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Sand SpringsTX

In Texas, this town has 682 residents.

Is Sand Springs a good place to live?

2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Sand Springs, below both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Sand Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

682 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Sand Springs.

Work & commute

Sand Springs has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

2%work in town

Sand Springs’ middle household income is recorded as $48,000. For most workers, Sand Springs is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. It had 85 jobs in 2023, down 80 from 2013. The top destinations are Big Spring (22%), Coahoma (10%) and Midland (10%).

Sand SpringsTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Median household income$48,000$69,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.6%8.3%8%
Average trip to work22 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Sand Springs2%
Big Spring22%
Coahoma10%
Midland10%
Odessa4%
43 mi
median commute distance
85
jobs based in Sand Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Sand Springs has mild winters and hot summers

4″snow a winter

The typical July afternoon high here in the town is 95°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–60°
Spring51–79°
Summer70–94°
Fall52–77°
Nov 13
typical first frost
Mar 20
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Sand Springs: inland flooding

35risk score of 100

35% of Sand Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 19%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 65% of U.S. communities.

FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Sand Springs is

In Sand Springs, 37% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 31 CDC measures, Sand Springs beats the Texas average on 5 and trails it on 6.

Sand SpringsTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)17%18%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%74%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)22%24%19%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%35%35%
31 measures vs. Texas
5 better20 too close to call6 worse
What stands outSand SpringsTX
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity14.2%16.4%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity16.9%19.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.8%12.5%
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Sand Springs is conserved land

0%conserved

1.1 miles of trail. Sand Springs’ trail network density is put at 0.4 miles per square mile.

0%
conserved · 0 of 1,637 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sand Springs

14pages on Sand Springs
Getting set up

Moving to Sand Springs: who provides what

Sand Springs is unincorporated, so Howard County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterWestbrook Isd water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHoward CountyHoward County provides services here
SchoolsCoahoma Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHoward County Early Voting ClerkHoward County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7972079720 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Sand Springs for work

Where Sand Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Big Spring Big Spring 22% 10% → Coahoma Coahoma 10% 10% → Midland Midland 10% 4% → Odessa Odessa 4% 3% → Lubbock Lubbock 3% 2% → Abilene Abilene 2% Sand Springs · 2% stay
85jobs based in Sand Springs
2%of working residents work in town
43 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Sand Springs

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