Big Sandy, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,346 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,346 (all nonfarm))

Big Sandy, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 586 (530 occupied: 333 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	36%

Housing density: 358 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $360 (lower quartile is $182, upper quartile is $464)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $288

Median gross rent in Big Sandy, TX in 2007: $514

Housing units in Big Sandy with a mortgage: 117 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Big Sandy,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,885 (it was $53,300 in 2000)

Big Sandy:	$97,885
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,543 - $126,385

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,704
Here: $106,704
State: $170,389

Mobile homes: $28,860
Here: $28,860
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,285

In family households: 1,101 (271 male householders, 76 female householders)
279 spouses, 395 children (332 natural, 6 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 12 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 184 (53 male householders (45 living alone)), 121 female householders (120 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 134 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 9 2-persons.

230 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (26 men, 64 women).

96.0% of residents of Big Sandy speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 27 (2.1%)
(29.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Sandy, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 93 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 50 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Sandy, Texas:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 48 4 rooms: 71 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 50
1990 to 1994: 40
1980 to 1989: 85
1970 to 1979: 143
1960 to 1969: 69
1950 to 1959: 66
1940 to 1949: 72
1939 or earlier: 45

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Sandy:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 207 4 bedrooms: 34 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Sandy:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 96 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Sandy in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 150 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Sandy in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 59 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Big Sandy, TX:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 17
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 39
$50,000 to $59,999: 53
$60,000 to $69,999: 34
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $174,999: 7
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Big Sandy rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Big Sandy:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 15
$150 to $199: 15
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 19
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 24
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 5

Big Sandy, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.4%
Number of people working at home: 17 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 72
5 to 9 minutes: 85
10 to 14 minutes: 42
15 to 19 minutes: 53
20 to 24 minutes: 38
25 to 29 minutes: 21
30 to 34 minutes: 94
35 to 39 minutes: 23
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 55
60 to 89 minutes: 4
90 or more minutes: 24

Big Sandy mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 422 (79%)
Carpooled: 72 (13%)
Walked: 9 (2%)
Other means: 16 (3%)
Worked at home: 17 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 101
$10,000 to $14,999: 51
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 60
$25,000 to $29,999: 34
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $44,999: 18
$45,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 43
$60,000 to $74,999: 25
$75,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 278

Irish: 147

United States or American: 101

English: 86

German: 72

Scotch-Irish: 45

French (except Basque): 33

Polish: 21

Acadian/Cajun: 11

Dutch: 11

Scottish: 11

Norwegian: 9

Italian: 8

Slovak: 8

European: 7

Swedish: 6

Welsh: 5

British: 4

Swiss: 4

Greek: 3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Jamaican: 3

Lithuanian: 2

Danish: 2

Hungarian: 2

Northern European: 2

Romanian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (63%)
Japan (11%)
Jamaica (11%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Philippines (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 871
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 76
South: 196
West: 80

46% of Big Sandy residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 146
Less than 1 year of college: 20
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 42
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 38
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 27
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 167
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 78
Associate degree: 21
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,221
Black householders: $24,540
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,455
Some other race householders: $44,309
Two or more races householders: $24,278
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,228

Big Sandy household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Big Sandy household income for Black householders

Big Sandy household income for Some other race householders

Big Sandy household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Big Sandy marital status for males

Big Sandy marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,712
Black or African American householders: $116,548
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $116,548
Some other race householders: $58,274
Hispanic or Latino householders: $58,274

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 368
One, attached: 3
Two: 89
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 6
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 85

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,236

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Big Sandy:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (22%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	2.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9

Here:	11.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	14.3%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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