Big Spring, Texas
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Big Spring: West Texas Sky just outside of Big Spring
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Big Spring: Comanche Trail Golf Course with Wind Turbines in background
Big Spring: The Big Spring in Big Spring, TX
Big Spring: Restored Victorian home of Joseph Potton family, circa 1901
Big Spring: Welcome to Big Spring
Big Spring: Big Spring Sunset
Big Spring: Looking down on the Vietnam War Memorial
Big Spring: Looking down from Big Spring State Park.
Big Spring: Dora Roberts Community Center pavillion in the Comanche Trail Golf Course
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Males: 16,385 | |
Females: 12,087 |
Median resident age: | |
Texas median age: |
Zip codes: 79720.
Big Spring: | $49,059 |
TX: | $56,565 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $20,825 (it was $14,119 in 2000)
Big Spring city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $81,712 (it was $36,300 in 2000)
Big Spring: | $81,712 |
TX: | $161,500 |
Median gross rent in 2016: $885.

Races in Big Spring, TX (2016)
- 13,79247.2%Hispanic
- 12,33642.2%White alone
- 1,8076.2%Black alone
- 4981.7%Two or more races
- 3441.2%Asian alone
- 2500.9%American Indian alone
- 1620.6%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 110.04%Other race alone
Races in Big Spring detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (7.4%), German (4.2%), English (2.9%), Irish (2.5%), French (1.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 2432 feet
Land area: 19.1 square miles.
Population density: 1,490 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Big Spring:
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Big Spring city:
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 39.2%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 14.9%
3,223 residents are foreign born (9.6% Latin America).
This city: | 11.0% |
Texas: | 16.7% |
According to our research of Texas and other state lists there were 108 registered sex offenders living in Big Spring, Texas as of April 22, 2018.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Spring to the number of sex offenders is 271 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,875 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $642 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Midland, TX (40.1 miles
, pop. 94,996).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (244.0 miles
, pop. 534,694).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (261.2 miles
, pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities: Sand Springs, TX (2.8 miles ),
Coahoma, TX
(3.3 miles
),
Forsan, TX (3.4 miles
),
Stanton, TX
(4.5 miles
),
Ackerly, TX (4.9 miles
),
Garden City, TX (5.1 miles
),
Tarzan-Lenorah, TX
(5.2 miles
),
Westbrook, TX (5.3 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 22 buildings, average cost: $115,100
- 1998: 22 buildings, average cost: $67,000
- 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $38,800
- 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $64,300
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $113,300
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,300
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $142,000
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
- 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $107,400
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $238,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $192,500
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $108,100
- 2012: 15 buildings, average cost: $165,100
- 2013: 39 buildings, average cost: $140,700
- 2014: 29 buildings, average cost: $120,600
Latitude: 32.24 N, Longitude: 101.48 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +836 (+2.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 8,399 (77.0%)
Area code: 432


Crime rates in Big Spring by Year | |||||||||||||||
Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Murders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
per 100,000 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10.3 |
Rapes | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
per 100,000 | 60.7 | 75.4 | 64.1 | 72.2 | 68.2 | 145.2 | 66.8 | 91.0 | 69.8 | 68.2 | 54.0 | 28.9 | 17.6 | 34.8 | 20.6 |
Robberies | 8 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 30 | 15 |
per 100,000 | 30.4 | 79.4 | 44.1 | 52.2 | 60.1 | 107.9 | 137.8 | 165.4 | 37.0 | 32.3 | 39.6 | 68.7 | 127.0 | 104.3 | 51.4 |
Assaults | 43 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 105 | 136 | 108 | 118 | 152 | 162 | 132 | 118 | 174 | 190 | 150 |
per 100,000 | 163.2 | 178.7 | 180.2 | 220.6 | 421.0 | 564.3 | 450.9 | 488.0 | 624.1 | 581.6 | 475.3 | 426.9 | 614.0 | 660.3 | 513.9 |
Burglaries | 318 | 391 | 390 | 346 | 348 | 429 | 410 | 349 | 353 | 231 | 271 | 308 | 310 | 279 | 305 |
per 100,000 | 1,206.6 | 1,552.6 | 1,562.0 | 1,388.1 | 1,395.3 | 1,780.2 | 1,711.8 | 1,443.3 | 1,449.3 | 829.3 | 975.7 | 1,114.3 | 1,093.9 | 969.6 | 1,044.9 |
Theft | 667 | 693 | 549 | 483 | 751 | 1,112 | 1,103 | 1,317 | 1,001 | 768 | 785 | 817 | 965 | 969 | 1,022 |
per 100,000 | 2,530.7 | 2,751.7 | 2,198.8 | 1,937.7 | 3,011.2 | 4,614.3 | 4,605.0 | 5,446.4 | 4,109.7 | 2,757.0 | 2,826.4 | 2,955.9 | 3,405.3 | 3,367.5 | 3,501.3 |
Auto thefts | 52 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 81 | 79 |
per 100,000 | 197.3 | 162.8 | 136.2 | 172.5 | 240.6 | 311.2 | 317.3 | 244.0 | 193.0 | 129.2 | 154.8 | 184.5 | 204.7 | 281.5 | 270.6 |
Arson | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
per 100,000 | 22.8 | 4.0 | 48.1 | 16.0 | 24.1 | 37.3 | 71.0 | 99.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 21.6 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 31.3 | 27.4 |
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.5) | 309.6 | 371.9 | 327.5 | 314.0 | 402.2 | 595.5 | 531.1 | 575.0 | 473.0 | 359.2 | 358.3 | 354.6 | 411.2 | 423.2 | 390.0 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Big Spring detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.16 |
Texas average: | 1.80 |
Big Spring, Texas accommodation & food services, waste management - Economy and Business Data
Here: | 4.7% |
Texas: | 4.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
Historical population
Historical housing units
Population change in the 1990s: +2,106 (+9.1%).
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (20%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Average climate in Big Spring, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Big Spring-area historical tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/24/1957, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Big Spring city center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
On 6/20/1964, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Big Spring-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 176.0 miles away from Big Spring center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/15/1995 at 14:33:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from Big Spring center
On 5/23/2004 at 09:22:05, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 181.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Howard County (12) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 8, Hurricanes: 3, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Betty Buckley - Actress, Ryan Tannehill - Football player, Sonny Dykes - College football coach, J. J. Pickle - Politician, Janette Luu - Television news anchor, Ronna Reeves - Country singer, Celinda Pink - Country singer, Charley Johnson - Football player, Charlie West - Football player, Dave O'Brien (actor) - Film actor.
Hospitals in Big Spring:
- BIG SPRING STATE HOSPITAL (1901 NORTH HIGHWAY 87)
- COMANCHE FLATS (1315 BAYLOR)
- FORDHAM HOME BIG SPRING (3304 FORDHAM AVE)
- HALL BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (411 EAST 9TH STREET)
- HAMILTON HOME (3801 HAMILTON ST)
- ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE OF BIG SPRING (1510 SOUTH GREGG STREET)
- SCENIC MOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER (Proprietary, 1601 W 11TH PLACE)
- VA WEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (Government Federal, 300 VETERANS BLVD.)
Nursing Homes in Big Spring:
- BIG SPRING CARE CENTER (901 GOLIAD STREET)
- COMANCHE TRAIL NURSING CENTER (3200 PARKWAY)
- LAMUN-LUSK-SANCHEZ TEXAS STATE VETERANS HOME (1809 N HWY 87)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW LODGE (2009 VIRGINIA)
- PARKVIEW NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (3200 PARKWAY)
Dialysis Facilities in Big Spring:
Home Health Centers in Big Spring:
Airports and heliports located in Big Spring:
- Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport (BPG) (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 5,600, Local Ops: 16,800, Military Ops: 1,120)
- Edwards Lucian Wells Ranch Airport (TX31) (Runways: 1)
- West Texas Va Health Care System Heliport (7XA0)
Colleges/Universities in Big Spring:
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Big Spring:
- Midland College (about 40 miles; Midland, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,650)
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (about 56 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 2,982)
- Odessa College (about 60 miles; Odessa, TX; FT enrollment: 3,107)
- Angelo State University (about 82 miles; San Angelo, TX; FT enrollment: 6,019)
- Texas Tech University (about 96 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 29,251)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (about 97 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 3,269)
- Abilene Christian University (about 105 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 4,025)
Public high schools in Big Spring:
- BIG SPRING H S (Students: 529, Location: 707 E 11TH PL, Grades: 8-12)
- BIG SPRING AEP (Location: 708 E 11TH PL, Grades: 5-12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Big Spring:
- BIG SPRING INT (Students: 974, Location: 2000 S GOLIAD, Grades: 6)
- MARCY EL (Students: 533, Location: 2101 WASSON RD, Grades: KG-5)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 394, Location: 1201 BIRDWELL LN, Grades: KG-5)
- FORSAN EL AT ELBOW (Students: 322, Location: 5001 NICHOLS RD, Grades: PK-5)
- GOLIAD EL (Location: 1900 S GOLIAD, Grades: KG-5)
- MOSS EL (Location: 3200 FORDHAM AVE, Grades: KG-5)
- BIG SPRING J H (Location: 610 E 6TH ST, Grades: 7-8)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- Big Spring Veterans Hospital
Notable locations in Big Spring: Big Spring Fire Department Station 5 (A), Big Spring Fire Department Station 1 (B), Big Spring Fire Department Station 2 (C), Big Spring Fire Department Station 4 (D), Big Spring Fire Department Station 3 (E), Air Evac Lifeteam Base Big Spring (F), Potton-Hayden House (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Spring include: Saint Paul Church (A), Trinity Baptist Church (B), Primitive Baptist Church (C), Northside Baptist Church (D), New Mount Zion Baptist Church (E), Iglesia Bautista Central Church (F), Hillcrest Baptist Church (G), First Mexican Baptist Church (H), College Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Olive Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Cosden Lake (A), Comanche Lake (B), Refinery Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Big Spring include: Comanche Trail City Park (1), ABC Park (2), Big Spring State Park (3), Birdwell 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
(12.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.5% for Black residents, 22.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.1% for American Indian residents, 21.3% for other race residents, 23.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Spring, TX
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Big Spring in 2010:
- 2,940 people in federal detention centers
- 2,288 people in federal prisons
- 280 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 264 people in college/university student housing
- 192 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 68 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 19 people in group homes intended for adults
- 15 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 14 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Big Spring in 2000:
- 2,620 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 1,294 people in federal prisons and detention centers
- 244 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 208 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 147 people in nursing homes
- 135 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 78 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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Banks with branches in Big Spring (2011 data):
- Western Bank: Downtown Big Spring Branch at 607 S. Scurry, branch established on 2003/07/01; Big Spring Branch at 1810 East Fm 700, branch established on 1992/09/21. Info updated 2009/06/01: Bank assets: $196.5 mil, Deposits: $174.0 mil, headquarters in Coahoma, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 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 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- 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: $299.9 mil, Deposits: $273.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Snb Financial, Inc.
- LONE STAR STATE BANK OF WEST TEXAS: Big Spring Branch at 600 E. Fm 700, branch established on 2008/04/21. Info updated 2009/01/08: Bank assets: $431.3 mil, Deposits: $384.4 mil, headquarters in Lubbock, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Lone Star State Bancshares, Inc.
- Compass Bank: Big Spring Branch at 1500 South Gregg Street, branch established on 1935/07/01. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $63,107.0 mil, Deposits: $46,232.4 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 720 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
- Woodforest National Bank: Big Spring Wal-Mart Branch at 201 West Marcy, branch established on 2001/06/23. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- American State Bank: Big Spring Branch at 1411 Gregg Street, branch established on 1956/07/14. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $3,079.1 mil, Deposits: $2,459.5 mil, headquarters in Lubbock, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 46 total offices, Holding Company: American State Financial Corporation
Here: | 12.7 |
Texas average: | 14.3 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Big Spring city (based on Howard County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 12,589 | 53 |
Catholic | 4,500 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,041 | 7 |
Other | 407 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 364 | 2 |
None | 15,111 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Howard County: | 0.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Howard County: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Howard County: | 7.13 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.51 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.1% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Howard County: | 28.4% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
This county: | 10.2% |
State: | 15.7% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 47.8% |
State: | 48.0% |
Big Spring: | 45.6% |
Texas: | 46.4% |
Here: | 28.6 |
State: | 28.5 |
Here: | 20.7% |
Texas: | 21.2% |
This city: | 10.0% |
State: | 10.4% |
Big Spring: | 6.8 |
Texas: | 6.8 |
Big Spring: | 32.4% |
State: | 33.0% |
This city: | 54.8% |
Texas: | 55.5% |
This city: | 79.4% |
Texas: | 80.4% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Big Spring, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2013) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
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Financial Administration | 6 | $24,304 | $48,608 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 3 | $17,155 | $68,620 | 7 | $1,100 |
Judicial and Legal | 4 | $12,215 | $36,645 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 26 | $152,369 | $70,324 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 5 | $12,000 | $28,800 | 0 | $0 |
Firefighters | 32 | $122,098 | $45,787 | 0 | $0 |
Fire - Other | 1 | $3,000 | $36,000 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 9 | $28,785 | $38,380 | 0 | $0 |
Airports | 6 | $19,523 | $39,046 | 0 | $0 |
Welfare | 4 | $10,554 | $31,662 | 5 | $4,000 |
Health | 17 | $60,988 | $43,050 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 11 | $33,812 | $36,886 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 6 | $18,386 | $36,772 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 6 | $17,331 | $34,662 | 0 | $0 |
Housing and Community Development(Local) | 4 | $7,439 | $22,317 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 17 | $69,438 | $49,015 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 157 | $609,397 | $46,578 | 12 | $5,100 |
Big Spring government finances - Expenditure in 2006 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $55,802,000 ($1959.89)
Water Utilities: $5,270,000 ($185.09)
Police Protection: $3,332,000 ($117.03)
Local Fire Protection: $2,523,000 ($88.61)
General - Other: $2,052,000 ($72.07)
Sewerage: $1,757,000 ($61.71)
Health - Other: $1,707,000 ($59.95)
Solid Waste Management: $1,461,000 ($51.31)
Regular Highways: $1,387,000 ($48.71)
Air Transportation: $824,000 ($28.94)
Parks and Recreation: $697,000 ($24.48)
Central Staff Services: $622,000 ($21.85)
Judicial and Legal Services: $301,000 ($10.57)
Financial Administration: $286,000 ($10.04)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $231,000 ($8.11)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $168,000 ($5.90)
General Public Buildings: $119,000 ($4.18)
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $527,000 ($18.51)
Sewerage: $350,000 ($12.29)
Solid Waste Management: $220,000 ($7.73)
Police Protection: $150,000 ($5.27)
Water Utilities: $95,000 ($3.34)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($1.69)
Parks and Recreation: $14,000 ($0.49)
Regular Highways: $5,000 ($0.18)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,505,000 ($368.96)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $266,000 ($9.34)
Big Spring government finances - Revenue in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,365,000 ($83.06)
Sewerage: $2,050,000 ($72.00)
All Other: $1,199,000 ($42.11)
Air Transportation: $634,000 ($22.27)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $367,000 ($12.89)
Parks and Recreation: $315,000 ($11.06)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,860,000 ($1961.93)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $248,000 ($8.71)
Fines and Forfeits: $230,000 ($8.08)
General Revenue, NEC: $83,000 ($2.92)
Royalties: $75,000 ($2.63)
Donations From Private Sources: $42,000 ($1.48)
Rents: $34,000 ($1.19)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,878,000 ($206.45)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,376,000 ($83.45)
Health and Hospitals: $130,000 ($4.57)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,235,000 ($148.74)
Property: $3,028,000 ($106.35)
Public Utilities Sales: $1,256,000 ($44.11)
Other Selective Sales: $357,000 ($12.54)
Other License: $134,000 ($4.71)
Amusements Sales: $30,000 ($1.05)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $29,000 ($1.02)
Public Utility License: $16,000 ($0.56)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000 ($0.21)
Big Spring government finances - Debt in 2006 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,600,000 ($196.68)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,990,000 ($175.26)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $610,000 ($21.42)
Big Spring government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,559,000 ($405.98)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000 ($0.21)
6.68% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,971 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.68% |
Texas average: | 7.14% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Midland County, TX | |
from Lubbock County, TX | |
from Tom Green County, TX |
7.08% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,362 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.08% |
Texas average: | 6.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Midland County, TX | |
to Tom Green County, TX | |
to Tarrant County, TX |
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)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMND (1510 AM; daytime; 2 kW; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- 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)
- KTXC (104.7 FM; LAMESA, TX; Owner: MIDESSA BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K209DK (89.7 FM; BIG SPRING, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KCHX (106.7 FM; MIDLAND, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX 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.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 44Number of bridges
- 365m1,198ftTotal length
- $8,887,000Total costs
- 298,467Total average daily traffic
- 78,073Total average daily truck traffic
- 21930-1939
- 101950-1959
- 221960-1969
- 51970-1979
- 21990-1999
- 32000-2009
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 330 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Spring, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 79 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 111 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Big Spring)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 54 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Big Spring)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 233
- Hazardous Condition: 36
- Service Call: 5
- Good Intent Call: 6
Incident types - Big Spring
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Big Spring, Texas:
- Motel 6 Big Spring, 600 W Ih-20 Rt 2, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 267-1695, Fax: (432) 267-4048
- Comfort Inn Big Spring, 2900 E I-20, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 267-4553, Fax: (432) 267-4553
- Holiday Inn Express, 1109 Aylesford, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 263-5400, Fax: (432) 263-5401
- Hampton Inn & Suites, 805 W I-20 Hwy, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 264-9800, Fax: (432) 264-9801
- Advantage Inn And Suites, 804 W Interstate 20, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 263-5200, Fax: (432) 263-5462
- La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1102 Ih 20 W, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 264-0222, Fax: (432) 264-0840
- The Hotel Settles, 200 E 3rd St, Big Spring, Texas 79720 , Phone: (432) 267-7500
Most common first names in Big Spring, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 229 | 72.0 years |
William | 208 | 72.7 years |
John | 184 | 73.5 years |
Mary | 178 | 77.6 years |
Robert | 130 | 68.0 years |
George | 101 | 73.6 years |
Joe | 79 | 68.2 years |
Willie | 79 | 76.0 years |
Charles | 75 | 69.8 years |
Ruby | 66 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Big Spring, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 129 | 76.2 years |
Jones | 75 | 75.3 years |
Johnson | 70 | 74.3 years |
Williams | 68 | 73.7 years |
Brown | 67 | 75.0 years |
White | 61 | 70.2 years |
Walker | 58 | 74.9 years |
Miller | 55 | 77.4 years |
Anderson | 55 | 78.2 years |
Moore | 54 | 75.0 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Electricity (42%)
Businesses in Big Spring, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 7 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
GameStop | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
La Quinta | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |
Big Spring compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Big Spring on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other types of correctional institutions (population 1,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in federal prisons and detention centers (population 1,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards (population 1,000+)"

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