Howard County, Texas
9 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,290
- Median household income
- $69,649
- ±3,878
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 766 of 14,264 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.4%
- 10,539 of 12,191 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Howard | 34,128 (2021) | 300 S Main St, Big Spring | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Big Spring | 25,735 (2021) | 310 Nolan St, Big Spring | Website |
| City of Forsan | 219 (2021) | Po Box 714, Forsan | — |
| Town of Coahoma | 914 (2021) | Po Box 420, Coahoma | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas Centers for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Se | Health | 409 Runnels St, Big Spring | Website |
| Howard County Emergency Communications District | Other single function districts | 910 S Main St, Big Spring | — |
| Howard Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 302 W Why I-20, Big Springs | — |
| Colorado River Municipal Water District | Water supply utility | 400 E 24th St, Big Spring | — |
| Howard County Water Control and Improvement District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 350, Coahoma | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BIG SPRING ISD
School district7 schools
708 E 11TH PL, Big Spring, TX, 79720
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
COAHOMA ISD
School district3 schools
600 N MAIN, Coahoma, TX, 79511
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FORSAN ISD
School district2 schools
411 W 6TH, Forsan, TX, 79733
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.