Demographics of Big Spring city, Texas

Big Spring city, Texas had 22,290 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,999 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Big Spring city, in four figures

22,290
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 23,975 ±25.; −15.2%
Change since July 2020: −3,999 people.; 36.4 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,581 ±$4,094
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Big Spring city, Texas's population shrank 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Big Spring city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Big Spring city, Texas's population shrank 15.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Big Spring city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	26,289	100.0	100.0
2021	26,067	99.2	100.2
2022	22,607	86.0	100.7
2023	22,540	85.7	101.6
2024	22,344	85.0	102.5
2025	22,290	84.8	103.1

Population of Big Spring city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,289	—
2021	26,067	−222
2022	22,607	−3,460
2023	22,540	−67
2024	22,344	−196
2025	22,290	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.9: for men 36.6 ±1.1 and for women 36.0 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Big Spring city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,509 ±107	6.3% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,337 ±342	13.9% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,499 ±323	10.4% ±1.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,901 ±482	33.0% ±2.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,824 ±396	24.3% ±1.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,905 ±297	12.1% ±1.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,581 ±$4,094, and income per person $31,414 ±$2,190, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Big Spring city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,737 ±323	19.2% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,755 ±312	19.4% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,595 ±331	17.6% ±3.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,288 ±225	14.2% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,403 ±273	15.5% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	706 ±181	7.8% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	577 ±184	6.4% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Big Spring city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,539 ±583	17.1% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	875 ±228	18.8% ±4.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,054 ±408	16.7% ±3.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	610 ±168	16.2% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Big Spring city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Big Spring city	Texas	United States
Housing units	10,462 ±325	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±2.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±2.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.7% ±3.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.3% ±4.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$140,200 ±$18,695	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,050 ±$98	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Big Spring city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,766 ±511	53.2% ±2.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,661 ±522	36.1% ±2.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,330 ±193	5.5% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	287 ±59	1.2% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 152	0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	796 ±232	3.3% ±1.0	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Big Spring city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	17,011 ±695	71.0% ±2.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,970 ±476	16.6% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 258	0.3% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,834 ±552	11.8% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	515 ±180	2.1% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,319 ±533	9.7% ±2.2	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Big Spring city among the places of Texas

145th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Big Spring city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Benbrook city	24,557 ±32
Belton city	24,356 ±32
Anna city	24,330 ±39
Pecan Grove CDP	24,272 ±2,271
Cloverleaf CDP	24,063 ±1,876
Big Spring city	23,975 ±25
Marshall city	23,825 ±49
Horizon City city	23,668 ±28
Corinth city	23,385 ±39
Watauga city	23,233 ±52
Fate city	22,884 ±34

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026