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Big Spring, TX MISA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 404
  equals Births 2,270
  less Deaths 1,866
Net Migration 1,881
  equals net International Migration 379
  plus net Domestic Migration 1,502

The population of the Big Spring, TX MISA changed from 36,240 on 2010 to 38,521 in 2015 -- a change of 2,281 (6.29%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (1,881) exceeded natural change (404); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Big Spring, TX MISA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Glasscock County, TX48173P0000001 1,231 1,233 1,258 1,243 1,291 1,315 84 6.82
Howard County, TX48227P0000001 35,009 35,009 35,523 36,238 36,551 37,206 2,197 6.28
Total P0000001 36,240 36,242 36,781 37,481 37,842 38,521 2,281 6.29
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173B0000001 20 11 16 11 14 12 64 
Howard County, TX48227B0000001 420 408 427 454 458 459 2,206 
Total B0000001 440 419 443 465 472 471 2,270 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173D0000001 8 8 1 12 8 7 36 
Howard County, TX48227D0000001 464 389 365 374 368 334 1,830 
Total D0000001 472 397 366 386 376 341 1,866 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173NC000001 12 3 15 -1 6 5 28 
Howard County, TX48227NC000001 -44 19 62 80 90 125 376 
Total NC000001 -32 22 77 79 96 130 404 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173MI000001 0 2 2 2 2 2 10 
Howard County, TX48227MI000001 44 80 54 70 81 84 369 
Total MI000001 44 82 56 72 83 86 379 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173MD000001 8 -4 10 -14 36 31 59 
Howard County, TX48227MD000001 4 -103 391 581 96 478 1,443 
Total MD000001 12 -107 401 567 132 509 1,502 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Glasscock County, TX48173MN000001 8 -2 12 -12 38 33 69 
Howard County, TX48227MN000001 48 -23 445 651 177 562 1,812 
Total MN000001 56 -25 457 639 215 595 1,881 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Glasscock County, TX48173GQ000001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0..
Howard County, TX48227GQ000001 6,097 6,103 6,131 6,106 6,067 6,072 -25 -0.41
Total GQ000001 6,097 6,103 6,131 6,106 6,067 6,072 -25 -0.41

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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