Burkburnett vs Wichita Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Burkburnett and Wichita Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wichita Falls has the higher population (102,558 vs 11,012 in Burkburnett). Burkburnett has the higher median household income ($65,796 vs $58,568 in Wichita Falls). Burkburnett has the higher median home value ($143,500 vs $142,600 in Wichita Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
Population	11,012	102,558
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,796	$58,568
Median home value	$143,500	$142,600
Median gross rent	$953	$978
Housing units	4,880	43,396
Homeownership rate	64.9%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
Population	11,167 → 11,012 (-1.4%)	104,279 → 102,558 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$48,236 → $65,796 (+36.4%)	$47,476 → $58,568 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $143,500 (+40.1%)	$102,400 → $142,600 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $953 (+15.1%)	$794 → $978 (+23.2%)

Burkburnett

Population

11,16711,012

Median household income

$48,236$65,796

Median home value

$102,400$143,500

Median gross rent

$828$953

Wichita Falls

Population

104,279102,558

Median household income

$47,476$58,568

Median home value

$102,400$142,600

Median gross rent

$794$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	14.2%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.4%
75 and over	6.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	58.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
Drove alone	75.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	15.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	5.4%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.4%	7.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
1-unit, detached	78.3%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Burkburnett	Wichita Falls
Poverty rate	15.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	18	14
Median year structure built	1974	1971