Population: 104,197. Estimated population in July 2020: 99,846 (-4.2% change)
Males: 53,657 (51.5%), Females: 50,540 (48.5%)
Wichita County
Zip codes: 76301, 76302, 76305, 76306, 76308, 76309, 76310.
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $32,554
Median house value: $62,700
Races in Wichita Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.9%)
- Hispanic (14.0%)
- Black (12.4%)
- Other race (6.4%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (12.5%), United States (9.4%), Irish (9.4%), English (7.7%), French (2.4%), Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 954 feet
Land area: 70.7 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wichita Falls
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wichita Falls city
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 10.9%
6.0% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 1.8% Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,589 (+7.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Wichita Falls:
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF WICHITA (3901 ARMORY ROAD)
- IHS HOSPITAL AT WICHITA FALLS (1103 GRACE STREET)
- KELL WEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL LLC (5402 KELL WEST BLVD)
- NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL (PO BOX 300 6515 LAKE RD)
- RED RIVER HOSPITAL (1505 8TH ST)
- UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (1600 8TH AVENUE)
- WICHITA VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (300 LOOP 11)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wichita Falls:
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI (about 7 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: SPS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 47 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 52 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wichita Falls:
- KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (about 4 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: T47)
- WICHITA VALLEY (about 8 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Abbreviation: F14)
- ARCHER CITY MUNI (about 24 miles; ARCHER CITY, TX; Abbreviation: T39)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Wichita Falls:
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,619; Location: 3410 TAFT BLVD; Public; Website: www.mwsu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Full-time enrollment: 69; Location: 4317 BARNETT RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.accedu.com)
- ALADDIN BEAUTY COLLEGE 1 (Location: 1 EUREKA CIR; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Wichita Falls:
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 98 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 106 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,673)
- TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; DENTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,746)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
- TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,032)
Schools
Public high schools in Wichita Falls:
- RIDER H S (Students: 1,616; Location: 4611 CYPRESS AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WICHITA FALLS H S (Students: 1,524; Location: 2149 AVE H; Grades: 09 – 12)
- HIRSCHI HS (Students: 901; Location: 3106 BORTON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CITY VIEW JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH (Students: 417; Location: 1600 CITY VIEW DR; Grades: 07 – 12)
- HARRELL ACCELERATED LEARNING CENTE (Students: 99; Location: 3115 FIFTH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CARRIGAN CTR (Location: 1609 BLONDE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Wichita Falls:
- NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 476; Location: 2821 LANSING BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)
- BIBLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location: 1606 30TH STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Wichita Falls:
- MCNIEL J H (Students: 678; Location: 4712 BARNETT RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- CITY VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 665; Location: 1023 CITY VIEW DR; Grades: PK – 06)
- JOHN G TOWER EL (Students: 631; Location: 5200 HOOPER DR; Grades: PK – 05)
- BARWISE J H (Students: 612; Location: 3807 KEMP BLVD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- KIRBY MATH-SCIENCE CTR (Students: 590; Location: 1715 N LOOP 11; Grades: 07 – 08)
- CROCKETT EL (Students: 570; Location: 3015 AVE I; Grades: PK – 06)
- FAIN EL (Students: 547; Location: 1562 NORMAN ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- FOWLER EL (Students: 538; Location: 5100 RIDGECREST DR; Grades: PK – 06)
- ZUNDELOWITZ J H (Students: 500; Location: 1706 POLK ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BURGESS EL (Students: 497; Location: 3106 MAURINE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Wichita Falls:
- THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 3801 WEST CAMPUS DRIVE; Grades: PK – 10)
- WICHITA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 99; Location: 4729 NETA; Grades: PK – 7)
Libraries
Library in Wichita Falls:
- WICHITA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,515,978; Location: 600 11TH ST; 131,688 books; 8,772 audio materials; 2,776 video materials; 480 serial subscriptions)