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Notable location: Potton-Hayden House (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Big Spring include: Power House Church of God in Christ (A), Primitive Baptist Church (B), Christs Community Church (C), Church of Christ 14th and Main (D), Church of Christ Cedar Ridge (E), Assembly of God Church Evangel Temple (F), Bakers Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (G), Hillcrest Baptist Church (H), Saint Marys Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Olive Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Refinery Lake (A), Cosden Lake (B), Comanche Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Big Spring include: ABC Park (1), Big Spring State Park (2), Birdwell Park (3), Comanche Trail City Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Fastrax Family Fun Center (1001 Scurry Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Camlot Inn (2902 East Interstate 20) (1), Best Western Plaza Inn (300 Tulane Avenue) (2), Best Western Motor Lodge (I 20 And Us # 87) (3), Classic Inn (2900 West Highway 80) (4), Comfort Inn Big Spring (2900 East I-20) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Big Spring City - Municipal Court (310 Nolan Street) (1), C A S A Court Appointed Special Advocates (210 West 3rd Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Spring and their reported violations in the past:
TXDOT REST AREA COAHOMA (Population served: 1400, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  22.2% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 9.1% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Big Spring compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Big Spring (2007 data):
- First Bank of West Texas: Big Spring Branch at 1810 East Fm 700, branch established on 1992-09-21; Big Spring Branch at 607 S. Scurry, branch established on 2003-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $109.5 mil, Deposits: $100.3 mil, headquarters in Coahoma, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Western Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Big Spring Branch at 400 S Main Street, branch established on 1934-02-02. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- State National Bank: Big Spring Branch at 1500 Gregg Street, branch established on 1935-07-01. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $1,715.7 mil, Deposits: $1,365.4 mil, headquarters in Fort Worth, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: Eggemeyer Advisory Corp.
- The State National Bank of Big Spring: The State National Bank Of Big Sprin at 901 Main Street, branch established on 1909-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $196.8 mil, Deposits: $172.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Snb Financial, Inc.
- Woodforest National Bank: Big Spring Wal-Mart Branch at 201 West Marcy, branch established on 2001-06-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,239.6 mil, Deposits: $2,043.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 232 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- American State Bank: Big Spring Branch at 1411 Gregg Street, branch established on 1956-07-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,094.5 mil, Deposits: $1,700.2 mil, headquarters in Lubbock, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: American State Financial Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other and Unallocable |
34 | $70,171 | $24,766 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
33 | $71,127 | $25,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $5,980 | $23,920 | 1 | $930 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $20,599 | $30,899 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $31,428 | $41,904 | 1 | $837 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $7,072 | $21,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $19,769 | $26,359 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
17 | $37,454 | $26,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
16 | $35,043 | $26,282 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
7 | $16,583 | $28,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $8,792 | $26,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
44 | $118,821 | $32,406 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
19 | $31,457 | $19,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
60 | $179,166 | $35,833 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $27,611 | $25,487 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $3,859 | $23,154 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
282 | $684,930 | $29,146 | 2 | $1,767 |
Big Spring government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $643,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $895,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,092,000
Sewerage: $1,831,000
All Other: $868,000
Parks & Recreation: $317,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $746,000
Air Transportation: $542,000
- Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $48,986,000
Water Utilities: $4,789,000
Police Protection: $3,476,000
Fire Protection: $2,544,000
Sewerage: $1,596,000
Regular Highways: $1,478,000
Health Services - Other: $1,429,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,314,000
General - Other: $1,236,000
Air Transportation: $747,000
Central Staff Services: $728,000
Parks & Recreation: $693,000
Financial Administration: $468,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $231,000
General Public Buildings: $104,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $49,171,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $97,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,190,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,616,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,376,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,840,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $350,000
Other, NEC: $240,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $627,000
Rents: $433,000
Interest Earnings: $150,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $510,000
Solid Waste Management: $177,000
Water Utilities: $120,000
Health - Other: $116,000
Fire Protection: $96,000
Police Protection: $42,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Financial Administration: $11,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Judicial: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,503,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,478,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,811,000
Health & Hospitals: $130,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $3,699,000
Property: $2,703,000
Public Utilities: $1,399,000
NEC: $343,000
Other Selective Sales: $194,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $10,222,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $311,000
6.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,608 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.53% | | 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:
7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,107 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.35% | | 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 Spring:
- KBYG (1400 AM; 1 kW; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: DREW BALLARD)
- KBST (1490 AM; 1 kW; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC.)
- KCRS (550 AM; 5 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KWEL (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: FAUSTINO QUIROZ)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMND (1510 AM; daytime; 2 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KGKL (960 AM; 5 kW; SAN ANGELO, TX; Owner: KGKL, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Spring:
- KBTS (94.3 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC.)
- KBST-FM (95.7 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC.)
- KBCX (91.5 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K209DK (89.7 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KTXC (104.7 FM; LAMESA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- DK280BP (103.9 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: PONCA CITY RADIO INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Big Spring:
- KWAB-TV (Channel 4; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: MIDESSA TELEVISION COMPANY)
- K10HH (Channel 10; BIG SPRINGS, TX; Owner: ICA BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
- K46FO (Channel 46; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
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