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Population (year 2000): 2,885. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,591 (-10.2% change)
Males: 1,429 (49.5%), Females: 1,456 (50.5%)
Reagan County
Zip code:
76932
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $33,478 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,300 (year 2000)
Races in Big Lake:
- Hispanic (51.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (44.2%)
- Other race (30.3%)
- Black (3.3%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.6%), Irish (7.7%),
German (5.9%), English (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), French
(1.1%).
Elevation: 2691 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Big Lake
- High school or higher: 60.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Big Lake city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 6.6%
16.3% Foreign born (16.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -797 (-21.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Big Lake:
- REAGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (805 NORTH MAIN)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Big Lake:
- RANKIN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 34 miles;
RANKIN, TX)
- PECOS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; IRAAN,
TX)
- MC CAMEY HOSPITAL & CONVALESCENT CTR (about 52
miles; MC CAMEY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big
Lake:
- SAN ANGELO REGIONAL/MATHIS FIELD (about 69 miles;
SAN ANGELO, TX; ID: SJT)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- DYESS AFB (about 140 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Lake:
- REAGAN COUNTY (about 1 miles; BIG LAKE, TX; ID: E41)
- RANKIN (about 35 miles; RANKIN, TX; ID: 49F)
- IRAAN MUNI (about 36 miles; IRAAN, TX; ID: 2F0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Big Lake:
- ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; SAN ANGELO,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,477)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- SUL ROSS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; ALPINE,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,076)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 168 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
Public high school in Big Lake:
- REAGAN COUNTY H S (Students: 274; Location:
1111 TWELFTH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Big Lake:
- REAGAN COUNTY ELEMENTARY (Students: 340;
Location: 501 N TEXAS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- REAGAN COUNTY MIDDLE (Students: 182;
Location: 500 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Big Lake:
- REAGAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$77,497; Location: 300 COURT HOUSE SQ; 20,229 books;
1,014 audio materials; 125 video materials; 51 serial
subscriptions)
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