2022 population: 129,978 ( 1,522 from 2010 , 623 from 2020)
Land area: 627.6 square miles
Population density: 207.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	82,050	63.13%	8.8%
Black:	13,614	10.47%	2.2%
Indian:	1,078	0.83%	0.8%
Asian:	2,767	2.13%	3.6%
2+ races:	3,234	2.49%	31.9%
Hispanic:	27,235	20.95%	24.6%

Total non-White:	47,928	36.87%	15.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,481	13.5
Deaths:	3,864	14.9
Net Migration:	665	2.6
Net Immigration:	311	1.2

Change in White population:	-7,951	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,429	4.9

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
131,500
90,001	68.44%
13,322	10.13%
1,087	0.83%
2,671	2.03%
2,451	1.86%
21,859	16.62%
41,499	31.56%

2000
131,664
96,490	73.29%
13,243	10.06%
919	0.70%
2,485	1.89%
2,288	1.74%
16,097	12.23%
35,174	26.71%

1990
122,378
98,468	80.46%
10,918	8.92%
785	0.64%
1,819	1.49%
n/a
10,388	8.49%
23,910	19.54%

1980
121,082
100,287	82.83%
10,708	8.84%
530	0.44%
1,548	1.28%
n/a
7,951	6.57%
20,795	17.17%

1970
121,862
104,641	85.87%
9,105	7.47%
262	0.21%
241	0.20%
n/a
7,121	5.84%
17,221	14.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,585	13.4
11,881	9.0
-9,888	-7.5
772	0.6

-6,489	-4.9
6,325	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
19,456	15.9
12,499	10.2
-6,212	-5.1
1,147	0.9

-1,978	-1.6
11,264	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
21,749	18.0
11,232	9.3
-8,901	-7.4
n/a

-1,819	-1.5
3,115	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-12,281	-10.1
n/a

-4,354	-3.6
3,574	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita County, TX

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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
34.8
29,426	22.6%
100,552	77.4%
19,318	14.9%

48,604
2.42

30,544	62.8%
21,222	69.5%
3,142	10.3%
18,060	37.2%

2010
Number	Percent
33.9
30,409	23.1%
101,091	76.9%
17,177	13.1%

49,016
2.44

31,663	64.6%
22,571	71.3%
3,967	12.5%
17,353	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
33.2
32,887	25.0%
98,777	75.0%
16,765	12.7%

48,432
2.49

33,075	68.3%
25,914	78.3%
3,535	10.7%
15,357	31.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
32,161	26.3%
90,217	73.7%
15,530	12.7%

45,384
2.55

32,511	71.6%
26,288	80.9%
2,994	9.2%
12,873	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
32,774	27.1%
88,308	72.9%
13,553	11.2%

43,168
2.63

32,312	74.9%
27,806	86.1%
2,282	7.1%
10,856	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Wichita County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,177	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,410	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,922	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,636	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,352	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,048	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,982	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,304	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,348	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,531	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,678	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,253	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,503	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,430	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,990	6.2%
$200,000 or more	2,040	4.2%

Median Household Income	58,862
Per Capita Income	30,834

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,484	7.2%
Public Assistance	1,095	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,428	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	42,339	63.1%
Unemployed	1,884	2.8%
In Armed Forces	4,835	7.2%

Total Labor Force	49,058	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	18,061	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	19,891	17,909	52.6%
Non-Profit	1,512	3,019	33.4%
Self-Employed	3,435	1,990	63.3%

Local Government	1,717	2,095	45.0%
State Government	1,305	1,795	42.1%
Federal Government	1,939	967	66.7%

Total Private + Self	23,326	19,899	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,473	7,876	45.1%
Total	29,799	27,775	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	17.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,501	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,834	20.5%
Professional, Technical	11,663	20.2%
Service Occupations	11,753	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	89	0.2%
All others	14,949	25.9%

White Collar		53.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,424	16.3%
Retail trade	7,597	13.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,595	9.7%
Educational services	5,303	9.2%
Manufacturing	4,729	8.2%
Construction	3,583	6.2%
Public administration	3,414	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,387	5.9%
Other services	2,823	4.9%
Finance and insurance	2,239	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,054	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,999	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,309	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	901	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	868	1.5%
Information	806	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	743	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	530	0.9%
Utilities	316	0.5%
Management	80	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	23,145	17.86%
Puerto Rican	798	0.62%
Cuban	255	0.20%
Dominican	81	0.06%

Total Central American	621	0.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	171	0.13%
Honduran	81	0.06%
Nicaraguan	13	0.01%
Panamanian	46	0.04%
Salvadoran	310	0.24%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	290	0.22%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	10	0.01%
Colombian	137	0.11%
Ecuadorian	7	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	41	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	95	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,223	0.94%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	689	0.53%
Filipino	517	0.40%
Indian	403	0.31%
Cambodian	351	0.27%
Chinese	288	0.22%
Korean	235	0.18%
Thai	103	0.08%
Japanese	80	0.06%
Laotian	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	105,906	87.1%
Spanish	11,845	9.7%
Other Asian	696	0.6%
Other	570	0.5%
Vietnamese	557	0.5%
Other Indo-European	446	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	426	0.4%
Tagalog	310	0.3%
German, other Germanic	282	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	14,575	11.2%
Irish	11,575	8.9%
English	10,984	8.5%
American	8,910	6.9%
Italian	2,150	1.7%
European	2,117	1.6%
Scottish	1,910	1.5%
French	1,562	1.2%
Dutch	1,271	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,065	0.8%
Polish	1,031	0.8%
Swedish	838	0.6%
Norwegian	822	0.6%
African	705	0.5%
British	642	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	124,558	96.1%
Not a citizen	5,026	3.9%

Native	121,543	93.8%
Foreign-born	8,041	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,555	5.5%	5,838	7.0%	26,535	31.8%	26,625	31.9%	12,624	15.1%	7,299	8.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,555	5.5%
9-12 Years	5,838	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	26,535	31.8%
Some College	26,625	31.9%
Bach. Degree	12,624	15.1%
Grad Degree	7,299	8.7%
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	56,965	53,123	3,842	6.7%	6.4%
1991	56,586	52,567	4,019	7.1%	7.0%
1992	56,624	52,824	3,800	6.7%	7.7%
1993	57,857	54,518	3,339	5.8%	7.2%
1994	59,025	55,827	3,198	5.4%	6.6%
1995	60,541	57,575	2,966	4.9%	6.1%
1996	61,515	58,600	2,915	4.7%	5.8%
1997	61,691	58,878	2,813	4.6%	5.4%
1998	61,544	58,467	3,077	5.0%	5.0%
1999	60,259	57,333	2,926	4.9%	4.7%

2000	61,088	58,227	2,861	4.7%	4.4%
2001	62,049	59,254	2,795	4.5%	5.0%
2002	62,778	59,079	3,699	5.9%	6.3%
2003	63,103	59,317	3,786	6.0%	6.7%
2004	62,717	59,460	3,257	5.2%	6.0%
2005	62,753	59,759	2,994	4.8%	5.5%
2006	62,688	59,917	2,771	4.4%	5.0%
2007	61,795	59,164	2,631	4.3%	4.4%
2008	61,169	58,181	2,988	4.9%	4.9%
2009	61,577	56,955	4,622	7.5%	7.5%

2010	59,360	54,733	4,627	7.8%	8.2%
2011	58,982	54,788	4,194	7.1%	8.0%
2012	58,331	54,805	3,526	6.0%	6.7%
2013	57,224	53,848	3,376	5.9%	6.3%
2014	56,429	53,641	2,788	4.9%	5.2%
2015	55,348	52,958	2,390	4.3%	4.5%
2016	55,486	53,072	2,414	4.4%	4.6%
2017	56,068	53,985	2,083	3.7%	4.3%
2018	56,349	54,419	1,930	3.4%	3.9%
2019	56,077	54,292	1,785	3.2%	3.5%

2020	55,306	51,620	3,686	6.7%	7.6%
2021	55,714	52,752	2,962	5.3%	5.6%
2022	55,458	53,290	2,168	3.9%	3.9%
2023	55,822	53,646	2,176	3.9%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,602
Median Value	$129,000

Occupied	48,604	87.4%
Vacant	6,998	12.6%

Owned	29,453	60.6%
Rented	19,151	39.4%
Median Rent	$937

Single-Family Units	41,247	74.2%
Detached	40,210	72.3%
Attached	1,037	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,036	14.5%
Mobile Homes	2,108	3.8%

Wichita County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wichita County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Wichita County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wichita County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wichita County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wichita County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Wichita County, TX