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Population in July 2007: 1,346. Population change since 2000: +3.9%
 

Males: 599  (46.5%)
Females: 689  (53.5%)

Upshur County

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75755.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,500 (it was $25,284 in 2000)
Big Sandy  $27,500
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,800 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
Big Sandy  $66,800
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Big Sandy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
  • Black (12.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Other race (3.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Big Sandy: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (16.1%), German (10.0%), English (8.8%), United States (7.8%), French (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.64 square miles.

Population density: 813 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Sandy town

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

27 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This town:  2.1%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Big Sandy, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Big Sandy to the number of sex offenders is 83 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Sandy:  1.0% ($581)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Big Sandy satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (21.6 miles , pop. 83,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (92.5 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (116.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Hawkins, TX (6.1 miles ), Winona, TX (7.6 miles ), Gladewater, TX (11.7 miles ), Union Grove, TX (13.9 miles ), Warren City, TX (14.6 miles ), Liberty City, TX (14.9 miles ), Gilmer, TX (15.3 miles ), Clarksville City, TX (15.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $85,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 32.58 N, Longitude: 95.11 W


Area code: 903

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Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+8.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Big Sandy by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.074.40.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 002532
    per 100,000 0.00.0150.4372.0221.1144.2
Burglaries 1219106223
    per 100,000 911.21412.6751.9446.41621.2216.3
Thefts 153313301719
    per 100,000 1139.02453.5977.42232.11252.81369.9
Auto thefts 342210
    per 100,000 227.8297.4150.4148.873.70.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 127.6220.8133.8266.4213.798.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.76
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Big Sandy, Texas

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Big Sandy-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 178% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Big Sandy town center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/3/1958, a category 3 tornado 17.8 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Big Sandy topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Big Sandy:
  • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles; TYLER, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MED CTR REHAB HOSP (about 22 miles; TYLER, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MED CTR SPECIALTY HOSP (about 22 miles; TYLER, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Big Sandy, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Sandy:
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 26 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 32 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
  • COX FLD (about 76 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Sandy:
  • GLADEWATER MUNI (about 12 miles; GLADEWATER, TX; ID: 07F)
  • FOX STEPHENS FIELD - GILMER MUNI (about 15 miles; GILMER, TX; ID: 4F4)
  • WINNSBORO MUNI (about 27 miles; WINNSBORO, TX; ID: F51)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Sandy:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 22 miles; TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 22 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
  • TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 72 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
  • ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 91 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
Public high schools in Big Sandy:
Public elementary/middle schools in Big Sandy:

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Churches in Big Sandy include: Church of Christ (A), Bethel Church (B), United Church of God (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Chilton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Big Sandy Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  64.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.8%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.2%
Whole state:  6.7%

Big Sandy compared to Texas state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Banks with branches in Big Sandy (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Gilmer: Big Sandy Branch at 910 West Broadway, branch established on 2000-02-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $168.7 mil, Deposits: $152.2 mil, headquarters in Gilmer, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Gilmer Bankshares, Inc.
  • Austin Bank, Texas National Association: Big Sandy Branch at Highway 80, branch established on 1947-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $797.0 mil, Deposits: $694.6 mil, headquarters in Jacksonville, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Jsa Family Limited Partnership



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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2004 Presidential Election results in Upshur County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 4$3,642
Financial Administration 1$1,900$22,8000$0
Water Supply 4$5,842$17,5260$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,600
Police Protection - Officers 4$7,244$21,7320$0
Police - Other 1$1,338$16,0560$0
Firefighters 0$0 1$150
Totals for Government 10$16,324$19,5897$5,392



9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.06%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gregg County, TX  3.28% ($35,029 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX  0.43% ($29,800)
from Harrison County, TX  0.38% ($27,400)


9.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.19%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Gregg County, TX  2.97% ($31,358 average AGI)
to Wood County, TX  0.95% ($47,205)
to Smith County, TX  0.57% ($30,149)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEES (1430 AM; 5 kW; GLADEWATER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KZEY (690 AM; 1 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KWRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSON, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KGLD (1330 AM; 1 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KYZS (1490 AM; 1 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy:
  • KVNE (89.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
  • KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KFRO-FM (95.3 FM; GILMER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KBLZ (102.7 FM; WINONA, TX; Owner: S.O. 2,000, LC)
  • KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTAA (90.7 FM; BIG SANDY, TX; Owner: INSTITUTE IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES, INC.)
  • KKTX-FM (96.1 FM; KILGORE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTPB (88.7 FM; KILGORE, TX; Owner: KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE)
  • KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
  • KIXK (99.3 FM; WHITE OAK, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KGLY (91.3 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: EDUC. RADIO FOUND. OF E. TEXAS, INC.)
  • KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KISX (107.3 FM; WHITEHOUSE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDVE (103.1 FM; PITTSBURG, TX; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
  • KKUS (104.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • K243AE (96.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KWNS (104.7 FM; WINNSBORO, TX; Owner: RICHARD E. FOSTER)
  • K259AQ (99.7 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy:
  • KLTV (Channel 7; TYLER, TX; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLPN-LP (Channel 58; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
  • KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • KTPN-LP (Channel 48; TYLER, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K20DL (Channel 20; TYLER, TX; Owner: PROGRESSIVE CABLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KLGV-LP (Channel 10; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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