COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benjamin vs Wichita Falls
PLACE A
Benjamin, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wichita Falls, Texas
Benjamin is 100% smaller than Wichita Falls. Wichita Falls earns more, with a median household income $7,469 higher. Wichita Falls has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -24%).
BENJAMINWICHITA FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population189101,951−100% vs Wichita Falls
Population density1801,411−1,232
Population growth-24.0%-2.1%−21.9 pts
Median age25.533.8−8.3
Male56.8%52.4%+4.4 pts
Female43.2%47.6%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.4%7.7%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.6%57.1%+1.5 pts
Black0.8%12.6%−11.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.5%23.2%+16.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other1.1%4.4%−3.3 pts
Median household income$52,708$60,177−$7,469
Per capita income$21,126$33,078−$11,952
Poverty rate4.0%17.7%−13.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3390.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%25.4%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree1.4%8.4%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation61.7%63.5%−1.8 pts
Median home value$62,900$156,800−$93,900
Median gross rent$527$1,022−$495
Owner-occupied60.4%56.4%+4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate59.2%12.0%+47.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Average commute24.314.3+10.0
Worked from home0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.9%16.8%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025