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Wichita Falls Independent School District Overview

Midwestern State University located in Wichita Falls Independent School District area. A total of 34,459 households are located in Wichita Falls Independent School District area. Among them, 10,219 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 23,547 and 23,349 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.22% (4,278) of residents are non-citizens and 16.15% (13,237) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Wichita Falls Independent School District, Texas
Household	34,459
Population	81,975
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	10,219 (29.66%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,547
Total Students	23,349
Pre-Kindergarten	1,268
Kindergarten	1,300
Grade 1-8	9,542
Grade 9-12	3,946
College/Graduate School	7,293
Veterans	64,131
Non-citizen	4,278
Non-English Home Language	13,237
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

68,001 residents are over the age of 16 and 43,881 people are in labor force. Among them, 42,035 people are in civilian labor force and 1,846 are in armed labor force. 39,827 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wichita Falls Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	40,957	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	33,864	82.68%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,364	8.21%
Public transportation	236	0.58%
Walked	1,808	4.41%
Other method	713	1.74%
Worked from home	972	2.37%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,827	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,734	34.48%
Service	8,738	21.94%
Sales and office	8,053	20.22%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,133	10.38%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,169	12.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,827	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,122	2.82%
Construction	2,496	6.27%
Manufacturing	2,943	7.39%
Wholesale trade	681	1.71%
Retail trade	5,156	12.95%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,914	4.81%
Information	797	2.00%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,826	4.58%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,827	7.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,459	26.26%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,870	12.23%
Other services, except public administration	2,361	5.93%
Public administration	2,375	5.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,827	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,126	75.64%
Government workers	7,417	18.62%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,152	5.40%
Unpaid family workers	132	0.33%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,265 for the 34,459 households in Wichita Falls Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $26,664. 70,384 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 84.93%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	34,459	-
Less than $10,000	3,641	10.57%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,019	5.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,026	11.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,502	10.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,146	14.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,245	18.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,545	10.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,092	11.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,219	3.54%
More than $200,000	1,024	2.97%
Median Household Income	$46,475	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,265	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	20,729	-
Less than $10,000	1,291	6.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	609	2.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,670	8.06%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,684	8.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,785	13.44%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,516	21.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,767	13.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,357	16.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,149	5.54%
More than $200,000	901	4.35%

Median Family Income	$62,771	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,227	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,664	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,434	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,434	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	82,869	-
With health insurance coverage	70,384	84.93%
Public coverage	28,862	34.83%
Private health insurance	52,377	63.20%
Without health insurance coverage	12,485	15.07%

Housing

There are 40,046 housing units in Wichita Falls Independent School District area, Texas with 34,459 units (86.05%) occupied. 19,276 houses (55.94%) are occupied by owner and 15,183 houses (44.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $103,400 and the average rental cost is $770. 324 houses (0.81%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,938 houses (17.33%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,046	-
Occupied	34,459	86.05%
Owner Occupied	19,276	55.94%
Renter Occupied	15,183	44.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,702	69.18%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	644	1.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,762	26.87%
Mobile Homes	924	2.31%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	14	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,046	-
Built 2014 or later	324	0.81%
Built 2010 - 2013	652	1.63%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,129	7.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,373	8.42%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,006	12.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,969	17.40%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,255	15.62%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,400	18.48%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,938	17.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,046	-
1 room	911	2.27%
2 rooms	937	2.34%
3 rooms	4,221	10.54%
4 rooms	7,165	17.89%
5 rooms	9,219	23.02%
6 rooms	7,709	19.25%
7 rooms	4,274	10.67%
8 rooms	3,010	7.52%
9 rooms or more	2,600	6.49%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,046	-
no bedroom	947	2.36%
1 bedroom	4,940	12.34%
2 bedrooms	11,764	29.38%
3 bedrooms	16,856	42.09%
4 bedrooms	4,918	12.28%
5 bedrooms or more	621	1.55%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	19,276	-
Less than $50,000	3,046	15.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,244	32.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,176	21.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,276	11.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,416	12.53%
$300,000 - $499,999	774	4.02%
$500,000 - $999,999	278	1.44%
$1,000,000 or more	66	0.34%
Median House Value	$103,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	14,379	-
Less than $500	2,189	15.22%
$500 - $999	8,615	59.91%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,751	19.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	473	3.29%
$2,000 - $2,499	188	1.31%
$2,500 - $2,999	136	0.95%
$3,000 or more	27	0.19%
Median Rental Costs	$770	-

Demographic

A total of 86,828 people lives in Wichita Falls Independent School District area, Texas with 42,367 male and 44,461 female. The males to female ratio is 48.79 to 51.21. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	86,828	-
Male	42,367	48.79%
Female	44,461	51.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	86,828	-
Under 5 years	6,083	7.01%
5 - 9 years	6,143	7.07%
10 - 14 years	5,536	6.38%
15 - 19 years	6,177	7.11%
20 - 24 years	7,714	8.88%
25 - 34 years	12,648	14.57%
35 - 44 years	9,694	11.16%
45 - 54 years	9,778	11.26%
55 - 59 years	5,547	6.39%
60 - 64 years	4,731	5.45%
65 - 74 years	6,939	7.99%
75 - 84 years	3,957	4.56%
85 years and older	1,881	2.17%
Median Age	34.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	86,828	-
One Race	83,899	96.63%
White	66,017	76.03%
Black or African American	10,089	11.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native	798	0.92%
Asian	2,502	2.88%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	81	0.09%
Other	4,412	5.08%

Two or more races	2,929	3.37%
White and Black or African American	880	1.01%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	460	0.53%
White and Asian	535	0.62%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	105	0.12%