Wichita County, Texas

Wichita County has a population of 129,996 and has grown 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,700, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $63,524.

Home price
$153,700
Income
$63,524
Population
129,996
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$153,700county
Median gross rent$1,006county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,277county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,136county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,553county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$63,524county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.4%county
Economic output per resident$59,035county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.64%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service5.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station84 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths10.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.5%county
Public schools in the county42county
Public school enrollment19465county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible61.9%county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools6county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population129,996county
Land area in square miles628county
People per square mile of land207.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores12county
Convenience stores14county
Share living far from a food store10.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.2%county
Population change since 2020+0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.7%county
Second languages12.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents153county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in3,514county
Households that moved away3,811county
Average income of arriving households$56,325county
Average income of departing households$58,149county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year131county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.7%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature65.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.9 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F112 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days234 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢(statewide)
Household electricity use1,094 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.2%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband88.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk80.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk93.6county
Landslide risk27.8county
Hail risk95.2county
Earthquake risk65.5county
Tornado risk92.8county
Tropical cyclone risk47.5county
Extreme heat risk92.8county
Winter weather risk82.2county
Strong wind risk68.0county
Wildfire risk92.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wichita County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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