People QuickFacts Wichita Falls Texas Population, 2006 estimate 99,354 23,507,783 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.6% 12.7% Population, 2000 104,197 20,851,820 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 7.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.7% 28.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.3% 9.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 48.5% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 75.1% 71.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.4% 11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.2% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.0% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 14.0% 32.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 42.9% 49.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.0% 13.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 14.1% 31.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.7% 75.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.5% 23.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.4 25.4  Housing units, 2000 41,916 8,157,575 Homeownership rate, 2000 57.8% 63.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $62,700 $82,500  Households, 2000 37,970 7,393,354 Persons per household, 2000 2.46 2.74 Median household income, 1999 $32,554 $39,927 Per capita money income, 1999 $16,761 $19,617 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 13.9% 15.4%     Business QuickFacts Wichita Falls Texas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 451,689 397,405,111 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,298,584 228,694,755 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $12,760 $10,528 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 169,079 29,914,774 Total number of firms, 2002 8,045 1,734,509 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.0% 4.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.5% 18.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.5% 27.0%      Geography QuickFacts Wichita Falls Texas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 70 261,797 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,474.0 79.6 FIPS Code 79000 48 Counties Wichita County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts