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Big Spring Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 33,627
Land Area (2000): 2,338.340 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.511 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	52,694	77.96%
Rural, Farm	1,002	1.48%
Rural, Non-farm	13,892	20.55%

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Big Spring Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,688	13,965	723	4.92%	49
1991	13,557	12,916	641	4.73%	47
1992	14,159	13,226	933	6.59%	66
1993	14,063	13,322	741	5.27%	53
1994	13,971	13,372	599	4.29%	43
1995	13,896	13,331	565	4.06%	41
1996	13,952	13,364	588	4.21%	42
1997	13,903	13,345	558	4.02%	40
1998	14,250	13,548	701	4.92%	49
1999	13,703	12,870	833	6.08%	61
2000	13,573	12,876	697	5.14%	51
2001	13,966	13,263	703	5.03%	50
2002	14,307	13,401	905	6.33%	63
2003	14,289	13,371	918	6.43%	64
2004	13,828	13,030	797	5.77%	58
2005	13,398	12,685	712	5.32%	53
2006	13,720	13,051	669	4.87%	49
2007	13,984	13,397	587	4.20%	42
2008	14,255	13,632	622	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,330	13,560	770	5.37%	54
Feb 1990	14,496	13,630	866	5.97%	60
Mar 1990	14,514	13,761	753	5.19%	52
Apr 1990	14,807	14,037	770	5.20%	52
May 1990	14,856	14,131	725	4.88%	49
Jun 1990	14,978	14,237	741	4.95%	49
Jul 1990	14,752	14,001	751	5.09%	51
Aug 1990	14,677	13,866	811	5.53%	55
Sep 1990	14,665	13,941	724	4.94%	49
Oct 1990	14,811	14,204	607	4.10%	41
Nov 1990	14,741	14,137	604	4.10%	41
Dec 1990	14,626	14,078	548	3.75%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,432	12,841	591	4.40%	44
Feb 1991	13,438	12,855	583	4.34%	43
Mar 1991	13,432	12,860	572	4.26%	43
Apr 1991	13,641	13,087	554	4.06%	41
May 1991	13,630	12,998	632	4.64%	46
Jun 1991	13,787	13,047	740	5.37%	54
Jul 1991	13,692	13,020	672	4.91%	49
Aug 1991	13,493	12,890	603	4.47%	45
Sep 1991	13,547	12,863	684	5.05%	50
Oct 1991	13,472	12,789	683	5.07%	51
Nov 1991	13,556	12,851	705	5.20%	52
Dec 1991	13,562	12,889	673	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,046	13,193	853	6.07%	61
Feb 1992	13,915	12,893	1,022	7.34%	73
Mar 1992	14,020	13,148	872	6.22%	62
Apr 1992	14,094	13,234	860	6.10%	61
May 1992	14,187	13,147	1,040	7.33%	73
Jun 1992	14,449	13,376	1,073	7.43%	74
Jul 1992	14,457	13,436	1,021	7.06%	71
Aug 1992	14,325	13,385	940	6.56%	66
Sep 1992	14,211	13,257	954	6.71%	67
Oct 1992	14,108	13,225	883	6.26%	63
Nov 1992	14,023	13,155	868	6.19%	62
Dec 1992	14,077	13,263	814	5.78%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,794	12,939	855	6.20%	62
Feb 1993	13,780	12,883	897	6.51%	65
Mar 1993	14,048	13,205	843	6.00%	60
Apr 1993	14,058	13,330	728	5.18%	52
May 1993	14,153	13,386	767	5.42%	54
Jun 1993	14,297	13,425	872	6.10%	61
Jul 1993	14,272	13,540	732	5.13%	51
Aug 1993	14,155	13,484	671	4.74%	47
Sep 1993	13,968	13,297	671	4.80%	48
Oct 1993	14,113	13,470	643	4.56%	46
Nov 1993	14,092	13,451	641	4.55%	45
Dec 1993	14,023	13,454	569	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	13,787	13,146	641	4.65%	46
Feb 1994	13,877	13,168	709	5.11%	51
Mar 1994	14,065	13,312	753	5.35%	54
Apr 1994	13,787	13,196	591	4.29%	43
May 1994	13,929	13,326	603	4.33%	43
Jun 1994	14,045	13,399	646	4.60%	46
Jul 1994	13,865	13,285	580	4.18%	42
Aug 1994	13,773	13,237	536	3.89%	39
Sep 1994	13,851	13,368	483	3.49%	35
Oct 1994	14,311	13,777	534	3.73%	37
Nov 1994	14,224	13,659	565	3.97%	40
Dec 1994	14,134	13,591	543	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,872	13,261	611	4.40%	44
Feb 1995	13,791	13,173	618	4.48%	45
Mar 1995	13,896	13,341	555	3.99%	40
Apr 1995	14,031	13,475	556	3.96%	40
May 1995	13,830	13,303	527	3.81%	38
Jun 1995	14,028	13,442	586	4.18%	42
Jul 1995	13,987	13,391	596	4.26%	43
Aug 1995	13,886	13,323	563	4.05%	41
Sep 1995	13,724	13,186	538	3.92%	39
Oct 1995	13,948	13,406	542	3.89%	39
Nov 1995	13,869	13,315	554	3.99%	40
Dec 1995	13,888	13,356	532	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,498	12,855	643	4.76%	48
Feb 1996	13,593	12,964	629	4.63%	46
Mar 1996	13,898	13,274	624	4.49%	45
Apr 1996	13,939	13,377	562	4.03%	40
May 1996	13,979	13,384	595	4.26%	43
Jun 1996	13,945	13,322	623	4.47%	45
Jul 1996	14,531	13,854	677	4.66%	47
Aug 1996	14,099	13,466	633	4.49%	45
Sep 1996	13,991	13,446	545	3.90%	39
Oct 1996	14,146	13,633	513	3.63%	36
Nov 1996	13,934	13,422	512	3.67%	37
Dec 1996	13,866	13,370	496	3.58%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,606	13,003	603	4.43%	44
Feb 1997	13,512	12,904	608	4.50%	45
Mar 1997	13,733	13,140	593	4.32%	43
Apr 1997	13,730	13,223	507	3.69%	37
May 1997	13,902	13,365	537	3.86%	39
Jun 1997	14,125	13,426	699	4.95%	49
Jul 1997	14,199	13,551	648	4.56%	46
Aug 1997	13,986	13,357	629	4.50%	45
Sep 1997	13,904	13,386	518	3.73%	37
Oct 1997	14,094	13,616	478	3.39%	34
Nov 1997	13,996	13,549	447	3.19%	32
Dec 1997	14,053	13,621	432	3.07%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	14,071	13,569	502	3.57%	36
Feb 1998	14,160	13,624	536	3.79%	38
Mar 1998	14,274	13,687	587	4.11%	41
Apr 1998	14,303	13,715	588	4.11%	41
May 1998	14,425	13,755	670	4.64%	46
Jun 1998	14,587	13,716	871	5.97%	60
Jul 1998	14,466	13,668	798	5.52%	55
Aug 1998	14,283	13,464	819	5.73%	57
Sep 1998	14,282	13,484	798	5.59%	56
Oct 1998	14,039	13,318	721	5.14%	51
Nov 1998	14,109	13,330	779	5.52%	55
Dec 1998	13,997	13,249	748	5.34%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,742	12,846	896	6.52%	65
Feb 1999	13,773	12,883	890	6.46%	65
Mar 1999	13,892	13,039	853	6.14%	61
Apr 1999	13,774	12,932	842	6.11%	61
May 1999	13,779	12,941	838	6.08%	61
Jun 1999	13,978	13,029	949	6.79%	68
Jul 1999	13,899	13,008	891	6.41%	64
Aug 1999	13,563	12,763	800	5.90%	59
Sep 1999	13,394	12,682	712	5.32%	53
Oct 1999	13,494	12,718	776	5.75%	58
Nov 1999	13,408	12,617	791	5.90%	59
Dec 1999	13,738	12,985	753	5.48%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,577	12,771	806	5.94%	59
Feb 2000	13,471	12,709	762	5.66%	57
Mar 2000	13,669	12,963	706	5.16%	52
Apr 2000	13,587	12,950	637	4.69%	47
May 2000	13,505	12,836	669	4.95%	50
Jun 2000	13,715	12,952	763	5.56%	56
Jul 2000	13,680	12,940	740	5.41%	54
Aug 2000	13,547	12,799	748	5.52%	55
Sep 2000	13,462	12,790	672	4.99%	50
Oct 2000	13,548	12,907	641	4.73%	47
Nov 2000	13,515	12,875	640	4.74%	47
Dec 2000	13,605	13,022	583	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,759	13,062	697	5.07%	51
Feb 2001	13,670	13,002	668	4.89%	49
Mar 2001	13,820	13,146	674	4.88%	49
Apr 2001	13,783	13,139	644	4.67%	47
May 2001	13,808	13,154	654	4.74%	47
Jun 2001	14,088	13,288	800	5.68%	57
Jul 2001	14,043	13,292	751	5.35%	53
Aug 2001	13,941	13,180	761	5.46%	55
Sep 2001	13,916	13,214	702	5.04%	50
Oct 2001	14,250	13,555	695	4.88%	49
Nov 2001	14,231	13,530	701	4.93%	49
Dec 2001	14,283	13,594	689	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,339	13,523	816	5.69%	57
Feb 2002	14,258	13,483	775	5.44%	54
Mar 2002	14,329	13,543	786	5.49%	55
Apr 2002	14,310	13,506	804	5.62%	56
May 2002	14,324	13,546	778	5.43%	54
Jun 2002	14,489	13,388	1,101	7.60%	76
Jul 2002	14,497	13,408	1,089	7.51%	75
Aug 2002	14,312	13,273	1,039	7.26%	73
Sep 2002	14,275	13,314	961	6.73%	67
Oct 2002	14,300	13,359	941	6.58%	66
Nov 2002	14,185	13,272	913	6.44%	64
Dec 2002	14,063	13,201	862	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,251	13,288	963	6.76%	68
Feb 2003	14,136	13,190	946	6.69%	67
Mar 2003	14,357	13,417	940	6.55%	65
Apr 2003	14,520	13,617	903	6.22%	62
May 2003	14,395	13,478	917	6.37%	64
Jun 2003	14,591	13,509	1,082	7.42%	74
Jul 2003	14,280	13,305	975	6.83%	68
Aug 2003	14,159	13,215	944	6.67%	67
Sep 2003	14,137	13,261	876	6.20%	62
Oct 2003	14,260	13,391	869	6.09%	61
Nov 2003	14,296	13,450	846	5.92%	59
Dec 2003	14,088	13,332	756	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	13,969	13,077	892	6.39%	64
Feb 2004	13,732	12,900	832	6.06%	61
Mar 2004	13,810	12,953	857	6.21%	62
Apr 2004	13,938	13,165	773	5.55%	55
May 2004	13,802	13,045	757	5.48%	55
Jun 2004	14,030	13,157	873	6.22%	62
Jul 2004	13,984	13,162	822	5.88%	59
Aug 2004	13,925	13,150	775	5.57%	56
Sep 2004	13,765	13,039	726	5.27%	53
Oct 2004	13,776	13,050	726	5.27%	53
Nov 2004	13,690	12,910	780	5.70%	57
Dec 2004	13,509	12,755	754	5.58%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	13,397	12,592	805	6.01%	60
Feb 2005	13,248	12,439	809	6.11%	61
Mar 2005	13,210	12,474	736	5.57%	56
Apr 2005	13,284	12,586	698	5.25%	53
May 2005	13,242	12,554	688	5.20%	52
Jun 2005	13,517	12,746	771	5.70%	57
Jul 2005	13,536	12,801	735	5.43%	54
Aug 2005	13,460	12,730	730	5.42%	54
Sep 2005	13,406	12,745	661	4.93%	49
Oct 2005	13,561	12,941	620	4.57%	46
Nov 2005	13,502	12,844	658	4.87%	49
Dec 2005	13,407	12,773	634	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,539	12,820	719	5.31%	53
Feb 2006	13,531	12,807	724	5.35%	54
Mar 2006	13,522	12,834	688	5.09%	51
Apr 2006	13,506	12,840	666	4.93%	49
May 2006	13,544	12,870	674	4.98%	50
Jun 2006	13,920	13,148	772	5.55%	55
Jul 2006	13,843	13,077	766	5.53%	55
Aug 2006	13,764	13,065	699	5.08%	51
Sep 2006	13,762	13,138	624	4.53%	45
Oct 2006	13,888	13,298	590	4.25%	42
Nov 2006	13,942	13,348	594	4.26%	43
Dec 2006	13,878	13,368	510	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	13,873	13,221	652	4.70%	47
Feb 2007	13,835	13,206	629	4.55%	45
Mar 2007	13,836	13,246	590	4.26%	43
Apr 2007	13,891	13,365	526	3.79%	38
May 2007	13,876	13,351	525	3.78%	38
Jun 2007	14,134	13,480	654	4.63%	46
Jul 2007	14,119	13,474	645	4.57%	46
Aug 2007	13,881	13,304	577	4.16%	42
Sep 2007	14,049	13,464	585	4.16%	42
Oct 2007	14,094	13,557	537	3.81%	38
Nov 2007	14,158	13,598	560	3.96%	40
Dec 2007	14,056	13,493	563	4.01%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,065	13,443	622	4.42%	44
Feb 2008	13,884	13,307	577	4.16%	42
Mar 2008	14,053	13,491	562	4.00%	40
Apr 2008	14,118	13,613	505	3.58%	36
May 2008	14,193	13,624	569	4.01%	40
Jun 2008	14,471	13,805	666	4.60%	46
Jul 2008	14,435	13,751	684	4.74%	47
Aug 2008	14,430	13,760	670	4.64%	46
Sep 2008	14,642	13,896	746	5.09%	51
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Big Spring Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,362	10.85%
2.	Public Administration	1,228	9.78%
3.	Health Care	1,072	8.54%
4.	Mining	1,068	8.51%
5.	Educational Services	820	6.53%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	764	6.09%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	544	4.33%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	400	3.19%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	384	3.06%
10.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	364	2.90%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	268	2.14%
12.	Truck Transportation	268	2.14%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	254	2.02%
14.	Finance and Insurance	250	1.99%
15.	Utilities	250	1.99%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	246	1.96%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	242	1.93%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	226	1.80%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	186	1.48%
20.	Rail Transportation	166	1.32%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,092	26.58%
2.	Educational Services	1,822	15.66%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	902	7.75%
4.	Public Administration	690	5.93%
5.	Finance and Insurance	638	5.48%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	424	3.65%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	382	3.28%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	322	2.77%
9.	Social Assistance	236	2.03%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	198	1.70%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	194	1.67%
12.	Construction	188	1.62%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	160	1.38%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	150	1.29%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	126	1.08%
16.	Apparel Manufacturing	112	0.96%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	108	0.93%
18.	Private Household Services	102	0.88%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	102	0.88%
20.	Repair and Maintenance	98	0.84%

Big Spring Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	684	5.45%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	676	5.39%
3.	Other Management Occupations	660	5.26%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	646	5.15%
5.	Other Production Occupations	528	4.21%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	494	3.94%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	414	3.30%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	380	3.03%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	366	2.92%
10.	Other Material Moving Workers	354	2.82%
11.	Agricultural Workers	318	2.53%
12.	Farmers and Farm Managers	318	2.53%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	312	2.49%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	306	2.44%
15.	Extraction Workers	294	2.34%
16.	Other Construction Trades	272	2.17%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	260	2.07%
18.	Top Executives	238	1.90%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	232	1.85%
20.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	224	1.78%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	718	6.17%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	684	5.88%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	644	5.54%
4.	Registered Nurses	622	5.35%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	612	5.26%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	546	4.69%
7.	Other Management Occupations	504	4.33%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	380	3.27%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	360	3.09%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	346	2.97%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	336	2.89%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	320	2.75%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	316	2.72%
14.	Cashiers	306	2.63%
15.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	304	2.61%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	282	2.42%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	270	2.32%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	236	2.03%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	234	2.01%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	228	1.96%

Big Spring Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	27,814	52.15%
15-35 hours	3,882	7.28%
1-14 hours	1,199	2.25%
No regular hours	20,443	38.33%

Big Spring Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	510	2.18%
5 AM-5:29 AM	453	1.93%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,088	4.65%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,186	5.06%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,287	9.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,050	13.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,802	24.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,805	11.98%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	760	3.24%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,270	5.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	414	1.77%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	438	1.87%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,670	7.13%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,690	7.22%

Big Spring Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,066	4.55%
5-9	5,932	25.33%
10-14	7,089	30.27%
15-19	4,575	19.53%
20-24	1,437	6.13%
25-29	227	0.97%
30-34	1,141	4.87%
35-39	34	0.15%
40-44	178	0.76%
45-59	471	2.01%
60-89	773	3.30%
At least 90	500	2.13%

Big Spring Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	28	0.12%	20,298	86.66%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,353	5.78%
45-59	0	0.00%	471	2.01%
At least 60	18	0.08%	1,255	5.36%

Big Spring Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	18	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,572	14.97%
Car / truck / van, solo	19,235	80.60%
Motorcycle	20	0.08%
Other	254	1.06%
Public transportation	46	0.19%
Walked	278	1.16%
Worked at home	443	1.86%

Big Spring Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 22,822 (57,612 people)
: 16,104 (49,316 people)
: 5,604
: 33,995
Big Spring Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,521	15.34%
$10,000-$14,999	2,008	8.75%
$15,000-$19,999	2,123	9.25%
$20,000-$24,999	1,850	8.06%
$25,000-$29,999	1,640	7.14%
$30,000-$34,999	1,648	7.18%
$35,000-$39,999	1,589	6.92%
$40,000-$44,999	1,429	6.22%
$45,000-$49,999	1,042	4.54%
$50,000-$59,999	1,667	7.26%
$60,000-$74,999	1,962	8.55%
$75,000-$99,999	1,160	5.05%
$100,000-$124,999	609	2.65%
$125,000-$149,999	318	1.39%
$150,000-$199,999	161	0.70%
$200,000 or more	232	1.01%

Big Spring Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,052	26.80%
Family, 2 people	3,504	30.77%
Nonfamily, 2 people	339	2.98%
Family, 3 people	1,695	14.88%
Nonfamily, 3 people	28	0.25%
Family, 4 people	1,557	13.67%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.14%
Family, 5 people	785	6.89%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.04%
Family, 6 people	253	2.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	152	1.33%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Big Spring Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	16,760	28.09%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,166	10.33%
Public Assistance	925	1.55%
Retirement	4,069	6.82%
Self Employment	2,683	4.50%
Social Security	7,896	13.23%
Supplemental Security	1,270	2.13%
Wage / Salary	15,876	26.60%
Other	4,029	6.75%

Big Spring Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,259	57.78%
With children under 18	5,305	42.22%

Big Spring Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,506	8.43%
Married	19,939	67.04%
Never Married	5,801	19.50%
Widowed	1,496	5.03%

Big Spring Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,709	11.05%
Married	14,172	57.83%
Never Married	4,062	16.58%
Widowed	3,562	14.54%

Big Spring Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Big Spring Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	6,690	13.05%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,564	16.70%
High school diploma or equivalent	16,330	31.85%
Some college, no degree	11,632	22.69%
Associate degree	2,825	5.51%
Bachelors degree	3,713	7.24%
Graduate or professional degree	1,522	2.97%

Big Spring Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	580	1.72%	184	0.55%	764	2.27%
Kindergarten	926	2.75%	18	0.05%	944	2.81%
Grades 1-4	3,880	11.54%	82	0.24%	3,962	11.78%
Grades 5-8	3,808	11.32%	50	0.15%	3,858	11.47%
Grades 9-12	3,883	11.55%	288	0.86%	4,171	12.40%
Undergrad college	2,842	8.45%	410	1.22%	3,252	9.67%
Graduate or professional school	128	0.38%	46	0.14%	174	0.52%
Total	16,047	47.72%	1,078	3.21%	17,125	50.93%

Big Spring Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Big Spring Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	56	51
2004	37	62

Big Spring Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Big Spring Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	47,307	81.45%
Below Poverty Level	10,775	18.55%

Big Spring Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,959

Big Spring Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Big Spring Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,229	12.58%
10-19 Years	4,864	14.46%
20-29 Years	4,398	13.08%
30-39 Years	5,392	16.03%
40-49 Years	5,069	15.07%
50-59 Years	3,418	10.16%
60-69 Years	2,792	8.30%
70-79 Years	2,229	6.63%
80-89 Years	1,022	3.04%
90+ Years	214	0.64%

Big Spring Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	18,205	54.14%
Female	15,422	45.86%

Big Spring Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	19,096	56.79%
Hispanic/Latino	12,597	37.46%
African-American	1,292	3.84%
Multiracial	315	0.94%
Asian	196	0.58%
Amerindian	122	0.36%
Other Race	8	0.02%
Pacific Islander	1	0.00%

Big Spring Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,711	31.69%
2.	German	4,657	16.94%
3.	Irish	4,331	15.76%
4.	English	4,085	14.86%
5.	Scotch Irish	985	3.58%
6.	French Non-Basque	808	2.94%
7.	Scottish	680	2.47%
8.	Italian	516	1.88%
9.	Dutch	511	1.86%
10.	European	261	0.95%

Big Spring Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	43,890	68.99%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	19,062	29.96%
3.	French	134	0.21%
4.	German	106	0.17%
5.	Thai	70	0.11%
6.	Vietnamese	70	0.11%
7.	Tagalog	62	0.10%
8.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	54	0.08%
9.	African	49	0.08%
10.	Chinese	38	0.06%

Big Spring Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	63,539	94.01%
Naturalized immigrant	1,104	1.63%
Not a citizen	2,945	4.36%

Big Spring Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Big Spring Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Howard County

Big Spring Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Big Spring	Forsan
Coahoma	Knott

Big Spring (31,192)	Forsan (226)
Coahoma (2,209)	Knott