Housing density: 865 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016 in this county: $0.
Median contract rent in 2016: $552 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $369)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $597
Median gross rent in Big Lake, TX in 2016: $385
Housing units in Big Lake with a mortgage: 204 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 504
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,652
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,530
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $93,708 (it was $39,500 in 2000)
Big Lake:
$93,708
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,632 - $181,533
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $135,549
Here:
$135,549
State:
$230,570
Mobile homes: $43,019
Here:
$43,019
State:
$80,655
Median year house/condo built: 1976
Median year apartment built: 1968
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,120
In family households: 2,821 (376 male householders, 375 female householders)
568 spouses, 1,094 children (999 natural, 33 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 42 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 262 (85 male householders (83 living alone)), 141 female householders (110 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35
Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 96 3-persons, 217 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 193 1-person, 33 2-persons.
580 married couples with children.
266 single-parent households (86 men, 180 women).
39.5% of residents of Big Lake speak English at home.
60.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 830 (26.6%)
(46.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Texas:
91 room
02 rooms
133 rooms
764 rooms
1585 rooms
2156 rooms
1397 rooms
618 rooms
279+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Texas:
91 room
342 rooms
263 rooms
364 rooms
1235 rooms
386 rooms
97 rooms
08 rooms
29+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Big Lake, TX household income distribution
26Less than $10,000
78$10,000 to $14,999
37$15,000 to $19,999
66$20,000 to $24,999
36$25,000 to $29,999
22$30,000 to $34,999
40$35,000 to $39,999
35$40,000 to $44,999
5$45,000 to $49,999
149$50,000 to $59,999
79$60,000 to $74,999
135$75,000 to $99,999
170$100,000 to $124,999
49$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $199,999
16$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Big Lake, TX
19Less than $10,000
26$10,000 to $14,999
4$15,000 to $19,999
5$20,000 to $24,999
16$25,000 to $29,999
27$30,000 to $34,999
27$35,000 to $39,999
39$40,000 to $49,999
23$50,000 to $59,999
52$60,000 to $69,999
42$70,000 to $79,999
61$80,000 to $89,999
23$90,000 to $99,999
22$100,000 to $124,999
46$125,000 to $149,999
55$150,000 to $174,999
27$175,000 to $199,999
87$200,000 to $249,999
17$250,000 to $299,999
5$300,000 to $399,999
15$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Big Lake, TX
26$250 to $299
29$350 to $399
5$400 to $449
20$450 to $499
28$500 to $549
38$550 to $599
16$600 to $649
21$800 to $899
12$1,000 to $1,249
37No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2382010 or later
472000 to 2009
2031990 to 1999
1101980 to 1989
1851970 to 1979
90Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 337
5 to 9 minutes: 491
10 to 14 minutes: 119
15 to 19 minutes: 15
20 to 24 minutes: 22
25 to 29 minutes: 31
30 to 34 minutes: 93
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 43
60 to 89 minutes: 80
90 or more minutes: 68
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.2% Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,492 (85%)
Carpooled: 203 (12%)
Taxi: 30 (2%)
Walked: 25 (1%)
First ancestries reported:
American: 87
German: 76
English: 73
Irish: 25
Czech: 16
Scottish: 8
Scotch-Irish: 3
Slovene: 3
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
82%Mexico
22%Cuba
0%Scotland
0%Ireland
0%Denmark
0%Norway
0%Sweden
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,127
Other state: 151
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 60
South: 30
West: 46
84% of Big Lake residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Texas.
Big Lake:
84.2%
State average:
84.1%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 60
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 64
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 432
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 56
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 108
7th and 8th grade: 3
9th grade: 30
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 321
Less than 1 year of college: 92
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 98
Associate degree: 42
Bachelor's degree: 100
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
6.3%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
7.9%Males
3.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
6.1%Males
3.4%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 870
Two: 3
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 190
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,020
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 0.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 0.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Big Lake:
American: 87
