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Language Spoken At Home in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 140,769 | 100% |
English only | 124,231 | 88.3% |
Language other than English | 16,538 | 11.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,015 | 5.0% |
Spanish | 13,099 | 9.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,591 | 4.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,102 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 330 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,154 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,094 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 183 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 150,681 | 100% |
American | 19,746 | 13.1% |
Arab | 288 | 0.2% |
Czech | 802 | 0.5% |
Danish | 383 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,247 | 1.5% |
English | 10,506 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 3,368 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 562 | 0.4% |
German | 21,901 | 14.5% |
Greek | 191 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 151 | 0.1% |
Irish | 15,517 | 10.3% |
Italian | 3,140 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 64 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 772 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,432 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 168 | 0.1% |
Russian | 355 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,670 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 2,694 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 31 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,130 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,110 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 155 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 40 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 914 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 618 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 55,737 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 37,474 | 67.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,645 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 28,276 | 50.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,237 | 20.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,293 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,223 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,905 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,185 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 18,263 | 32.8% |
Householder living alone | 15,432 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 5,650 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,778 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,134 | 25.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 137,956 | 100% |
Householder | 55,737 | 40.4% |
Spouse | 28,306 | 20.5% |
Child | 39,833 | 28.9% |
Other relatives | 7,781 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 6,299 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 3,238 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 62,265 | 100% |
Never married | 21,616 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 31,102 | 50.0% |
Separated | 1,137 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,739 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 6,671 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 59,487 | 100% |
Never married | 14,152 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 30,281 | 50.9% |
Separated | 1,499 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 6,216 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 7,339 | 12.3% |
Fertility in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,039 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 765 | 37.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,285 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,798 | 54.7% |
Less than 1 year | 222 | 6.8% |
1 or 2 years | 403 | 12.3% |
3 or 4 years | 228 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 945 | 28.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,798 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,093 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 1,381 | 76.8% |
School Enrollment in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 37,941 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,142 | 5.6% |
Kindergarten | 2,159 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 15,039 | 39.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 7,615 | 20.1% |
College or graduate school | 10,986 | 29.0% |
Educational Attainment in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 96,235 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,093 | 5.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,436 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 32,192 | 33.5% |
Some college, no degree | 23,888 | 24.8% |
Associate's degree | 6,587 | 6.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,830 | 13.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,209 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.8% |
Veteran Status in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 109,375 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 14,043 | 12.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 137,394 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,848 | 14.4% |
Under 18 years | 34,700 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,671 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 83,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,954 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 19,448 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,223 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 148,762 | 100% |
Same house | 119,975 | 80.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 28,049 | 18.9% |
Same county | 14,582 | 9.8% |
Different county | 13,467 | 9.1% |
Same state | 6,229 | 4.2% |
Different state | 7,238 | 4.9% |
Abroad | 738 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 150,681 | 100% |
Native | 141,279 | 93.8% |
Born in United States | 139,130 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 95,596 | 63.4% |
Different state | 43,534 | 28.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,149 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 9,402 | 6.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,402 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,804 | 40.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,598 | 59.5% |
Year of Entry in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,551 | 100% |
Native | 2,149 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 28 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,121 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 9,402 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 310 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,092 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wichita Falls
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,402 | 100% |
Europe | 919 | 9.8% |
Asia | 2,102 | 22.4% |
Africa | 442 | 4.7% |
Oceania | 39 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 5,690 | 60.5% |
Northern America | 210 | 2.2% |