Population 537 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Big Spring
Household size in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.83 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.18 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.12 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.13 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.31 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Big Spring is a place of big households: 3.13 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.83, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.1 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.8 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.4 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.2 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Big Spring is young: half of its residents are under 35.4, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.9 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.2% of households in Big Spring, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Big Spring
Renters in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.2% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.7% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.8% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.4 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 11.8% of households in Big Spring rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly six in ten owners (55.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.1% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 21.1% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.5% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Big Spring than nationally: 12.5%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1990 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1992 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +5 | +6 |
Big Spring has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1992, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $663 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $734 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $644 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $886 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$222 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Big Spring runs $886 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 21.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Big Spring
Bachelor's degrees in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.5% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.6% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.1% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Big Spring have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 76.9% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.5% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.4% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 83.8% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in six adults in Big Spring never finished high school, well above the national share: only 83.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Big Spring
| Period | Big Spring | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.5% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 17.0% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.3% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −13.8 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Big Spring has been strong: just 2.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Big Spring compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring | 3.13 | 35.4 | 8.2% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 1992 | $886 | 14.1% | 83.8% | 2.7% |
| High Plains | 2.76 | 40.8 | 4.9% | 17.1% | 12.8% | 1995 | $887 | 13.2% | 79.9% | 4.4% |
| Custer | 2.89 | 39.1 | 7.2% | 10.6% | 17.6% | 1995 | $873 | 6.4% | 75.5% | 5.0% |
| Irvington | 2.57 | 42.1 | 9.4% | 28.8% | 14.2% | 1980 | $718 | 11.0% | 85.8% | 2.1% |
| Woodrow | 2.82 | 40.4 | 6.5% | 10.4% | 18.0% | 1996 | $885 | 6.8% | 74.7% | 5.5% |
| Clifton Mills | 2.89 | 38.7 | 9.3% | 26.6% | 8.8% | 1981 | $755 | 13.6% | 87.3% | 1.7% |
| Garfield | 2.74 | 43.3 | 7.0% | 13.3% | 13.1% | 1996 | $879 | 11.1% | 83.5% | 2.6% |
| Guston | 2.68 | 39.8 | 10.2% | 21.5% | 9.3% | 1985 | $993 | 14.2% | 92.0% | 2.6% |
| Haysville | 2.39 | 39.9 | 2.8% | 33.6% | 9.5% | 1980 | $936 | 11.2% | 90.2% | 0.3% |
| Locust Hill | 3.06 | 34.9 | 11.2% | 12.9% | 12.3% | 1992 | $796 | 10.4% | 88.2% | 0.0% |
| Harned | 2.71 | 43.2 | 8.9% | 18.0% | 18.5% | 1990 | $840 | 18.3% | 87.5% | 1.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Big Spring. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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