COMPARING TWO PLACES
Loraine vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Loraine, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, Texas
Loraine is 98% smaller than Big Spring. Big Spring earns more, with a median household income $25,743 higher. Big Spring has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -16%).
LORAINEBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population50322,290−98% vs Big Spring
Population density4841,165−681
Population growth-16.3%-4.2%−12.1 pts
Median age23.436.4−13.0
Male60.0%57.1%+3.0 pts
Female40.0%42.9%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born6.3%11.8%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.9%36.1%−4.3 pts
Black2.3%5.5%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino62.0%53.2%+8.7 pts
Asian0.2%1.2%−1.0 pts
Other3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$41,838$67,581−$25,743
Per capita income$19,995$31,414−$11,419
Poverty rate29.5%17.1%+12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4880.433+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%12.8%−8.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation66.2%53.5%+12.7 pts
Median home value$60,500$140,200−$79,700
Median gross rent$373$1,050−$677
Owner-occupied71.8%64.7%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%13.4%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households63.3%47.4%+16.0 pts
Average commute21.021.1−0.1
Worked from home5.0%3.1%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Uninsured19.7%16.5%+3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025