Wichita Falls is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 102,691 people and 39 associated neighborhoods, Wichita Falls is the 40th largest community in Texas.
Wichita Falls is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Wichita Falls, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
A relatively large number of people in Wichita Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Wichita Falls is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.18 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Wichita Falls is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.02% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wichita Falls in 2022 was $31,987, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,948 for a family of four. However, Wichita Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wichita Falls is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wichita Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wichita Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wichita Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.44% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wichita Falls include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Wichita Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.