COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stanton vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Stanton, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, Texas
Stanton is 98% smaller than Big Spring. Big Spring earns more, with a median household income $5,963 higher.
STANTONBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population41822,290−98% vs Big Spring
Population density8101,165−355
Population growth-7.7%-4.2%−3.6 pts
Median age45.036.4+8.6
Male41.3%57.1%−15.7 pts
Female58.7%42.9%+15.7 pts
Foreign-born0.1%11.8%−11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.4%36.1%−0.8 pts
Black63.8%5.5%+58.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%53.2%−53.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.9%3.9%−3.0 pts
Median household income$61,618$67,581−$5,963
Per capita income$44,305$31,414+$12,891
Poverty rate14.0%17.1%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.433+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%12.8%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree3.1%4.1%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%6.6%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation69.3%53.5%+15.8 pts
Median home value$172,900$140,200+$32,700
Median gross rent$611$1,050−$439
Owner-occupied44.4%64.7%−20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%13.4%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households15.0%47.4%−32.4 pts
Average commute31.021.1+9.9
Worked from home0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.8%16.5%−9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025