COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Spring vs Hagerstown
PLACE A
Big Spring, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hagerstown, Maryland
Big Spring is 50% smaller than Hagerstown. Big Spring earns more, with a median household income $15,360 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -4%).
BIG SPRINGHAGERSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population22,29044,228−50% vs Hagerstown
Population density1,1653,473−2,308
Population growth-4.2%9.7%−13.9 pts
Median age36.435.8+0.6
Male57.1%47.6%+9.4 pts
Female42.9%52.4%−9.4 pts
Foreign-born11.8%8.4%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.1%56.6%−20.5 pts
Black5.5%21.0%−15.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.2%12.2%+41.0 pts
Asian1.2%1.4%−0.2 pts
Other3.9%8.8%−4.9 pts
Median household income$67,581$52,221+$15,360
Per capita income$31,414$30,461+$953
Poverty rate17.1%21.9%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%20.5%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree4.1%7.4%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%7.2%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation53.5%62.2%−8.7 pts
Median home value$140,200$224,500−$84,300
Median gross rent$1,050$1,114−$64
Owner-occupied64.7%43.3%+21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%7.8%+5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%49.3%−1.9 pts
Average commute21.126.1−5.0
Worked from home3.1%11.5%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured16.5%8.1%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025