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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Big Spring | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,975 | 23,417 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -1.7% | — | |
| Median household income | $67,581 | $65,359 | 55 | ||
| Poverty rate | 17.1% | 15.7% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8% | 15.2% | 18 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.3% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $140,200 | $180,450 | 9 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,050 | $1,078 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.4% | 7.1% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 3.1% | 9.4% | 0 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -1.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | -1.3% |
| Median household income | — | — | +34.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +51.9% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +25.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +4.9% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +359.7% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -17.7% |
| Restaurants & bars | 20.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.7 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.7 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.9 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 12.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1.5 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 6.5 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 16.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Park, IL | 91 | 24,549 | -3.8% | $66,189 | 15.0% |
| Belvidere, IL | 85 | 24,752 | -3.7% | $64,528 | 12.8% |
| Romulus, MI | 85 | 24,831 | +4.7% | $69,151 | 16.2% |
| Radcliff, KY | 83 | 22,864 | -0.3% | $58,559 | 18.3% |
| Hopewell, VA | 83 | 22,959 | — | $54,729 | 13.7% |
| Maywood, IL | 83 | 23,201 | -3.9% | $68,815 | 19.2% |
| South El Monte, CA | 82 | 19,287 | — | $72,990 | 10.5% |
| Thomasville, NC | 82 | 27,321 | +1.0% | $60,935 | 15.3% |
| Alliance, OH | 82 | 21,478 | — | $56,106 | 17.0% |
| San Fernando, CA | 82 | 23,632 | -1.7% | $83,024 | 14.9% |