ZIP 79720 · Big Spring
Who lives in ZIP code 79720 (Big Spring, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Big Spring, TX · Howard County
uszips 2026
People29,936
Median age37.3
Household income$68,785
Home value$141,348
Median rent$1,032/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+15.7%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Big Spring, TX (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,578
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.4% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,551.
Education (adults 25+)
40.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
47.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.8%
- Never married
- 33.0%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 47.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 14.4%
- Limited English
- 4.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.