Housing density: 908 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $0.
Median contract rent in 2015: $276 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $369)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $552
Median gross rent in Big Lake, TX in 2015: $385
Housing units in Big Lake with a mortgage: 262 (0 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 304
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $95,774
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,466
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $90,865 (it was $39,500 in 2000)
Big Lake:
$90,865
Texas:
$152,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,580 - $169,914
Mean price in 2015:
Detached houses: $128,510
Here:
$128,510
State:
$217,477
Mobile homes: $58,269
Here:
$58,269
State:
$76,318
Median year house/condo built: 1973
Median year apartment built: 1964
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,827
In family households: 2,648 (677 male householders, 76 female householders)
632 spouses, 1,070 children (991 natural, 18 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 46 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 179 (75 male householders (72 living alone)), 92 female householders (88 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 211 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 196 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 160 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 4-persons.
793 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (30 men, 83 women).
49.3% of residents of Big Lake speak English at home.
49.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 469 (16.3%)
(24.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake, Texas:
01 room
212 rooms
763 rooms
994 rooms
1865 rooms
2086 rooms
1147 rooms
348 rooms
209+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake, Texas:
01 room
162 rooms
283 rooms
304 rooms
555 rooms
266 rooms
157 rooms
08 rooms
09+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
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
78Less than $10,000
57$10,000 to $14,999
49$15,000 to $19,999
105$20,000 to $24,999
115$25,000 to $29,999
84$30,000 to $34,999
75$35,000 to $39,999
48$40,000 to $44,999
45$45,000 to $49,999
71$50,000 to $59,999
92$60,000 to $74,999
68$75,000 to $99,999
13$100,000 to $124,999
16$125,000 to $149,999
4$150,000 to $199,999
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Big Lake, TX
8Less than $10,000
2$15,000 to $19,999
7$20,000 to $24,999
8$25,000 to $29,999
30$30,000 to $34,999
29$35,000 to $39,999
70$40,000 to $49,999
43$50,000 to $59,999
67$60,000 to $69,999
47$70,000 to $79,999
67$80,000 to $89,999
39$90,000 to $99,999
31$100,000 to $124,999
35$125,000 to $149,999
57$150,000 to $174,999
27$175,000 to $199,999
84$200,000 to $249,999
10$250,000 to $299,999
5$300,000 to $399,999
19$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Big Lake, TX
33$250 to $299
28$300 to $349
18$350 to $399
22$400 to $449
18$450 to $499
30$500 to $549
45$550 to $599
11$600 to $649
25$800 to $899
12$1,000 to $1,249
41No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
221995 to March 2000
621990 to 1994
211985 to 1989
891980 to 1984
1381975 to 1979
471970 to 1974
391965 to 1969
51Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Big Lake population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 360
5 to 9 minutes: 366
10 to 14 minutes: 115
15 to 19 minutes: 27
20 to 24 minutes: 31
25 to 29 minutes: 4
30 to 34 minutes: 36
35 to 39 minutes: 14
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 39
60 to 89 minutes: 89
90 or more minutes: 38
Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.1% Number of people working at home: 20 (1.8% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 842 (74%)
Carpooled: 231 (20%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 20 (2%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 1,663
United States or American: 276
Irish: 161
German: 128
English: 99
Scotch-Irish: 49
French (except Basque): 22
European: 17
Dutch: 14
Italian: 7
Scottish: 6
Swedish: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
99%Mexico
1%Bangladesh
1%Pakistan
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,127
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 66
South: 113
West: 47
67% of Big Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 43
Nursery to 4th grade: 43
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 233
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 104
Associate degree: 8
Bachelor's degree: 47
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 18
5th and 6th grade: 79
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 214
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
Associate degree: 49
Bachelor's degree: 69
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.8%Males
3.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
21.1%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
12.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
27.8%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
1.4%Males
12.3%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 788
One, attached: 21
Two: 9
3 or 4: 8
20 to 49: 16
Mobile homes: 276
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,997
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Big Lake:
Other groups: 1,663
