Statistics

Statistics, 2014
  • Date of Incorporation: 1907
  • Adoption of the City Charter:
    • Voted - December 7, 1926
    • Adopted - January 1, 1927
  • Form of Government: Council/Mayor
  • Area in Square Miles: 18.89
  • Miles of Street:
    • Paved 189
    • Unpaved 0.5
Police Protection
  • Number of calls for service - 31,518
  • Number of employees (including 19 civilians) - 62
  • Number of stations - 1
  • Total alarm response - 1,321
  • Total arrests - 1,973
  • Total citations - 1,967
  • Total number of building checks - 7,092
  • Total number of written reports - 5,196
  • Animal Control
    • Number of calls for service - 6,637
      Big Spring 6,056
      Howard County 509
      Coahoma 59
      Forsan 13
    • Number of adoptions - 308
    • Number of employees - 5
    • Number of cats recovered - 860
    • Number of dogs recovered - 1,161
    • Number of others recovered - 418
Fire Protection
  • Number of city runs per year - 1,562
  • Number of employees - 46
  • Number of non-city runs - 236
  • Number of stations - 5
Emergency Medical Service
  • Number of city runs - 4,182
  • Number of employees - 16
  • Number of long distance transfers - 126
  • Number of out-of-city runs - 478
Retired Volunteers Program
  • Number of Volunteers - 207
  • Total Volunteer Hours (October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009) - 45,071
  • Dollar Value to the Community (Based on Private Sector rate) - $221,013
Building Permits (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013)
  • Number of New Buildings
    • Commercial - 10
    • Commercial Valuation - $18,693,000
    • Residential - 39
    • Residential Valuation - $5,488,806
  • Number of Alterations and Additions
    • Commercial - 26
    • Commercial Valuation - $18,963,000
    • Residential - 65
    • Residential Valuation - $677,003
  • Number of Residential Re-Roofs
    • Commercial - 27
    • Commercial Valuation - $255,525
    • Residential - 157
    • Residential Valuation - $688,139
Code Enforcement
  • Citations Issued - 164
  • Compliance Rate - 94%
  • Number of Incidents - 3,246
  • Number of Unresolved Incidents - 324
Municipal Utility System
  • Daily average consumption (gallons) - 5,171,000
  • Main Live Valves - 1,639
  • Manholes - 2,005
  • Miles of sewer mains - 126
  • Miles of water mains - 177
  • Number active non-city accounts (annual average) - 270
  • Number of active city accounts (annual average) - 8,495
  • Number of active city units (annual average) - 10,225
  • Number of active non-city accounts (annual average) - 294
  • Number of fire hydrants - 723
  • Systems capacity (gallons) per day - 12,500,000
Parks & Recreation
  • Community Parks
    • Comanche Trail - 136 acres
  • Neighborhood Parks
    • ABC Park - 3.15 acres
    • Bert Andries Park - 2 acres
    • Birdwell Park - 15.04 acres
    • Dr. Morgan Park - 7.50 acres
    • Heart of the City - 0.80 acres
    • Jefferson Park - 0.50 acres
    • Russ McEwen Aquatic Center - 600 Swimmer Capacity
Lakes
  • Comanche Lake located in Comanche Trail Park - 148 acres
  • Moss Lake - 640 acres
Baseball/Softball Fields
  • American Little League - 3.75 acres
  • Cotton Mize - 1 softball field
  • International Little League - 3.44 acres
  • National Little League - 4.60 acres
  • Roy Anderson Complex - 70.69 acres
    • Fields: 5 baseball
      1 football/soccer
      1 football
      1 practice
      4 softball
      5 soccer
  • Stinkcreek - 1 practice field
Golf Course
  • Comanche Trail - 184.75 acres (18 holes)
Street Lights
  • Cost per light per month (annual average) - $16.78
  • Total Number of Lights - 1,862
City Employees
  • Full Time - 259
  • Part Time - 7
  • Seasonal - 21
Employee Education
  • Associate's Degree - 28
  • Bachelor's Degree - 26
  • Post Graduate - 3