Editing Big Spring, Texas (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1158
|1910= 4102
|1920= 4273
|1930= 13735
|1940= 12604
|1950= 17286
|1960= 31230
|1970= 28735
|1980= 24804
|1990= 23093
|2000= 25233
|2010= 27282
|2020= 26144
|estyear=2023
|estimate=22373
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 28, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2024 }}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref><br>Texas Almanac: 1850–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000|website=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|website=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)" />
}}

=== 2020 census ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Big Spring city, Texas – Demographic Profile<br>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
! Race / ethnicity
! Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Big Spring city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US4808236&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Big Spring city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Big%20Spring%20city,%20Texas%20households%20families |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
! % 2010
! % 2020
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
| 12,742
| 9,753
| %
| 37.30%
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
| 2,030
| 1,416
| %
| 5.42%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
| 173
| 159
| %
| 0.61%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
| 237
| 328
| %
| 1.25%
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
| 9
| 9
| 0.03%
| 0.03%
|-
| [[Some Other Race]] (NH)
| 76
| 49
| %
| 0.19%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
| 264
| 569
| %
| 2.18%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
| 11,751
| 13,861
| 43.1%
| 53.02%
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''27,282'''
| '''26,144'''
| '''100.0%'''
| '''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 26,144 people, 8,320 households, and 5,333 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Big%20Spring%20city,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1382.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,965 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 64.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.9% from some other races and 14.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 53.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Big Spring city, Texas |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/big-spring-city-texas/160-4808236/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.1% were under 5 years of age, and 11.3% were 65 and older.

=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 27,282 people, 8,267 households, and _ families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1428.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,640 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 69.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 18.4% from some other races and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 43.1% of the population.