With 102,581 people, Wichita Falls is a city in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. The typical home is worth $156,800, having more than doubled since 2000. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,177, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wichita Falls
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.0% → 25.4%(+7.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$113,283 → $156,800(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age30.9 → 33.8(+2.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.2%(3,177)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.8%(2,998)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.1%(1,893)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(193)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(81)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,531 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wichita Falls, decade by decade
Wichita Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
96,259
$56,546
$113,283
18.0%
48.4
2000
104,197
$59,302
$110,939
21.5%
61.2
2010
104,553
$58,507
$128,177
21.1%
67.9
2020
102,316
$57,372
$127,022
23.9%
76.5
2024
102,581
$60,177
$156,800
25.4%
75.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
