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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Big Sandy is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.17% of the Big Sandy workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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. Big Sandy is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Big Sandy are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.54% of adults in Big Sandy have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree 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.
