Big Wells, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 708 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 708 (21 farm, 687 nonfarm))

Big Wells, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 300 (243 occupied: 214 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	36%

Housing density: 540 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: $156 (lower quartile is $135, upper quartile is $177)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $170

Median gross rent in Big Wells, TX in 2007: $287

Housing units in Big Wells with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,812 (it was $19,500 in 2000)

Big Wells:	$35,812
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $19,123 - $47,626

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $44,382
Here: $44,382
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $27,631
Here: $27,631
State: $159,697

Mobile homes: $12,900
Here: $12,900
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 691

In family households: 627 (144 male householders, 44 female householders)
131 spouses, 221 children (203 natural, 13 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 22 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 64 (35 male householders (33 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 58 1-person, 2 2-persons.

107 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (17 men, 50 women).

7.3% of residents of Big Wells speak English at home.
92.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 35 (5.0%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Wells, Texas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 64 6 rooms: 32 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Wells, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 4 5 rooms: 7 6 rooms: 2 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 27
1980 to 1989: 53
1970 to 1979: 100
1960 to 1969: 44
1950 to 1959: 26
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Wells:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 85 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Wells:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 7 3 bedrooms: 9 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Wells in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 118 2 vehicles: 59 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Wells in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 20 2 vehicles: 5 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Big Wells rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Big Wells:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$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: 4 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 12

Big Wells, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.8%
Number of people working at home: 4 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 25
5 to 9 minutes: 63
10 to 14 minutes: 16
15 to 19 minutes: 8
20 to 24 minutes: 19
25 to 29 minutes: 11
30 to 34 minutes: 15
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 3
90 or more minutes: 9

Big Wells mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 127 (69%)
Carpooled: 30 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
Walked: 19 (10%)
Other means: 1 (1%)
Worked at home: 4 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 80
$10,000 to $14,999: 42
$15,000 to $19,999: 42
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 27
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $44,999: 5
$45,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $74,999: 3
$75,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 525

United States or American: 53

German: 3

Scotch-Irish: 3

English: 2

Irish: 2

Italian: 2

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

Mexico (94%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 566
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 69
South: 0
West: 19

73% of Big Wells residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 61
Less than 1 year of college: 3
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2
Associate degree: 5
Bachelor's degree: 7
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 12
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 80
Less than 1 year of college: 4
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9
Associate degree: 0
Bachelor's degree: 0
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,712
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $245,628
Some other race householders: $17,214
Two or more races householders: $15,645
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $17,076

Big Wells household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Big Wells household income for Some other race householders

Big Wells household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Big Wells marital status for males

Big Wells marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $21,444
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $699,293
Some other race householders: $30,458
Two or more races householders: $34,964
Hispanic or Latino householders: $31,545

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 259
One, attached: 2
Mobile homes: 36
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,951

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Big Wells:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Electricity (45%) Utility gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (76%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	2.7%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	33.3%
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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