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Big Spring Population and Demographics

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Big Spring Population: 25233 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 14030 55.6%
Female 11203 44.4%

Under 5 years 1550 6.14%
5 to 9 years 1654 6.55%
10 to 14 years 1715 6.8%
15 to 19 years 1773 7.03%
20 to 24 years 1753 6.95%
25 to 34 years 4115 16.31%
35 to 44 years 4139 16.4%
45 to 54 years 3068 12.16%
55 to 59 years 990 3.92%
60 to 64 years 919 3.64%
65 to 74 years 1815 7.19%
75 to 84 years 1267 5.02%
85 years and over 475 1.88%

Median age (years) 35.1

18 years and over 19274 76.38%
Male 10976 43.5%
Female 8298 32.89%
21 years and over 18183 72.06%
62 years and over 4112 16.3%
65 years and over 3557 14.1%
Male 1419 5.62%
Female 2138 8.47%

Race
One race 24639 97.65%
White 19352 76.69%
Black or African American 1339 5.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native 150 0.59%
Asian 159 0.63%
Asian indian 37 0.15%
Chinese 27 0.11%
Filipino 31 0.12%
Japanese 6 0.02%
Korean 13 0.05%
Vietnamese 15 0.06%
Other Asian 30 0.12%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 3635 14.41%
Two or more races 594 2.35%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 25233 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 11265 44.64%
Mexican 8377 33.2%
Puerto Rican 46 0.18%
Cuban 36 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino 2806 11.12%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13968 55.36%
White alone 12210 48.39%

Relationship
Total Population 25233 100.00%
In households 20447 81.03%
Householder 8155 32.32%
Spouse 3939 15.61%
Child 6353 25.18%
Own child under 18 years 5159 20.45%
Other relatives 1201 4.76%
Under 18 years 653 2.59%
Nonrelatives 799 3.17%
Unmarried partner 415 1.64%
In group quarters 4786 18.97%
Institutionalized population 4392 17.41%
Non-Institutionalized population 394 1.56%

Households by Type
Total Households 8155 100.0 %
Family households (families) 5463 66.99%
With own children under 18 years 2673 32.78%
Married-couple family 3939 48.3%
With own children under 18 years 1738 21.31%
Female householder, no husband present 1147 14.06%
With own children under 18 years 707 8.67%
Non Family households 2692 33.01%
Householder living alone 2379 29.17%
Householder 65 years and over 1190 14.59%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3022 37.06%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2478 30.39%

Average Household size 2.51
Average family size 3.1

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 9865 100.00%
Occupied housing units 8155 82.67%
Vacant housing units 1710 17.33%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 38 0.39%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 23.7

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 8155 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 5190 63.64%
Renter-occupied housing units. 2965 36.36%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.53
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.47

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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