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.
