Magnolia vs Willis

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and Willis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willis has the higher population (6,693 vs 3,230 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($70,516 vs $53,182 in Willis). Magnolia has the higher median home value ($285,200 vs $113,900 in Willis).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Willis
Population	3,230	6,693
Median age	32.9 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,516	$53,182
Median home value	$285,200	$113,900
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,337
Housing units	1,380	2,793
Homeownership rate	52.3%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Willis
Population	2,124 → 3,230 (+52.1%)	6,566 → 6,693 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$42,955 → $70,516 (+64.2%)	$41,912 → $53,182 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$191,900 → $285,200 (+48.6%)	$75,900 → $113,900 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,172 (+33.2%)	$1,005 → $1,337 (+33.0%)

Magnolia

Population

2,1243,230

Median household income

$42,955$70,516

Median home value

$191,900$285,200

Median gross rent

$880$1,172

Willis

Population

6,5666,693

Median household income

$41,912$53,182

Median home value

$75,900$113,900

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Willis
Under 5	4.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	20.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	17.8%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	20.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.2%
75 and over	6.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Willis
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	52.9%
Black or African American	8.8%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Willis
No high school diploma	5.5%	16.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Willis
Drove alone	72.6%	84.9%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Willis
1-unit, detached	58.4%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	17.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Willis
Poverty rate	6.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	2002	1990