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Wichita Falls Metro

Wichita Falls, TX · 3 counties · 149,448 residents (2025 est.) · 2,620 sq mi
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With 149,358 people, Wichita Falls is a metro area. The typical home is worth $157,052, having more than doubled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The foreign-born share is 6%. Density works out to 57 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
149,358
−1%since 2000
from 151,524 in 2000
149,448 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
57 / sq mi
−1%since 2000
from 58 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.6
+8%since 2000
from 34.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,620 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
139K143K146K149K153K19902000201020202024Wichita Falls
2024149K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(8,757)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(9,748)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(9,422)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.5%(11,265)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.9%(11,770)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(20,933)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(18,929)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(15,959)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(18,182)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(14,518)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(7,273)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(2,602)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,202
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,199 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,589
+103%since 2000
from $17,058 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.8%
+20.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 12.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.458
−1%since 2010
from 0.462 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$157,052
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $59,288 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$978
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $476 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 64.9% in 2000
35.6% rent
Vacancy rate
12.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.42 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.41 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.3%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 43.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.4
+25%since 2009
from 1.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.9%(115,070)
Black8.8%(13,293)
Hispanic / Latino11.2%(16,932)
Asian1.6%(2,408)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.6%(98,011)
Black9%(13,469)
Hispanic / Latino19%(28,431)
Asian2.1%(3,078)
Other4.3%(6,369)
Diversity Score
64
+18%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−2%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.7%(24,975)
Puerto Rican0.5%(691)
Cuban0.2%(315)
Spaniard0.2%(293)
Salvadoran0.2%(284)
Guatemalan0.2%(252)
Costa Rican0.1%(106)
Dominican0.1%(89)
Honduran0.1%(72)
Colombian0.1%(71)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(781)
Vietnamese0.5%(651)
Asian Indian0.2%(338)
Cambodian0.2%(289)
Korean0.2%(223)
Thai0.1%(176)
Chinese0.1%(125)
Nepalese0.1%(103)
Pakistani0.1%(77)
Japanese0%(63)
Laotian0%(30)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Taiwanese0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(133)
Samoan0.1%(68)
Guamanian0%(18)
Ancestry
German12%(17,868)
English10.2%(15,299)
Irish8.2%(12,307)
American5%(7,511)
Scottish1.9%(2,861)
Italian1.5%(2,212)
French1.1%(1,655)
Dutch0.9%(1,328)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,275)
Polish0.7%(1,115)
Norwegian0.6%(894)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(863)
Welsh0.4%(567)
Nigerian0.4%(558)
Czech0.3%(423)
West Indian0.3%(393)
British0.2%(358)
Danish0.2%(310)
Jamaican0.2%(208)
Russian0.1%(205)
Greek0.1%(173)
Serbian0.1%(144)
Arab0.1%(109)
Croatian0.1%(105)
Finnish0.1%(101)
Portuguese0.1%(92)
Hungarian0.1%(85)
Lebanese0.1%(74)
Austrian0%(63)
Canadian0%(62)
Iranian0%(49)
Ghanaian0%(41)
Ukrainian0%(41)
Swiss0%(39)
Haitian0%(36)
Brazilian0%(32)
Bulgarian0%(23)
Syrian0%(21)
Belgian0%(20)
Macedonian0.1%(13)
Slovene0%(11)
Armenian0%(10)
Kenyan0%(9)
Slovak0%(8)
Somali0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 80.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
8.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
16.4 min
+42%since 2000
from 11.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
6.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
6.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 63.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 72.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.7%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Female
48.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Foreign born
6.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
10.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 14.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 18.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.6%
+17.3 ptssince 2017
from 71.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 80.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 9.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(23,917)
Married49%(30,702)
Widowed3.4%(2,112)
Divorced9.5%(5,954)
Women 15+
Never married28.2%(16,565)
Married48.1%(28,282)
Widowed9.1%(5,375)
Divorced14.5%(8,524)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 18.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 47.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 64.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 35.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)40.2%(4,765)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.4%(4,432)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.7%(3,287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(336)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(98)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,857 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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Largest cities

Wichita FallsCENTRAL101,951Burkburnett11,057Iowa Park6,542Henrietta3,258Electra2,238Holliday1,733Archer City1,627Lakeside City1,307Petrolia534Dean521Byers469Scotland432Pleasant Valley366Windthorst354Cashion Community301Bellevue298Megargel178Jolly168
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3 component counties

Wichita CountyCENTRAL129,555Clay County10,764Archer County9,129
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Wichita Falls, TX?

Wichita Falls, TX has about 149,358 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Wichita Falls, TX?

The typical household in Wichita Falls, TX earns about $65,202 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Wichita Falls, TX expensive?

In Wichita Falls, TX, the median home is worth about $157,052, and the typical rent is about $978 a month.

How educated are people in Wichita Falls, TX?

About 24.9% of adults age 25 and over in Wichita Falls, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Wichita Falls, TX?

About 15.5% of people in Wichita Falls, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Wichita Falls, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Wichita Falls, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,983 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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