Medina County vs Wilson County

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

Medina 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.

Medina County has the higher population (52,419 vs 51,501 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $73,462 in Medina County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $220,000 in Medina County).

Population, income & housing

	Medina County	Wilson County
Population	52,419	51,501
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,462	$92,461
Median home value	$220,000	$286,300
Median gross rent	$1,091	$1,069
Housing units	19,758	19,259
Homeownership rate	82.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina County	Wilson County
Population	50,057 → 52,419 (+4.7%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$62,599 → $73,462 (+17.4%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $220,000 (+59.7%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,091 (+29.6%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

Medina County

Population

50,05752,419

Median household income

$62,599$73,462

Median home value

$137,800$220,000

Median gross rent

$842$1,091

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)

	Medina County	Wilson County
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.4%
75 and over	6.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	55.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	51.1%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	32.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina County	Wilson County
Drove alone	72.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	11.8%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	2.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.8%	12.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	66.5%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Medina County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	11.3%	9.8%
Average household size	2.86	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1994	1999