COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forsan vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Forsan, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, Texas
Forsan is 99% smaller than Big Spring. Forsan earns more, with a median household income $25,369 higher. Forsan has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
FORSANBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population20722,290−99% vs Big Spring
Population density7111,165−453
Population growth7.1%-4.2%+11.3 pts
Median age41.036.4+4.6
Male67.1%57.1%+10.1 pts
Female32.9%42.9%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%36.1%+18.1 pts
Black4.6%5.5%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.2%53.2%−26.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other14.0%3.9%+10.1 pts
Median household income$92,950$67,581+$25,369
Per capita income$36,268$31,414+$4,854
Poverty rate1.6%17.1%−15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2830.433−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%12.8%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree11.5%4.1%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.2%6.6%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation78.7%53.5%+25.1 pts
Median home value$74,100$140,200−$66,100
Median gross rent$524$1,050−$526
Owner-occupied35.6%64.7%−29.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%13.4%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.4%−47.4 pts
Average commute17.021.1−4.1
Worked from home0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.9%16.5%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025