Polk County vs Wilson County

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

Polk 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.

Polk County has the higher population (51,780 vs 51,501 in Wilson County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($92,461 vs $59,066 in Polk County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($286,300 vs $154,000 in Polk County).

Population, income & housing

	Polk County	Wilson County
Population	51,780	51,501
Median age	43.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,066	$92,461
Median home value	$154,000	$286,300
Median gross rent	$1,009	$1,069
Housing units	25,677	19,259
Homeownership rate	77.5%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Polk County	Wilson County
Population	48,913 → 51,780 (+5.9%)	49,173 → 51,501 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$49,279 → $59,066 (+19.9%)	$76,692 → $92,461 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $154,000 (+39.7%)	$199,600 → $286,300 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $1,009 (+32.2%)	$921 → $1,069 (+16.1%)

Polk County

Population

48,91351,780

Median household income

$49,279$59,066

Median home value

$110,200$154,000

Median gross rent

$763$1,009

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)

	Polk County	Wilson County
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	18.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	17.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.4%
75 and over	5.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Polk County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	55.6%
Black or African American	7.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	39.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Polk County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	18.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	38.6%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Polk County	Wilson County
Drove alone	81.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.9%
Other means	2.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Polk County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Polk County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	18.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1989	1999