Big Spring is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Big Spring with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.22% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Big Spring in 2022 was $28,762, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,048 for a family of four. However, Big Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Big Spring is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Big Spring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Big Spring, accounting for 49.46% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Big Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Big Spring include Irish, German, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Big Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
