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Big Water, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Big Water is a Census town of 502 people across 5.99 square miles of land, in Kane County. Median household income is $48,750, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $500,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Water
What Big Water is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land84 plus or minus 21
- County holding the largest share of its areaKane 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 Water
- Population502 plus or minus 127
- Median age52.0 plus or minus 13.8
- Population under 1885 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Population 65 and over142 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over28.3 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Households242 plus or minus 69
- Family households106 plus or minus 45
- Share of households that are families43.8 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Water
- Median household income$48,750 plus or minus $16,897
- Per capita income$42,856 plus or minus $16,614
- Civilian labor force175 plus or minus 82
- Employed171 plus or minus 82
- Unemployed4 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over371 plus or minus 96
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher33.7 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Water
- Housing units301 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units242 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Owner occupied180 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied62 plus or minus 39
- Ownership rate74.4 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$272,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,204 plus or minus $657
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Single family units159 plus or minus 51
- Share single family52.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more3.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes126 plus or minus 66
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Water gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute115 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.7 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more11 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone45.8 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Carpooled19.7 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.3 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 19.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Big Water (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$500,000
- Average approval$500,000
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Water, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Water (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$866,000
- Average approval$433,000
- Median approval$433,000
- Largest approval$647,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Water, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Kane County, not Big Water
Kane County context, not Big Water figures
- Establishments in Kane County345
- Covered employment, Kane County4,062
- Average annual pay, Kane County$43,909
- Housing units permitted, Kane County202
Every figure in this section is published for Kane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Water.
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 Water questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Water, Utah?
502, in 242 households. Big Water town covers 5.99 square miles of land, which is 84 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Water in?
Kane 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 Water?
$48,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $272,500. Median gross rent is $1,204 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 Water businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $500,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $866,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Big Water, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Big Water borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Big Water. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Big Water figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kane 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 Water.
Is zoning published for Big Water?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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