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Population (2000): 31,192
Land Area (2000): 1,929.399 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.043 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	26,347	84.46%
Rural, Farm	240	0.77%
Rural, Non-farm	4,606	14.77%

Big Spring Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Big Spring Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	10,110	9,555	555	5.49%	55
1991	9,330	8,837	493	5.28%	53
1992	9,767	9,050	717	7.34%	74
1993	9,685	9,115	569	5.88%	59
1994	9,610	9,150	460	4.79%	48
1995	9,556	9,122	434	4.54%	46
1996	9,596	9,144	452	4.71%	47
1997	9,560	9,131	429	4.49%	45
1998	9,809	9,270	539	5.49%	55
1999	9,446	8,806	640	6.77%	68
2000	9,383	8,848	535	5.70%	57
2001	9,654	9,114	539	5.59%	56
2002	9,904	9,209	695	7.01%	70
2003	9,893	9,188	704	7.12%	71
2004	9,566	8,954	612	6.39%	64
2005	9,215	8,681	533	5.79%	58
2006	9,439	8,937	502	5.32%	53
2007	9,611	9,174	437	4.55%	46
2008	9,801	9,335	466	4.76%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	9,868	9,277	591	5.99%	60
Feb 1990	9,992	9,326	666	6.67%	67
Mar 1990	9,993	9,415	578	5.78%	58
Apr 1990	10,196	9,604	592	5.81%	58
May 1990	10,225	9,668	557	5.45%	54
Jun 1990	10,310	9,740	570	5.53%	55
Jul 1990	10,157	9,581	576	5.67%	57
Aug 1990	10,110	9,487	623	6.16%	62
Sep 1990	10,095	9,539	556	5.51%	55
Oct 1990	10,185	9,719	466	4.58%	46
Nov 1990	10,138	9,674	464	4.58%	46
Dec 1990	10,053	9,633	420	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	9,240	8,786	454	4.91%	49
Feb 1991	9,244	8,796	448	4.85%	48
Mar 1991	9,239	8,799	440	4.76%	48
Apr 1991	9,380	8,954	426	4.54%	45
May 1991	9,381	8,894	487	5.19%	52
Jun 1991	9,496	8,926	570	6.00%	60
Jul 1991	9,423	8,908	515	5.47%	55
Aug 1991	9,282	8,819	463	4.99%	50
Sep 1991	9,326	8,801	525	5.63%	56
Oct 1991	9,276	8,750	526	5.67%	57
Nov 1991	9,334	8,793	541	5.80%	58
Dec 1991	9,336	8,819	517	5.54%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	9,683	9,028	655	6.76%	68
Feb 1992	9,606	8,821	785	8.17%	82
Mar 1992	9,665	8,996	669	6.92%	69
Apr 1992	9,715	9,055	660	6.79%	68
May 1992	9,794	8,996	798	8.15%	81
Jun 1992	9,978	9,153	825	8.27%	83
Jul 1992	9,977	9,193	784	7.86%	79
Aug 1992	9,879	9,157	722	7.31%	73
Sep 1992	9,804	9,071	733	7.48%	75
Oct 1992	9,727	9,049	678	6.97%	70
Nov 1992	9,669	9,002	667	6.90%	69
Dec 1992	9,701	9,075	626	6.45%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	9,510	8,853	657	6.91%	69
Feb 1993	9,505	8,816	689	7.25%	72
Mar 1993	9,682	9,035	647	6.68%	67
Apr 1993	9,679	9,120	559	5.78%	58
May 1993	9,749	9,160	589	6.04%	60
Jun 1993	9,856	9,186	670	6.80%	68
Jul 1993	9,827	9,265	562	5.72%	57
Aug 1993	9,743	9,226	517	5.31%	53
Sep 1993	9,614	9,098	516	5.37%	54
Oct 1993	9,711	9,217	494	5.09%	51
Nov 1993	9,695	9,203	492	5.07%	51
Dec 1993	9,644	9,206	438	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	9,487	8,995	492	5.19%	52
Feb 1994	9,554	9,009	545	5.70%	57
Mar 1994	9,688	9,109	579	5.98%	60
Apr 1994	9,484	9,030	454	4.79%	48
May 1994	9,582	9,118	464	4.84%	48
Jun 1994	9,663	9,167	496	5.13%	51
Jul 1994	9,536	9,090	446	4.68%	47
Aug 1994	9,469	9,057	412	4.35%	44
Sep 1994	9,517	9,147	370	3.89%	39
Oct 1994	9,838	9,427	411	4.18%	42
Nov 1994	9,780	9,346	434	4.44%	44
Dec 1994	9,716	9,299	417	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	9,543	9,074	469	4.91%	49
Feb 1995	9,488	9,013	475	5.01%	50
Mar 1995	9,555	9,129	426	4.46%	45
Apr 1995	9,649	9,220	429	4.45%	44
May 1995	9,507	9,102	405	4.26%	43
Jun 1995	9,648	9,198	450	4.66%	47
Jul 1995	9,620	9,162	458	4.76%	48
Aug 1995	9,549	9,116	433	4.53%	45
Sep 1995	9,436	9,022	414	4.39%	44
Oct 1995	9,590	9,174	416	4.34%	43
Nov 1995	9,537	9,111	426	4.47%	45
Dec 1995	9,547	9,138	409	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	9,289	8,795	494	5.32%	53
Feb 1996	9,353	8,870	483	5.16%	52
Mar 1996	9,562	9,083	479	5.01%	50
Apr 1996	9,585	9,153	432	4.51%	45
May 1996	9,615	9,158	457	4.75%	48
Jun 1996	9,593	9,115	478	4.98%	50
Jul 1996	10,000	9,480	520	5.20%	52
Aug 1996	9,701	9,214	487	5.02%	50
Sep 1996	9,620	9,201	419	4.36%	44
Oct 1996	9,722	9,328	394	4.05%	41
Nov 1996	9,578	9,184	394	4.11%	41
Dec 1996	9,529	9,148	381	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	9,360	8,897	463	4.95%	49
Feb 1997	9,296	8,829	467	5.02%	50
Mar 1997	9,445	8,991	454	4.81%	48
Apr 1997	9,437	9,048	389	4.12%	41
May 1997	9,558	9,145	413	4.32%	43
Jun 1997	9,724	9,187	537	5.52%	55
Jul 1997	9,770	9,272	498	5.10%	51
Aug 1997	9,623	9,140	483	5.02%	50
Sep 1997	9,557	9,158	399	4.17%	42
Oct 1997	9,683	9,316	367	3.79%	38
Nov 1997	9,614	9,270	344	3.58%	36
Dec 1997	9,652	9,320	332	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	9,669	9,284	385	3.98%	40
Feb 1998	9,735	9,322	413	4.24%	42
Mar 1998	9,816	9,365	451	4.59%	46
Apr 1998	9,835	9,384	451	4.59%	46
May 1998	9,925	9,411	514	5.18%	52
Jun 1998	10,054	9,385	669	6.65%	67
Jul 1998	9,965	9,352	613	6.15%	62
Aug 1998	9,840	9,212	628	6.38%	64
Sep 1998	9,839	9,225	614	6.24%	62
Oct 1998	9,666	9,112	554	5.73%	57
Nov 1998	9,720	9,122	598	6.15%	62
Dec 1998	9,641	9,066	575	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	9,478	8,790	688	7.26%	73
Feb 1999	9,498	8,814	684	7.20%	72
Mar 1999	9,578	8,922	656	6.85%	68
Apr 1999	9,495	8,848	647	6.81%	68
May 1999	9,498	8,854	644	6.78%	68
Jun 1999	9,644	8,915	729	7.56%	76
Jul 1999	9,585	8,900	685	7.15%	71
Aug 1999	9,347	8,733	614	6.57%	66
Sep 1999	9,224	8,677	547	5.93%	59
Oct 1999	9,297	8,702	595	6.40%	64
Nov 1999	9,241	8,633	608	6.58%	66
Dec 1999	9,462	8,884	578	6.11%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	9,394	8,776	618	6.58%	66
Feb 2000	9,318	8,733	585	6.28%	63
Mar 2000	9,450	8,908	542	5.74%	57
Apr 2000	9,388	8,899	489	5.21%	52
May 2000	9,334	8,821	513	5.50%	55
Jun 2000	9,485	8,900	585	6.17%	62
Jul 2000	9,460	8,892	568	6.00%	60
Aug 2000	9,369	8,795	574	6.13%	61
Sep 2000	9,304	8,789	515	5.54%	55
Oct 2000	9,362	8,870	492	5.26%	53
Nov 2000	9,339	8,848	491	5.26%	53
Dec 2000	9,396	8,949	447	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	9,511	8,976	535	5.63%	56
Feb 2001	9,447	8,935	512	5.42%	54
Mar 2001	9,551	9,034	517	5.41%	54
Apr 2001	9,523	9,029	494	5.19%	52
May 2001	9,541	9,039	502	5.26%	53
Jun 2001	9,745	9,131	614	6.30%	63
Jul 2001	9,710	9,134	576	5.93%	59
Aug 2001	9,641	9,057	584	6.06%	61
Sep 2001	9,620	9,081	539	5.60%	56
Oct 2001	9,848	9,315	533	5.41%	54
Nov 2001	9,836	9,298	538	5.47%	55
Dec 2001	9,871	9,342	529	5.36%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,919	9,293	626	6.31%	63
Feb 2002	9,860	9,265	595	6.03%	60
Mar 2002	9,910	9,307	603	6.08%	61
Apr 2002	9,898	9,281	617	6.23%	62
May 2002	9,906	9,309	597	6.03%	60
Jun 2002	10,045	9,200	845	8.41%	84
Jul 2002	10,049	9,214	835	8.31%	83
Aug 2002	9,918	9,121	797	8.04%	80
Sep 2002	9,886	9,149	737	7.45%	75
Oct 2002	9,902	9,180	722	7.29%	73
Nov 2002	9,820	9,120	700	7.13%	71
Dec 2002	9,733	9,072	661	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,870	9,131	739	7.49%	75
Feb 2003	9,790	9,064	726	7.42%	74
Mar 2003	9,941	9,220	721	7.25%	73
Apr 2003	10,050	9,357	693	6.90%	69
May 2003	9,965	9,262	703	7.05%	71
Jun 2003	10,113	9,283	830	8.21%	82
Jul 2003	9,891	9,143	748	7.56%	76
Aug 2003	9,805	9,081	724	7.38%	74
Sep 2003	9,785	9,113	672	6.87%	69
Oct 2003	9,869	9,202	667	6.76%	68
Nov 2003	9,892	9,243	649	6.56%	66
Dec 2003	9,742	9,162	580	5.95%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,670	8,986	684	7.07%	71
Feb 2004	9,503	8,865	638	6.71%	67
Mar 2004	9,558	8,901	657	6.87%	69
Apr 2004	9,640	9,047	593	6.15%	62
May 2004	9,545	8,964	581	6.09%	61
Jun 2004	9,711	9,041	670	6.90%	69
Jul 2004	9,676	9,045	631	6.52%	65
Aug 2004	9,632	9,037	595	6.18%	62
Sep 2004	9,517	8,960	557	5.85%	59
Oct 2004	9,525	8,968	557	5.85%	58
Nov 2004	9,470	8,872	598	6.31%	63
Dec 2004	9,343	8,765	578	6.19%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,220	8,617	603	6.54%	65
Feb 2005	9,113	8,513	600	6.58%	66
Mar 2005	9,077	8,536	541	5.96%	60
Apr 2005	9,128	8,613	515	5.64%	56
May 2005	9,106	8,591	515	5.66%	57
Jun 2005	9,305	8,723	582	6.25%	63
Jul 2005	9,318	8,760	558	5.99%	60
Aug 2005	9,254	8,712	542	5.86%	59
Sep 2005	9,218	8,722	496	5.38%	54
Oct 2005	9,322	8,856	466	5.00%	50
Nov 2005	9,290	8,790	500	5.38%	54
Dec 2005	9,223	8,741	482	5.23%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,310	8,779	531	5.70%	57
Feb 2006	9,309	8,770	539	5.79%	58
Mar 2006	9,302	8,788	514	5.53%	55
Apr 2006	9,287	8,792	495	5.33%	53
May 2006	9,323	8,813	510	5.47%	55
Jun 2006	9,583	9,003	580	6.05%	61
Jul 2006	9,530	8,955	575	6.03%	60
Aug 2006	9,475	8,947	528	5.57%	56
Sep 2006	9,467	8,997	470	4.96%	50
Oct 2006	9,552	9,106	446	4.67%	47
Nov 2006	9,590	9,140	450	4.69%	47
Dec 2006	9,545	9,154	391	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,531	9,053	478	5.02%	50
Feb 2007	9,512	9,043	469	4.93%	49
Mar 2007	9,507	9,071	436	4.59%	46
Apr 2007	9,534	9,152	382	4.01%	40
May 2007	9,524	9,142	382	4.01%	40
Jun 2007	9,712	9,231	481	4.95%	50
Jul 2007	9,706	9,227	479	4.94%	49
Aug 2007	9,539	9,110	429	4.50%	45
Sep 2007	9,664	9,220	444	4.59%	46
Oct 2007	9,699	9,283	416	4.29%	43
Nov 2007	9,738	9,312	426	4.37%	44
Dec 2007	9,666	9,240	426	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,664	9,205	459	4.75%	47
Feb 2008	9,541	9,112	429	4.50%	45
Mar 2008	9,658	9,238	420	4.35%	43
Apr 2008	9,699	9,322	377	3.89%	39
May 2008	9,751	9,329	422	4.33%	43
Jun 2008	9,953	9,453	500	5.02%	50
Jul 2008	9,933	9,416	517	5.20%	52
Aug 2008	9,932	9,422	510	5.13%	51
Sep 2008	10,079	9,516	563	5.59%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Big Spring Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	626	10.99%
2.	Public Administration	548	9.62%
3.	Health Care	505	8.86%
4.	Mining	466	8.18%
5.	Educational Services	359	6.30%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	355	6.23%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	256	4.49%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	184	3.23%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	170	2.98%
10.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	148	2.60%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	126	2.21%
12.	Finance and Insurance	117	2.05%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	116	2.04%
14.	Utilities	114	2.00%
15.	Truck Transportation	108	1.90%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	105	1.84%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	105	1.84%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	104	1.83%
19.	Food and Beverage Stores	88	1.54%
20.	Rail Transportation	73	1.28%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,432	27.01%
2.	Educational Services	802	15.13%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	422	7.96%
4.	Public Administration	323	6.09%
5.	Finance and Insurance	291	5.49%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	192	3.62%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	181	3.41%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	143	2.70%
9.	Social Assistance	107	2.02%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	89	1.68%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	89	1.68%
12.	Construction	76	1.43%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	74	1.40%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	72	1.36%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	59	1.11%
16.	Apparel Manufacturing	56	1.06%
17.	U.S. Postal Service	48	0.91%
18.	Wood Manufacturing	45	0.85%
19.	Repair and Maintenance	43	0.81%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	42	0.79%

Big Spring Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Law Enforcement Workers	313	5.49%
2.	Other Management Occupations	306	5.37%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	297	5.21%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	290	5.09%
5.	Other Production Occupations	237	4.16%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	209	3.67%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	182	3.19%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	166	2.91%
9.	Other Material Moving Workers	163	2.86%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	158	2.77%
11.	Agricultural Workers	153	2.69%
12.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	152	2.67%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	144	2.53%
14.	Farmers and Farm Managers	138	2.42%
15.	Other Construction Trades	135	2.37%
16.	Extraction Workers	125	2.19%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	123	2.16%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	112	1.97%
19.	Top Executives	106	1.86%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	105	1.84%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	338	6.37%
2.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	334	6.30%
3.	Registered Nurses	297	5.60%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	278	5.24%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	259	4.88%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	242	4.56%
7.	Other Management Occupations	231	4.36%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	164	3.09%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	164	3.09%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	154	2.90%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	153	2.89%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	149	2.81%
13.	Cashiers	141	2.66%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	135	2.55%
15.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	135	2.55%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	122	2.30%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	117	2.21%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	112	2.11%
19.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	112	2.11%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	96	1.81%

Big Spring Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,784	51.92%
15-35 hours	1,752	7.12%
1-14 hours	539	2.19%
No regular hours	9,546	38.77%

Big Spring Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	212	2.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM	190	1.79%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	484	4.57%
6 AM-6:29 AM	529	4.99%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,029	9.71%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,356	12.80%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,600	24.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,277	12.06%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	346	3.27%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	603	5.69%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	201	1.90%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	208	1.96%
Noon-3:59 PM	772	7.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM	786	7.42%

Big Spring Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	454	4.29%
5-9	2,856	26.96%
10-14	3,359	31.71%
15-19	1,978	18.67%
20-24	505	4.77%
25-29	80	0.76%
30-34	484	4.57%
35-39	17	0.16%
40-44	83	0.78%
45-59	219	2.07%
60-89	334	3.15%
At least 90	224	2.11%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	14	0.13%	9,218	87.02%
30-44	0	0.00%	584	5.51%
45-59	0	0.00%	219	2.07%
At least 60	9	0.08%	549	5.18%

Big Spring Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	9	0.08%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,605	14.88%
Car / truck / van, solo	8,685	80.51%
Motorcycle	10	0.09%
Other	125	1.16%
Public transportation	23	0.21%
Walked	136	1.26%
Worked at home	194	1.80%

Big Spring 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 Family Information Back to top
: 10,476 (26,372 people)
: 7,314 (22,444 people)
: 2,472
: 15,305
Big Spring Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,679	16.03%
$10,000-$14,999	930	8.88%
$15,000-$19,999	984	9.39%
$20,000-$24,999	851	8.12%
$25,000-$29,999	767	7.32%
$30,000-$34,999	732	6.99%
$35,000-$39,999	726	6.93%
$40,000-$44,999	619	5.91%
$45,000-$49,999	460	4.39%
$50,000-$59,999	717	6.84%
$60,000-$74,999	883	8.43%
$75,000-$99,999	527	5.03%
$100,000-$124,999	283	2.70%
$125,000-$149,999	143	1.37%
$150,000-$199,999	65	0.62%
$200,000 or more	110	1.05%

Big Spring Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,854	27.29%
Family, 2 people	3,180	30.41%
Nonfamily, 2 people	328	3.14%
Family, 3 people	1,543	14.76%
Nonfamily, 3 people	26	0.25%
Family, 4 people	1,404	13.43%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.15%
Family, 5 people	718	6.87%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.04%
Family, 6 people	234	2.24%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	146	1.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Big Spring Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,587	28.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,736	10.15%
Public Assistance	431	1.60%
Retirement	1,856	6.89%
Self Employment	1,176	4.36%
Social Security	3,606	13.38%
Supplemental Security	560	2.08%
Wage / Salary	7,174	26.61%
Other	1,831	6.79%

Big Spring Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,214	57.45%
With children under 18	2,380	42.55%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,186	8.56%
Married	9,259	66.85%
Never Married	2,685	19.39%
Widowed	720	5.20%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,269	11.34%
Married	6,376	57.00%
Never Married	1,887	16.87%
Widowed	1,654	14.79%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,181	13.42%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,061	17.13%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,509	31.67%
Some college, no degree	5,249	22.14%
Associate degree	1,312	5.53%
Bachelors degree	1,687	7.12%
Graduate or professional degree	711	3.00%

Big Spring Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	276	0.88%	79	0.25%	355	1.14%
Kindergarten	446	1.43%	9	0.03%	455	1.46%
Grades 1-4	1,802	5.78%	41	0.13%	1,843	5.91%
Grades 5-8	1,695	5.43%	23	0.07%	1,718	5.51%
Grades 9-12	1,763	5.65%	139	0.45%	1,902	6.10%
Undergrad college	1,335	4.28%	193	0.62%	1,528	4.90%
Graduate or professional school	53	0.17%	22	0.07%	75	0.24%
Total	7,370	23.63%	506	1.62%	7,876	25.25%

Big Spring 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 Business Information Back to top
: $266,715,000
: $24,980,000

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,309	80.59%
Below Poverty Level	5,133	19.41%

Big Spring 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 Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,959

Big Spring 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 Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,917	12.56%
10-19 Years	4,432	14.21%
20-29 Years	4,194	13.45%
30-39 Years	5,071	16.26%
40-49 Years	4,695	15.05%
50-59 Years	3,132	10.04%
60-69 Years	2,524	8.09%
70-79 Years	2,049	6.57%
80-89 Years	969	3.11%
90+ Years	209	0.67%

Big Spring Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	17,013	54.54%
Female	14,179	45.46%

Big Spring Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	17,117	54.88%
Hispanic/Latino	12,170	39.02%
African-American	1,287	4.13%
Multiracial	308	0.99%
Asian	192	0.62%
Amerindian	109	0.35%
Other Race	8	0.03%
Pacific Islander	1	0.00%

Big Spring Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	3,822	31.04%
2.	German	2,122	17.23%
3.	Irish	1,943	15.78%
4.	English	1,870	15.19%
5.	Scotch Irish	441	3.58%
6.	French Non-Basque	365	2.96%
7.	Scottish	305	2.48%
8.	Italian	244	1.98%
9.	Dutch	230	1.87%
10.	European	118	0.96%

Big Spring Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	19,798	67.51%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	9,212	31.41%
3.	French	67	0.23%
4.	German	50	0.17%
5.	Thai	35	0.12%
6.	Tagalog	31	0.11%
7.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	27	0.09%
8.	Vietnamese	26	0.09%
9.	Chinese	19	0.06%
10.	African	18	0.06%

Big Spring Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	29,213	93.65%
Naturalized immigrant	524	1.68%
Not a citizen	1,456	4.67%

Big Spring 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 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 Zip Codes Back to top

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