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Big Sandy, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Big Sandy is a Census town of 1,289 people across 1.62 square miles of land, in Upshur County. Median household income is $41,467, 51.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $680,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Sandy
What Big Sandy is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.62 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land794 plus or minus 174
- County holding the largest share of its areaUpshur County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Big Sandy
- Population1,289 plus or minus 283
- Median age32.4
- Population under 18310 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over146 plus or minus 61
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households479 plus or minus 114
- Family households296 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families61.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Sandy
- Median household income$41,467 plus or minus $13,168
- Per capita income$24,868 plus or minus $5,066
- Civilian labor force689 plus or minus 193
- Employed585 plus or minus 179
- Unemployed104 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate15.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over790 plus or minus 173
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.9 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Sandy
- Housing units636 plus or minus 140
- Occupied units479 plus or minus 114
- Vacant units157 plus or minus 80
- Vacancy rate24.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Owner occupied247 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied232 plus or minus 86
- Ownership rate51.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,100 plus or minus $47,674
- Median gross rent, monthly$722
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units424 plus or minus 114
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more159 plus or minus 79
- Share in buildings of two or more25.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Sandy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute542 plus or minus 173
- Commuting under 15 minutes168 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more277 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.1 percent
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Big Sandy (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$680,000
- Average approval$680,000
- Median approval$680,000
- Largest approval$680,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Sandy, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Big Sandy (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$333,000
- Average approval$333,000
- Median approval$333,000
- Largest approval$333,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Sandy, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Big Sandy
- NFIP communityTown of Big Sandy
- NFIP community number481037
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The Town of Big Sandy does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481037 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Upshur County, not Big Sandy
Upshur County context, not Big Sandy figures
- Establishments in Upshur County577
- Covered employment, Upshur County7,753
- Average annual pay, Upshur County$48,879
- Housing units permitted, Upshur County40
Every figure in this section is published for Upshur County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Sandy.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Big Sandy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Sandy, Texas?
1,289, in 479 households. Big Sandy town covers 1.62 square miles of land, which is 794 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Sandy in?
Upshur County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Big Sandy?
$41,467. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,100. Median gross rent is $722 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Big Sandy businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $680,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $680,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $333,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Sandy, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Big Sandy borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Big Sandy. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Big Sandy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Big Sandy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Big Sandy, town of, community 481037, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Big Sandy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Upshur County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Big Sandy.
Is zoning published for Big Sandy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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