Tahoka vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Tahoka and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

Tahoka and Wilson are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tahoka has the higher population (2,455 vs 528 in Wilson). Tahoka has the higher median household income ($52,576 vs $45,441 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $113,400 in Tahoka).

Population, income & housing

	Tahoka	Wilson
Population	2,455	528
Median age	38.1 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,576	$45,441
Median home value	$113,400	$118,800
Median gross rent	$965	$954
Housing units	1,112	231
Homeownership rate	74.3%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tahoka	Wilson
Population	2,603 → 2,455 (-5.7%)	343 → 528 (+53.9%)
Median household income	$31,875 → $52,576 (+64.9%)	$37,625 → $45,441 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $113,400 (+58.6%)	$60,000 → $118,800 (+98.0%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $965 (+55.4%)	$569 → $954 (+67.7%)

Tahoka

Population

2,6032,455

Median household income

$31,875$52,576

Median home value

$71,500$113,400

Median gross rent

$621$965

Wilson

Population

343528

Median household income

$37,625$45,441

Median home value

$60,000$118,800

Median gross rent

$569$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tahoka	Wilson
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	30.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	16.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.7%	5.9%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.1%	4.5%
75 and over	5.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tahoka	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	18.9%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	45.0%	80.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tahoka	Wilson
No high school diploma	19.6%	22.4%
High school graduate	26.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tahoka	Wilson
Drove alone	82.4%	68.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tahoka	Wilson
1-unit, detached	91.4%	95.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Tahoka	Wilson
Poverty rate	21.8%	33.0%
Average household size	2.72	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1966	1963