Lamar County vs Wilson County

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

Lamar 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 50,421 in Lamar County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $61,122 in Lamar County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $175,500 in Lamar County).

Population, income & housing

	Lamar County	Wilson County
Population	50,421	51,501
Median age	40.0 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,122	$92,461
Median home value	$175,500	$286,300
Median gross rent	$897	$1,069
Housing units	22,744	19,259
Homeownership rate	65.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamar County	Wilson County
Population	49,611 → 50,421 (+1.6%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$45,117 → $61,122 (+35.5%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $175,500 (+77.1%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $897 (+22.0%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

Lamar County

Population

49,61150,421

Median household income

$45,117$61,122

Median home value

$99,100$175,500

Median gross rent

$735$897

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)

	Lamar County	Wilson County
Under 5	6.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.4%
75 and over	7.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamar County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	55.6%
Black or African American	12.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamar County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	33.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamar County	Wilson County
Drove alone	78.7%	77.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamar County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Lamar County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	18.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	19	35
Median year structure built	1985	1999