2022 population: 149,299 ( 2,007 from 2010 , 1,177 from 2020)
Land area: 2619.6 square miles
Population density: 57.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	98,798	66.17%	8.6%
Black:	13,826	9.26%	3.1%
Indian:	1,269	0.85%	1.6%
Asian:	2,922	1.96%	7.4%
2+ races:	3,644	2.44%	35.8%
Hispanic:	28,840	19.32%	25.4%

Total non-White:	50,501	33.83%	16.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,868	13.1
Deaths:	4,435	15.0
Net Migration:	1,381	4.7
Net Immigration:	334	1.1

Change in White population:	-9,326	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,319	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
151,306
108,124	71.46%
13,409	8.86%
1,249	0.83%
2,721	1.80%
2,684	1.77%
23,001	15.20%
43,182	28.54%

2000
151,524
115,070	75.94%
13,293	8.77%
1,068	0.70%
2,511	1.66%
2,501	1.65%
16,932	11.17%
36,454	24.06%

1990
140,375
115,941	82.59%
10,968	7.81%
951	0.68%
1,843	1.31%
n/a
10,672	7.60%
24,434	17.41%

1980
137,930
116,654	84.57%
10,850	7.87%
648	0.47%
1,570	1.14%
n/a
8,147	5.91%
21,276	15.43%

1970
135,700
118,154	87.07%
9,261	6.82%
277	0.20%
243	0.18%
n/a
7,261	5.35%
17,546	12.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,410	12.8
13,539	8.9
-10,039	-6.6
787	0.5

-6,946	-4.6
6,728	4.4

Number	Rate
1990's
21,374	15.2
14,269	10.2
-4,634	-3.3
1,220	0.9

-871	-0.6
12,020	8.6

Number	Rate
1980's
23,989	17.4
12,960	9.4
-8,128	-5.9
n/a

-713	-0.5
3,158	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,543	-7.0
n/a

-1,500	-1.1
3,730	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro 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
36.2
33,463	22.4%
115,836	77.6%
23,393	15.7%

56,175
2.42

35,939	64.0%
25,747	71.6%
3,457	9.6%
20,236	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
35.2
35,036	23.2%
116,270	76.8%
20,543	13.6%

56,873
2.45

37,403	65.8%
27,361	73.2%
4,302	11.5%
19,470	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
34.0
38,104	25.1%
113,420	74.9%
19,769	13.0%

56,118
2.50

38,835	69.2%
30,952	79.7%
3,841	9.9%
17,283	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
37,065	26.4%
103,310	73.6%
18,350	13.1%

52,154
2.56

37,774	72.4%
30,966	82.0%
3,207	8.5%
14,380	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
37,402	27.1%
100,528	72.9%
16,271	11.8%

49,410
2.64

37,199	75.3%
32,239	86.7%
2,475	6.7%
12,211	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,487	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,747	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,235	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,903	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,687	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,297	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,311	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,598	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,593	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,962	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,472	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,339	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,568	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,978	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,507	6.2%
$200,000 or more	2,491	4.4%

Median Household Income	60,751
Per Capita Income	31,631

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,925	7.0%
Public Assistance	1,248	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,198	12.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,782	64.2%
Unemployed	2,064	2.7%
In Armed Forces	4,854	6.3%

Total Labor Force	56,700	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	20,795	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,916	20,243	53.1%
Non-Profit	1,717	3,454	33.2%
Self-Employed	4,222	2,257	65.2%

Local Government	2,025	2,692	42.9%
State Government	1,475	2,123	41.0%
Federal Government	2,215	1,076	67.3%

Total Private + Self	27,138	22,500	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,432	9,345	44.3%
Total	34,570	31,845	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,857	13.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,690	20.6%
Professional, Technical	13,579	20.4%
Service Occupations	12,896	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	257	0.4%
All others	17,553	26.4%

White Collar		54.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,761	16.2%
Retail trade	8,599	12.9%
Educational services	6,232	9.4%
Accommodation and food services	5,916	8.9%
Manufacturing	5,418	8.1%
Construction	4,215	6.3%
Public administration	3,981	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	3,950	5.9%
Other services	3,288	4.9%
Finance and insurance	2,560	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,265	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,249	3.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,470	2.2%
Wholesale trade	1,465	2.2%
Information	1,013	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	954	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	939	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	841	1.3%
Utilities	379	0.6%
Management	80	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24,440	16.46%
Puerto Rican	828	0.56%
Cuban	258	0.17%
Dominican	81	0.05%

Total Central American	678	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	171	0.12%
Honduran	81	0.05%
Nicaraguan	16	0.01%
Panamanian	46	0.03%
Salvadoran	364	0.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	318	0.21%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	10	0.01%
Colombian	165	0.11%
Ecuadorian	7	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	41	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	95	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,286	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	689	0.46%
Filipino	602	0.41%
Indian	403	0.27%
Cambodian	351	0.24%
Chinese	312	0.21%
Korean	235	0.16%
Thai	104	0.07%
Japanese	81	0.05%
Laotian	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	122,818	87.9%
Spanish	12,755	9.1%
Other Asian	698	0.5%
Other	578	0.4%
Vietnamese	557	0.4%
Other Indo-European	450	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	447	0.3%
German, other Germanic	389	0.3%
Tagalog	353	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	17,284	11.6%
Irish	13,203	8.9%
English	13,056	8.8%
American	10,345	7.0%
Italian	2,414	1.6%
Scottish	2,275	1.5%
European	2,241	1.5%
French	1,793	1.2%
Dutch	1,511	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,351	0.9%
Polish	1,167	0.8%
Swedish	912	0.6%
Norwegian	885	0.6%
African	710	0.5%
British	679	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	142,998	96.3%
Not a citizen	5,525	3.7%

Native	139,800	94.1%
Foreign-born	8,723	5.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,910	5.1%	6,549	6.7%	31,458	32.4%	30,934	31.9%	14,876	15.3%	8,317	8.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,910	5.1%
9-12 Years	6,549	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,458	32.4%
Some College	30,934	31.9%
Bach. Degree	14,876	15.3%
Grad Degree	8,317	8.6%
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	131,084	122,748	8,336	6.4%
1991	130,112	121,384	8,728	6.7%
1992	130,194	121,840	8,354	6.4%
1993	132,896	125,520	7,376	5.6%
1994	135,738	128,620	7,118	5.2%
1995	139,758	133,228	6,530	4.7%
1996	141,930	135,486	6,444	4.5%
1997	142,108	135,892	6,216	4.4%
1998	142,186	135,390	6,796	4.8%
1999	139,824	133,382	6,442	4.6%

2000	143,860	137,390	6,470	4.5%
2001	146,406	140,076	6,330	4.3%
2002	148,462	140,068	8,394	5.7%
2003	149,548	140,914	8,634	5.8%
2004	148,798	141,378	7,420	5.0%
2005	149,134	142,272	6,862	4.6%
2006	149,182	142,770	6,412	4.3%
2007	146,230	140,200	6,030	4.1%
2008	144,696	137,866	6,830	4.7%
2009	145,370	134,700	10,670	7.3%

2010	139,026	128,322	10,704	7.7%
2011	137,946	128,258	9,688	7.0%
2012	135,998	127,878	8,120	6.0%
2013	133,154	125,384	7,770	5.8%
2014	131,354	124,926	6,428	4.9%
2015	128,774	123,192	5,582	4.3%
2016	128,748	123,146	5,602	4.4%
2017	130,224	125,430	4,794	3.7%
2018	130,826	126,398	4,428	3.4%
2019	129,992	125,896	4,096	3.2%

2020	128,020	119,702	8,318	6.5%
2021	129,170	122,420	6,750	5.2%
2022	128,676	123,696	4,980	3.9%
2023	129,466	124,466	5,000	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	64,650
Median Value	$131,574

Occupied	56,175	86.9%
Vacant	8,475	13.1%

Owned	35,711	63.6%
Rented	20,464	36.4%
Median Rent	$912

Single-Family Units	48,860	75.6%
Detached	47,740	73.8%
Attached	1,120	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,087	12.5%
Mobile Homes	3,258	5.0%

Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area