Wichita County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 129,842
Median household income: $62,168
Median home value: $141,600

Wichita County is a county in Texas with a population of 129,842. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,168, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Wichita County's population declined 1.3% from 131,596 to 129,842, while its median household income rose 27.8% from $48,650 to $62,168.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129,842
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,168
Median home value: $141,600
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 55,664
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

131,596129,842

Median household income

$48,650$62,168

Median home value

$100,000$141,600

Median gross rent

$797$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	131,596	$48,650	$100,000	$797
2020	132,154	$49,710	$103,200	$822
2021	129,419	$53,272	$109,600	$864
2022	129,584	$58,862	$129,000	$937
2023	129,842	$62,168	$141,600	$972

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,056	6.2%
5 to 17	21,752	16.8%
18 to 24	16,078	12.4%
25 to 34	19,082	14.7%
35 to 44	16,232	12.5%
45 to 54	13,625	10.5%
55 to 64	15,431	11.9%
65 to 74	11,531	8.9%
75 and over	8,055	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	82,146	63.3%
Black or African American	13,037	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	345	0.3%
Asian	2,896	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	155	0.1%
Some other race	152	0.1%
Two or more races	4,702	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26,409	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,043	12.0%
High school graduate	26,239	31.3%
Some college or associate's	26,823	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	13,326	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,525	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked7.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45,941	73.1%
Carpooled	7,078	11.3%
Public transit	151	0.2%
Walked	4,437	7.1%
Bicycle	193	0.3%
Worked from home	4,252	6.8%
Other means	808	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,405	57.0%
15 to 29 min	20,495	35.0%
30 to 44 min	2,237	3.8%
45 to 59 min	705	1.2%
60+ min	1,766	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 15.9% (18,767 of 118,192)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,771	62.9%
Nonfamily households	18,164	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,935	87.9%
Vacant	6,729	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,093	61.5%
Renter-occupied	18,842	38.5%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,128	72.1%
1-unit, attached	990	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4,081	7.3%
5 to 19 units	5,574	10.0%
20 or more units	2,826	5.1%
Mobile home & other	2,065	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48485
State: Texas
Land area: 628 sq mi
Water area: 5.27 sq mi
Center point: 33.9882, -98.7080

Cities & places

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