COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Spring vs Lamesa
PLACE A
Big Spring, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lamesa, Texas
Big Spring is 175% larger than Lamesa. Big Spring earns more, with a median household income $18,574 higher.
BIG SPRINGLAMESADIFFERENCE
Total population22,2908,103+175% vs Lamesa
Population density1,1651,587−422
Population growth-4.2%-7.9%+3.8 pts
Median age36.434.2+2.2
Male57.1%49.1%+7.9 pts
Female42.9%50.9%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born11.8%5.6%+6.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.1%27.0%+9.2 pts
Black5.5%2.9%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.2%68.5%−15.3 pts
Asian1.2%0.7%+0.5 pts
Other3.9%0.9%+3.0 pts
Median household income$67,581$49,007+$18,574
Per capita income$31,414$29,918+$1,496
Poverty rate17.1%22.7%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%13.8%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree4.1%3.2%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%7.3%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation53.5%63.3%−9.8 pts
Median home value$140,200$95,000+$45,200
Median gross rent$1,050$813+$237
Owner-occupied64.7%69.3%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%16.3%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%41.5%+5.8 pts
Average commute21.124.9−3.8
Worked from home3.1%3.7%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.5%20.1%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025