[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

[9] In 1877, ancestors of the scientist Linus Pauling left Missouri and travelled to California, where they lived for a time in Biggs, "a settlement composed mostly of Germans"[10] (the ancestors in question were themselves of German descent).

[10] In late 2002, the town's mayor received a letter from Jeff Manning, executive director of the California Milk Processor Board, proposing that the town change its name to "Got Milk?".

The town council of Biggs subsequently rejected the proposal.

[11] As of 2019, Biggs has been declared a sister city to Woburn, MA by the mayor of Woburn—Ralph Grande.

The racial makeup of Biggs was 1,302 (76.3%) White, 11 (0.6%) African American, 54 (3.2%) Native American, 9 (0.5%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 252 (14.8%) from other races, and 78 (4.6%) from two or more races.

There were 617 housing units at an average density of 970.7 per square mile (374.8/km2),of which 565 were occupied, 392 (69.4%) by the owners and 173 (30.6%) by renters.

At the 2000 census there were 1,793 people in 571 households, including 449 families, in the city.

There were 613 housing units at an average density of 1,180.1 per square mile (455.6/km2).