Atascosa County vs Wilson County

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

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

Wilson County has the higher population (51,501 vs 50,058 in Atascosa County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $69,413 in Atascosa County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $157,400 in Atascosa County).

Population, income & housing

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
Population	50,058	51,501
Median age	36.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,413	$92,461
Median home value	$157,400	$286,300
Median gross rent	$997	$1,069
Housing units	19,005	19,259
Homeownership rate	77.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
Population	49,528 → 50,058 (+1.1%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$55,366 → $69,413 (+25.4%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $157,400 (+60.8%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $997 (+13.6%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

Atascosa County

Population

49,52850,058

Median household income

$55,366$69,413

Median home value

$97,900$157,400

Median gross rent

$878$997

Wilson County

Population

49,17351,501

Median household income

$76,692$92,461

Median home value

$199,600$286,300

Median gross rent

$921$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
Under 5	6.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	10.4%
75 and over	6.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	55.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	64.7%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	19.1%	10.4%
High school graduate	38.7%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
Drove alone	74.6%	77.0%
Carpooled	13.2%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.9%
Other means	3.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	59.0%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	35.4%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Atascosa County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	16.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.98	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	29	35
Median year structure built	1993	1999