Living in Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) Area

Living Summary

860

households

2,491

Total Population

$96,300

Average House Value

$556

Average Housing Rent

$47,460

Average Household Income

85.13%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

503

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

11 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

45%

Percent Proficient - Math

41%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 860 households are located in Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) area. Among them, 274 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.47 people. The total number of children in the region is 770 and 521 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (28) of residents are non-citizens and 12% (298) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County), Texas
Household	860
Population	2,491
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	274 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	770
Total Students	521
Pre-Kindergarten	40
Kindergarten	28
Grade 1-8	222
Grade 9-12	186
College/Graduate School	45
Veterans	1,855
Non-citizen	28
Non-English Home Language	298
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

1,990 residents are over the age of 16 and 1,040 people are in labor force. Among them, 1,038 people are in civilian labor force and 2 are in armed labor force. 942 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	939	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	806	85.84%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	62	6.60%
Public transportation	15	1.60%
Walked	3	0.32%
Other method	13	1.38%
Worked from home	40	4.26%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	942	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	264	28.03%
Service	201	21.34%
Sales and office	226	23.99%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	146	15.50%
Production, transportation, and material moving	105	11.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	942	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	40	4.25%
Construction	96	10.19%
Manufacturing	89	9.45%
Wholesale trade	4	0.42%
Retail trade	60	6.37%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	37	3.93%
Information	24	2.55%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	70	7.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	52	5.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	205	21.76%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	118	12.53%
Other services, except public administration	24	2.55%
Public administration	123	13.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	942	-
Private wage and salary workers	617	65.50%
Government workers	276	29.30%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	49	5.20%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,509 for the 860 households in Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $34,886. 2,119 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.13%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	860	-
Less than $10,000	42	4.88%
$10,000 - $14,999	37	4.30%
$15,000 - $24,999	77	8.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	147	17.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	136	15.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	158	18.37%
$75,000 - $99,999	72	8.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	122	14.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	20	2.33%
More than $200,000	49	5.70%
Median Household Income	$47,460	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,509	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	624	-
Less than $10,000	6	0.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	14	2.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	61	9.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	74	11.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	97	15.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	133	21.31%
$75,000 - $99,999	53	8.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	120	19.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	17	2.72%
More than $200,000	49	7.85%

Median Family Income	$59,643	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$82,386	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,886	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,625	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,625	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	2,489	-
With health insurance coverage	2,119	85.13%
Public coverage	1,023	41.10%
Private health insurance	1,451	58.30%
Without health insurance coverage	370	14.87%

Housing

There are 1,367 housing units in Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) area, Texas with 860 units (62.91%) occupied. 737 houses (85.70%) are occupied by owner and 123 houses (14.30%) are rented. The average housing value is $96,300 and the average rental cost is $556. 33 houses (2.41%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 70 houses (5.12%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,367	-
Occupied	860	62.91%
Owner Occupied	737	85.70%
Renter Occupied	123	14.30%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	980	71.69%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	20	1.46%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	0	0.00%
Mobile Homes	367	26.85%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,367	-
Built 2014 or later	33	2.41%
Built 2010 - 2013	65	4.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	220	16.09%
Built 1990 - 1999	270	19.75%
Built 1980 - 1989	221	16.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	300	21.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	115	8.41%
Built 1950 - 1959	73	5.34%
Built 1949 or earlier	70	5.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,367	-
1 room	38	2.78%
2 rooms	24	1.76%
3 rooms	107	7.83%
4 rooms	271	19.82%
5 rooms	463	33.87%
6 rooms	210	15.36%
7 rooms	114	8.34%
8 rooms	99	7.24%
9 rooms or more	41	3.00%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,367	-
no bedroom	46	3.37%
1 bedroom	99	7.24%
2 bedrooms	389	28.46%
3 bedrooms	703	51.43%
4 bedrooms	119	8.71%
5 bedrooms or more	11	0.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	737	-
Less than $50,000	175	23.74%
$50,000 - $99,999	204	27.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	117	15.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	131	17.77%
$200,000 - $299,999	85	11.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	9	1.22%
$500,000 - $999,999	16	2.17%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$96,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	87	-
Less than $500	31	35.63%
$500 - $999	54	62.07%
$1,000 - $1,499	2	2.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$556	-

Demographic

A total of 2,491 people lives in Big Sandy Independent School District (Polk County) area, Texas with 1,318 male and 1,173 female. The males to female ratio is 52.91 to 47.09. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	2,491	-
Male	1,318	52.91%
Female	1,173	47.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,491	-
Under 5 years	156	6.26%
5 - 9 years	123	4.94%
10 - 14 years	212	8.51%
15 - 19 years	181	7.27%
20 - 24 years	200	8.03%
25 - 34 years	185	7.43%
35 - 44 years	258	10.36%
45 - 54 years	255	10.24%
55 - 59 years	217	8.71%
60 - 64 years	182	7.31%
65 - 74 years	381	15.30%
75 - 84 years	114	4.58%
85 years and older	27	1.08%
Median Age	43.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	2,491	-
One Race	2,326	93.38%
White	1,591	63.87%
Black or African American	83	3.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native	586	23.52%
Asian	13	0.52%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	1.97%
Other	4	0.16%

Two or more races	165	6.62%
White and Black or African American	8	0.32%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	105	4.22%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.24%