Big Wells, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 704. Estimated population in July 2024: 750 (+6.5% change)
Males: 333 (47.3%), Females: 371 (52.7%)
Dimmit County
Zip code: 78830
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $15,208
Median house value: $20,400
Population by Race
Races in Big Wells:
- Hispanic (89.6%)
- Other race (15.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (9.4%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (7.5%).
Elevation: 535 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Big Wells
- High school or higher: 37.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 13.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Big Wells city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 5.1%
5.0% Foreign born (4.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-6.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Big Wells:
- DIMMIT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX)
- COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; DILLEY, TX)
- FRIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; PEARSALL, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Wells:
- LAREDO INTL (about 72 miles; LAREDO, TX; Abbreviation: LRD)
- LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 90 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SKF)
- SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 101 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Wells:
- DIMMIT COUNTY (about 18 miles; CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX; Abbreviation: CZT)
- CRYSTAL CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; CRYSTAL CITY, TX; Abbreviation: 20R)
- COTULLA-LA SALLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; COTULLA, TX; Abbreviation: COT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Wells:
- SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 50 miles; UVALDE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,366)
- TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; LAREDO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,107)
- LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; LAREDO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,449)
- PALO ALTO COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,623)
- ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,588)
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 94 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,312)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 95 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,303)