Cities / Texas / Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls, TX

102,581 people

Right Now

Weather

87.8°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 109°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Dallas-Fort Worth)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 126.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DFW

109 mi — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Population & People

Population

102,581

Median age

33.8

Median household income

$60,177

Poverty rate

17.7%

Unemployment rate

3.4%

Bachelor's degree+

25.4%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

23.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$156,800

Median gross rent

$1,022/mo

Homeownership rate

56.41%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,136

HUD Fair Market Rent (Wichita County, 13 mi from Wichita Falls), 2026. Efficiency $831, 1BR $925, 2BR $1136, 3BR $1553, 4BR $1759. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

109 mi away

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).