Wolfe City

Population: 1,201
Median household income: $62,188
Median home value: $131,400

Wolfe City is a community in Hunt County, Texas, home to 1,201 residents. At $62,188, its median household income sits below Hunt County's $70,112.

From 2019 to 2023, Wolfe City's population declined 10.0% from 1,334 to 1,201, while its median home value rose 68.7% from $77,900 to $131,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.0% of the population. 81.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,201
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,188
Median home value: $131,400
Median gross rent: $1,083
Housing units: 521
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3341,201

Median household income

$50,333$62,188

Median home value

$77,900$131,400

Median gross rent

$693$1,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,334	$50,333	$77,900	$693
2020	1,138	$52,563	$75,600	$831
2021	1,269	$44,788	$96,500	$913
2022	1,219	$46,378	$115,100	$962
2023	1,201	$62,188	$131,400	$1,083

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	4.6%
5 to 17	326	27.1%
18 to 24	93	7.7%
25 to 34	77	6.4%
35 to 44	233	19.4%
45 to 54	85	7.1%
55 to 64	160	13.3%
65 to 74	110	9.2%
75 and over	62	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	889	74.0%
Black or African American	81	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	9.5%
High school graduate	290	39.9%
Some college or associate's	271	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	67	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	30	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	417	81.0%
Carpooled	36	7.0%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	13	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	7.8%
Other means	6	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	11.8%
15 to 29 min	145	30.5%
30 to 44 min	117	24.6%
45 to 59 min	35	7.4%
60+ min	122	25.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 18.4% (221 of 1,201)

	Count	Share
Family households	284	63.0%
Nonfamily households	167	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	451	86.6%
Vacant	70	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	75.4%
Renter-occupied	111	24.6%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	458	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28	5.4%
5 to 19 units	23	4.4%
20 or more units	6	1.2%
Mobile home & other	6	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4879948
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3685, -96.0720