.36)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $45,000 ($15.41)
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($6.51)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000 ($0.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $825,000 ($282.53)
Gas Utilities: $747,000 ($255.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $485,000 ($166.10)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $459,000 ($157.19)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $800,000 ($273.97)
Gas Utilities: $734,000 ($251.37)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000 ($8.90)
Water Utilities: $25,000 ($8.56)
Gas Utilities: $13,000 ($4.45)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $39,000 ($13.36)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $22,000 ($7.53)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($1.03)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($1.03)
Water Utilities: $3,000 ($1.03)
Gas Utilities: $3,000 ($1.03)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $658,000 ($225.34)
Water Utilities: $525,000 ($179.79)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $231,000 ($79.11)
- Tax - Property: $199,000 ($68.15)
Total General Sales: $116,000 ($39.73)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($5.14)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $404,000 ($138.36)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $49,000 ($16.78)
7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,813 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.78% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,586 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.46% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Lake:
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KENS (1160 AM; 25 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: KENS-TV, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Lake:
- KPDB (98.3 FM; BIG LAKE, TX; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
- K272AO (102.3 FM; BIG LAKE, TX; Owner: FOSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Big Lake:
- K73BU (Channel 73; BIG LAKE, TX; Owner: BIG LAKE TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K76AP (Channel 76; BIG LAKE, TX; Owner: BIG LAKE TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Big Lake, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 170
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 258
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 48
- Fatalities: 187
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 446
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 24
Big Lake fatal accident list:
Apr 13, 2008 06:50 AM, Main, Lake, Lat: 31.186981, Lon: -101.462114, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 12, 1981 11:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 1, 1980 07:01 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Big Lake)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 55 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Lake, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KD5JWJ, Licensee ID: L00227647
Grant Date: 02/11/2010, Expiration Date: 04/14/2020, Certifier: Danny E Turnbow
Registrant: Danny E Turnbow, 911 Texas, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Call Sign: KE5UPW, Licensee ID: L01400015
Grant Date: 05/15/2008, Expiration Date: 05/15/2018, Certifier: Darla J Judd
Registrant: Darla J Judd, 702 N Pennsylvania Ave, Big Lake, TX 76932
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: CESSNA T210G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 141 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C (340 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 12PC , Serial Number: T210-0237, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/27/1967
Registrant (Individual): Dale W Calley, 310 California, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 28DW , Serial Number: R1722118, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/2000
Registrant (Individual): Mary A Meroney, 1101 N Plaza Ave, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Aircraft: CESSNA R172E (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 5072G , Serial Number: R1720205, Airworthiness Date: 03/11/1981
Registrant (Individual): John Thomas Holt, Po Box 1009, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5532U , Serial Number: 28-26249, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/1969
Registrant (Corporation): Chuck's Dozer Inc, Po Box 433, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6251R , Serial Number: 18262789, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 06/26/1996
Registrant (Individual): Adelia M Calley, 310 California Ave, Big Lake, TX 76932 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6684M , Serial Number: 18263798, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 04/15/1975
Registrant (Individual): Charles Williams, 1000 Florida St, Big Lake, TX 76932
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Big Lake, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 19 | 64.6 years |
| Mary | 14 | 71.8 years |
| Charles | 12 | 72.0 years |
| William | 10 | 76.9 years |
| John | 9 | 73.8 years |
| Robert | 9 | 61.2 years |
| George | 8 | 74.1 years |
| Joe | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Fred | 6 | 77.7 years |
| Maria | 6 | 70.5 years |
| Most common last names in Big Lake, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Miller | 9 | 84.1 years |
| Smith | 8 | 73.5 years |
| Subia | 7 | 67.0 years |
| Hernandez | 6 | 63.5 years |
| White | 6 | 75.7 years |
| Stout | 6 | 71.6 years |
| Turner | 6 | 81.8 years |
| Davis | 6 | 72.8 years |
| Williams | 5 | 73.8 years |
| Mcwilliams | 5 | 81.2 years |
Businesses in Big Lake, TX
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