Language Spoken At Home in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 25,367 | 100% |
English only | 16,865 | 66.5% |
Language other than English | 8,502 | 33.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,856 | 15.2% |
Spanish | 7,969 | 31.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,554 | 14.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 171 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 299 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 181 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 63 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,162 | 100% |
American | 1,565 | 5.8% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 37 | 0.1% |
Danish | 12 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 177 | 0.7% |
English | 1,833 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 422 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 22 | 0.1% |
German | 1,772 | 6.5% |
Greek | 28 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,252 | 8.3% |
Italian | 191 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 49 | 0.2% |
Polish | 129 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 67 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 181 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 433 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 158 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 74 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 92 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 202 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,054 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,193 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,209 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,419 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,126 | 14.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 433 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 237 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,341 | 16.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 846 | 10.5% |
Nonfamily households | 2,861 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,399 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 992 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,645 | 32.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,256 | 28.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,313 | 100% |
Householder | 8,054 | 37.8% |
Spouse | 3,431 | 16.1% |
Child | 6,700 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 1,780 | 8.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,348 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 668 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,000 | 100% |
Never married | 4,604 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,337 | 41.1% |
Separated | 713 | 5.5% |
Widowed | 431 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 1,915 | 14.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,027 | 100% |
Never married | 2,091 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 3,881 | 43.0% |
Separated | 746 | 8.3% |
Widowed | 1,078 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 1,231 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 409 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 244 | 59.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 154 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 529 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 256 | 48.4% |
Less than 1 year | 30 | 5.7% |
1 or 2 years | 72 | 13.6% |
3 or 4 years | 46 | 8.7% |
5 or more years | 108 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 256 | 100% |
Who are female | 188 | 73.4% |
Who are married | 124 | 48.4% |
School Enrollment in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,664 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 319 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 366 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,845 | 42.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,454 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 1,680 | 25.2% |
Educational Attainment in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,342 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,412 | 13.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,197 | 17.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,707 | 25.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,467 | 24.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,556 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,362 | 7.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 641 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 69.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.9% |
Veteran Status in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 21,044 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,074 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,625 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,202 | 19.4% |
Under 18 years | 6,105 | 100% |
With a disability | 498 | 8.2% |
18 to 64 years | 12,470 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,415 | 19.4% |
65 years and over | 3,050 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,289 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 26,811 | 100% |
Same house | 19,867 | 74.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,823 | 25.4% |
Same county | 3,748 | 14.0% |
Different county | 3,075 | 11.5% |
Same state | 2,092 | 7.8% |
Different state | 983 | 3.7% |
Abroad | 121 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 27,162 | 100% |
Native | 23,170 | 85.3% |
Born in United States | 22,929 | 84.4% |
State of residence | 18,147 | 66.8% |
Different state | 4,782 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 241 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 3,992 | 14.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,992 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 461 | 11.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,531 | 88.5% |
Year of Entry in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,233 | 100% |
Native | 241 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 241 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,992 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 277 | 6.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,715 | 93.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Big Spring City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,992 | 100% |
Europe | 70 | 1.8% |
Asia | 270 | 6.8% |
Africa | 79 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,533 | 88.5% |
Northern America | 40 | 1.0% |