Electra

Population: 2,259
Median household income: $64,125
Median home value: $52,300

Located in Wichita County, Texas, Electra is a community with a population of 2,259. The median household income of $64,125 is in line with the Wichita County median ($62,168).

From 2019 to 2023, Electra's population declined 17.1% from 2,726 to 2,259, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $38,000 to $52,300.

88.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,259
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $64,125
Median home value: $52,300
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 1,220
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7262,259

Median household income

$30,484$64,125

Median home value

$38,000$52,300

Median gross rent

$345$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,726	$30,484	$38,000	$345
2020	2,732	$35,341	$36,500	$513
2021	2,163	$37,083	$39,600	$540
2022	2,137	$44,922	$49,100	$705
2023	2,259	$64,125	$52,300	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	177	7.8%
5 to 17	409	18.1%
18 to 24	126	5.6%
25 to 34	226	10.0%
35 to 44	314	13.9%
45 to 54	254	11.2%
55 to 64	364	16.1%
65 to 74	238	10.5%
75 and over	151	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,562	69.1%
Black or African American	97	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	95	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	491	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	266	17.2%
High school graduate	559	36.1%
Some college or associate's	449	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	222	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	51	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	743	86.8%
Carpooled	45	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.9%
Bicycle	4	0.5%
Worked from home	50	5.8%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	388	48.1%
15 to 29 min	181	22.5%
30 to 44 min	189	23.4%
45 to 59 min	6	0.7%
60+ min	42	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 20.9% (454 of 2,175)

	Count	Share
Family households	479	52.1%
Nonfamily households	441	47.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	920	75.4%
Vacant	300	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	607	66.0%
Renter-occupied	313	34.0%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,081	88.6%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	37	3.0%
5 to 19 units	64	5.2%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	28	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4822984
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.0323, -98.9202