Big Sandy is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,308 people and two associated neighborhoods, Big Sandy is the 782nd largest community in Texas.Big Sandy is a blue-collar town, with 36.17% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Big Sandy is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Big Sandy who work in management occupations (14.83%), office and administrative support (14.65%), and sales jobs (9.40%). Also of interest is that Big Sandy has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Big Sandy, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.92 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Big Sandy does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Big Sandy rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.54% of adults 25 and older in Big Sandy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Big Sandy in 2022 was $25,218, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,872 for a family of four. However, Big Sandy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Big Sandy is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Big Sandy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Big Sandy residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Big Sandy include Scots-Irish, Irish, English, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Big Sandy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
