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Wichita County, TX

129,984 Population
627.6 square miles 207.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,243 ±$2,274 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,070 ±$3,513 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.4% ±3% (15,762  ±3,515) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

14.4 minutes ±0.8 (876,120  ±66,421) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about half the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

49,103 ±1,540 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (117,569  ±604) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±2.8% (1,772  ±877) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

56,073 ±256 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$174,800 ±$14,307 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

18.4% ±3% (23,745  ±3,889.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.6% ±4.7% (73,259  ±4,004.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
27.2% ±2.7% (22,753  ±2,283.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.2% (9,331  ±2,273) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

9.3% ±1.4% (8,690  ±1,326) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,690 Total veterans ±1,326 7,366 Male ±1,192 1,324 Female ±574

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