Wichita Falls

Population: 102,558
Median household income: $58,568
Median home value: $142,600

Wichita Falls is a community in Wichita County, Texas, home to 102,558 residents. Its median household income of $58,568 runs below the Wichita County figure of $62,168.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wichita Falls's population declined 1.7% from 104,279 to 102,558, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $102,400 to $142,600.

69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,558
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,568
Median home value: $142,600
Median gross rent: $978
Housing units: 43,396
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104,279102,558

Median household income

$47,476$58,568

Median home value

$102,400$142,600

Median gross rent

$794$978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	104,279	$47,476	$102,400	$794
2020	104,657	$47,335	$104,800	$828
2021	102,563	$50,856	$109,000	$869
2022	102,482	$55,584	$128,800	$949
2023	102,558	$58,568	$142,600	$978

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,566	6.4%
5 to 17	16,640	16.2%
18 to 24	14,584	14.2%
25 to 34	16,002	15.6%
35 to 44	12,517	12.2%
45 to 54	10,423	10.2%
55 to 64	11,063	10.8%
65 to 74	8,632	8.4%
75 and over	6,131	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	59,900	58.4%
Black or African American	12,792	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	248	0.2%
Asian	2,725	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	145	0.1%
Some other race	72	0.1%
Two or more races	3,657	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,019	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,607	13.3%
High school graduate	19,755	30.5%
Some college or associate's	20,199	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	10,429	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5,778	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,443	71.0%
Carpooled	5,716	11.4%
Public transit	125	0.3%
Walked	3,993	8.0%
Bicycle	189	0.4%
Worked from home	3,731	7.5%
Other means	739	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28,527	61.7%
15 to 29 min	14,504	31.4%
30 to 44 min	1,153	2.5%
45 to 59 min	580	1.3%
60+ min	1,441	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 17.4% (15,894 of 91,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,261	61.0%
Nonfamily households	14,871	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,132	87.9%
Vacant	5,264	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,734	57.0%
Renter-occupied	16,398	43.0%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,957	69.0%
1-unit, attached	831	1.9%
2 to 4 units	3,776	8.7%
5 to 19 units	5,060	11.7%
20 or more units	2,782	6.4%
Mobile home & other	990	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4879000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 72 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 33.9067, -98.5258