West Tawakoni vs Wolfe City

A side-by-side comparison of West Tawakoni and Wolfe City: population, income, housing, and more.

West Tawakoni and Wolfe City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Tawakoni has the higher population (2,057 vs 1,201 in Wolfe City). Wolfe City has the higher median household income ($62,188 vs $55,938 in West Tawakoni). Wolfe City has the higher median home value ($131,400 vs $64,800 in West Tawakoni).

Population, income & housing

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
Population	2,057	1,201
Median age	42.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,938	$62,188
Median home value	$64,800	$131,400
Median gross rent	$1,304	$1,083
Housing units	967	521
Homeownership rate	78.0%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
Population	1,815 → 2,057 (+13.3%)	1,334 → 1,201 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $55,938 (+34.6%)	$50,333 → $62,188 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$59,200 → $64,800 (+9.5%)	$77,900 → $131,400 (+68.7%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,304 (+37.4%)	$693 → $1,083 (+56.3%)

West Tawakoni

Population

1,8152,057

Median household income

$41,563$55,938

Median home value

$59,200$64,800

Median gross rent

$949$1,304

Wolfe City

Population

1,3341,201

Median household income

$50,333$62,188

Median home value

$77,900$131,400

Median gross rent

$693$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
Under 5	5.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	27.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	14.9%	19.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	7.1%
55 to 64	18.5%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.2%
75 and over	4.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	74.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
No high school diploma	30.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
Drove alone	88.4%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
1-unit, detached	52.1%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	46.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	West Tawakoni	Wolfe City
Poverty rate	20.9%	18.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	43	37
Median year structure built	1986	1969