2024 population: 423,080 ( 4,423 from 2020)
Land area: 15381.9 square miles
Population density: 27.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	272,427	64.39%	1.4%
Black:	37,739	8.92%	1.2%
Indian:	12,463	2.95%	3.1%
Asian:	8,669	2.05%	7.3%
2+ races:	16,656	3.94%	8.3%
Hispanic:	75,126	17.76%	9.6%

Total non-White:	150,653	35.61%	5.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	21,430	12.8
Deaths:	23,496	14.0
Net Migration:	3,552	2.1
Net Immigration:	2,841	1.7

Change in White population:	-3,953	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,376	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
418,657
276,380	66.02%
38,213	9.13%
12,085	2.89%
8,076	1.93%
15,382	3.67%
68,521	16.37%
142,277	33.98%

2010
434,206
303,213	69.83%
39,562	9.11%
11,945	2.75%
6,928	1.60%
12,997	2.99%
59,210	13.64%
130,993	30.17%

2000
429,494
318,116	74.07%
41,139	9.58%
10,429	2.43%
6,126	1.43%
9,520	2.22%
43,764	10.19%
111,378	25.93%

1990
416,023
333,736	80.22%
37,868	9.10%
9,202	2.21%
5,790	1.39%
n/a
29,427	7.07%
82,287	19.78%

1980
425,756
352,277	82.74%
36,357	8.54%
7,660	1.80%
5,175	1.22%
n/a
24,026	5.64%
73,479	17.26%

1970
406,455
351,618	86.51%
28,706	7.06%
4,788	1.18%
1,061	0.26%
n/a
18,484	4.55%
54,837	13.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
52,485	12.1
42,026	9.7
-29,239	-6.7
7,434	1.7

-26,833	-6.2
11,284	2.6

Number	Rate
2000's
57,046	13.3
40,880	9.5
-29,258	-6.8
516	0.1

-14,903	-3.5
19,615	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
64,659	15.5
43,936	10.6
-30,421	-7.3
3,492	0.8

-15,620	-3.8
29,091	7.0

Number	Rate
1980's
76,745	18.0
41,127	9.7
-44,012	-10.3
n/a

-18,541	-4.4
8,808	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-19,797	-4.9
n/a

659	0.2
18,642	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.6
92,936	22.0%
330,144	78.0%
64,359	15.2%

151,566
2.47

97,167	64.1%
70,115	72.2%
10,522	10.8%
54,399	35.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
104,859	24.1%
329,347	75.9%
60,873	14.0%

165,487
2.47

111,394	67.3%
82,701	74.2%
12,175	10.9%
54,093	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
111,950	26.1%
317,544	73.9%
60,198	14.0%

160,504
2.51

113,736	70.9%
90,913	79.9%
11,167	9.8%
46,768	29.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
111,920	26.9%
304,103	73.1%
58,352	14.0%

153,728
2.57

113,708	74.0%
94,858	83.4%
9,395	8.3%
40,020	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
119,901	28.2%
305,855	71.8%
54,175	12.7%

150,840
2.67

114,756	76.1%
99,962	87.1%
7,540	6.6%
36,084	23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,036	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,976	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,030	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,410	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,537	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,637	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,241	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,988	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,024	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,071	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,840	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,404	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,342	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,968	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,662	5.7%
$200,000 or more	6,400	4.2%

Median Household Income	58,544
Per Capita Income	30,818

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,232	6.8%
Public Assistance	3,880	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,552	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	128,904	61.4%
Unemployed	6,666	3.2%
In Armed Forces	13,554	6.5%

Total Labor Force	149,124	71.1%
Not in Labor Force	60,727	28.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	56,136	47,981	53.9%
Non-Profit	3,980	8,037	33.1%
Self-Employed	11,311	5,787	66.2%

Local Government	5,291	7,870	40.2%
State Government	3,753	5,900	38.9%
Federal Government	6,585	4,649	58.6%

Total Private + Self	67,447	53,768	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19,609	26,456	42.6%
Total	87,056	80,224	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,776	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,531	20.0%
Professional, Technical	34,357	20.5%
Service Occupations	31,698	18.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,528	0.9%
All others	45,391	27.1%

White Collar		54.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	27,102	16.2%
Retail trade	20,402	12.2%
Manufacturing	15,949	9.5%
Educational services	15,720	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	12,301	7.3%
Public administration	11,793	7.0%
Construction	10,450	6.2%
Other services	8,308	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	7,472	4.5%
Finance and insurance	6,026	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,690	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,413	3.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,038	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,081	2.4%
Wholesale trade	3,223	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,087	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,985	1.2%
Information	1,949	1.2%
Utilities	1,672	1.0%
Management	92	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55,068	13.77%
Puerto Rican	4,501	1.13%
Cuban	489	0.12%
Dominican	476	0.12%

Total Central American	2,710	0.68%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	802	0.20%
Honduran	356	0.09%
Nicaraguan	89	0.02%
Panamanian	654	0.16%
Salvadoran	760	0.19%
Other Central American	49	0.01%

Total South American	745	0.19%
Argentinean	20	0.01%
Bolivian	35	0.01%
Chilean	66	0.02%
Colombian	357	0.09%
Ecuadorian	10	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	66	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	191	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,604	1.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1,619	0.40%
Vietnamese	1,252	0.31%
Indian	1,058	0.26%
Korean	1,050	0.26%
Chinese	497	0.12%
Burmese	376	0.09%
Cambodian	373	0.09%
Thai	253	0.06%
Japanese	232	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	332,022	88.5%
Spanish	31,529	8.4%
German, other Germanic	2,056	0.5%
Other	1,730	0.5%
Other Asian	1,585	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,358	0.4%
Tagalog	1,121	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,004	0.3%
Vietnamese	905	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	47,208	11.8%
Irish	37,208	9.3%
English	34,004	8.5%
American	31,088	7.8%
Italian	7,402	1.9%
Scottish	6,362	1.6%
European	6,177	1.5%
French	6,059	1.5%
Dutch	3,869	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	3,392	0.8%
Polish	3,210	0.8%
Norwegian	2,315	0.6%
British	2,153	0.5%
Swedish	1,864	0.5%
African	1,796	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	388,314	97.1%
Not a citizen	11,649	2.9%

Native	378,778	94.7%
Foreign-born	21,185	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,804	4.5%	19,737	7.5%	88,544	33.6%	83,991	31.9%	38,728	14.7%	20,655	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,804	4.5%
9-12 Years	19,737	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	88,544	33.6%
Some College	83,991	31.9%
Bach. Degree	38,728	14.7%
Grad Degree	20,655	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	171,457	161,134	10,323	6.0%
1991	170,166	159,149	11,017	6.5%
1992	171,621	161,139	10,482	6.1%
1993	172,489	162,960	9,529	5.5%
1994	173,647	163,660	9,987	5.8%
1995	173,882	164,973	8,909	5.1%
1996	174,842	166,739	8,103	4.6%
1997	175,035	167,013	8,022	4.6%
1998	175,272	166,874	8,398	4.8%
1999	174,207	166,570	7,637	4.4%

2000	179,937	172,832	7,105	3.9%
2001	180,359	173,097	7,262	4.0%
2002	183,395	174,359	9,036	4.9%
2003	186,564	177,041	9,523	5.1%
2004	185,970	177,396	8,574	4.6%
2005	186,116	177,996	8,120	4.4%
2006	187,699	180,248	7,451	4.0%
2007	186,963	179,646	7,317	3.9%
2008	187,764	180,320	7,444	4.0%
2009	190,347	178,001	12,346	6.5%

2010	183,651	171,064	12,587	6.9%
2011	182,163	170,753	11,410	6.3%
2012	180,577	170,417	10,160	5.6%
2013	177,854	167,912	9,942	5.6%
2014	175,231	167,168	8,063	4.6%
2015	174,057	166,270	7,787	4.5%
2016	172,244	163,735	8,509	4.9%
2017	170,746	163,716	7,030	4.1%
2018	170,690	164,697	5,993	3.5%
2019	169,787	164,182	5,605	3.3%

2020	169,173	158,366	10,807	6.4%
2021	170,350	162,422	7,928	4.7%
2022	169,936	163,831	6,105	3.6%
2023	173,000	166,483	6,517	3.8%
2024	176,953	170,533	6,420	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	180,869
Median Value	n/a

Occupied	151,566	83.8%
Vacant	29,303	16.2%

Owned	95,665	63.1%
Rented	55,901	36.9%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	141,605	78.3%
Detached	137,606	76.1%
Attached	3,999	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,808	9.8%
Mobile Homes	10,176	5.6%

Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wichita Falls-Lawton, TX-OK Market Area