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Language Spoken At Home in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 32,657 | 100% |
English only | 23,281 | 71.3% |
Language other than English | 9,376 | 28.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,147 | 12.7% |
Spanish | 8,782 | 26.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,822 | 11.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 213 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 112 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 318 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 189 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 63 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,927 | 100% |
American | 2,545 | 7.3% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 55 | 0.2% |
Danish | 36 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 342 | 1.0% |
English | 2,844 | 8.1% |
French (except Basque) | 538 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 22 | 0.1% |
German | 2,814 | 8.1% |
Greek | 38 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,056 | 8.7% |
Italian | 205 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 85 | 0.2% |
Polish | 158 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 67 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 528 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 568 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 158 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 133 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 7 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 106 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 227 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,079 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,480 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,124 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 5,311 | 47.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,818 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 548 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 286 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,621 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,020 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,599 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 3,077 | 27.8% |
65 years and over | 1,353 | 12.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,685 | 33.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,217 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 29,069 | 100% |
Householder | 11,079 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 5,256 | 18.1% |
Child | 8,916 | 30.7% |
Other relatives | 2,283 | 7.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,535 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 776 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,311 | 100% |
Never married | 5,391 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 7,450 | 45.7% |
Separated | 747 | 4.6% |
Widowed | 546 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 2,177 | 13.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,141 | 100% |
Never married | 2,583 | 21.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,716 | 47.1% |
Separated | 830 | 6.8% |
Widowed | 1,455 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 1,557 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 516 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 291 | 56.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 158 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 811 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 376 | 46.4% |
Less than 1 year | 96 | 11.8% |
1 or 2 years | 78 | 9.6% |
3 or 4 years | 58 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 144 | 17.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 376 | 100% |
Who are female | 264 | 70.2% |
Who are married | 212 | 56.4% |
School Enrollment in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,444 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 408 | 4.8% |
Kindergarten | 466 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,485 | 41.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,053 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,032 | 24.1% |
Educational Attainment in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,632 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,863 | 12.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,715 | 15.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,277 | 26.6% |
Some college, no degree | 6,197 | 26.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,936 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,814 | 7.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 830 | 3.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 72.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.2% |
Veteran Status in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 27,065 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,837 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,382 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,744 | 19.5% |
Under 18 years | 7,841 | 100% |
With a disability | 562 | 7.2% |
18 to 64 years | 17,116 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,265 | 19.1% |
65 years and over | 4,425 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,917 | 43.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 34,484 | 100% |
Same house | 26,348 | 76.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,981 | 23.1% |
Same county | 4,592 | 13.3% |
Different county | 3,389 | 9.8% |
Same state | 2,322 | 6.7% |
Different state | 1,067 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 155 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,927 | 100% |
Native | 30,713 | 87.9% |
Born in United States | 30,456 | 87.2% |
State of residence | 24,315 | 69.6% |
Different state | 6,141 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 257 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,214 | 12.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,214 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 548 | 13.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,666 | 87.0% |
Year of Entry in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,471 | 100% |
Native | 257 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 257 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,214 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 277 | 6.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,937 | 93.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Big Spring
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,214 | 100% |
Europe | 84 | 2.0% |
Asia | 286 | 6.8% |
Africa | 79 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,702 | 87.9% |
Northern America | 63 | 1.5% |