Texas · GEOID 48493

Wilson County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 52,781 · 19,480 housing units

Median household income

$94,565

State $80,443

Median home value

$321,300

State $291,649

Median gross rent

$1,069

State $1,408

Homeownership rate

84.7%

State 62.6%

Renter cost-burden rate

41.5%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

20.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.7%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

8.1%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

6.6%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.40

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Wilson County	Texas
Population	52,781	30,188,424
Population density (per sq. mi.)	65.67	—
Median household income	$94,565	$80,443
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$100,600	—
Households	18,185	—
Average household size	2.88 people	—
Owner-occupied	84.7%	62.6%
Renter-occupied	15.3%	37.4%
Race	67.8% White · 2.0% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Wilson County compared with Texas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

25.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 33.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	14.4%	$63,924	$1,598	$206,927
1 earner	31.5%	$79,119	$1,978	$263,488
2 earners	42.5%	$131,446	$3,286	$458,267
3+ earners	11.5%	$167,441	$4,186	$592,253

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

18,185

Average size: 2.88 people

Households with children

5,671

31.2% of households

Per-capita income

$40,323

Poverty rate: 11.4%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

84.7% owner-occupied vs. state average 62.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 68.3% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 4.0%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

16.2% built before 1980 · Median structure age 2,000.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $321,300.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,069.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,295 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 8.9% · For rent 19.3% · Seasonal 9.8% · Other 53.0%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

37.2% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 62.8% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.7%

127 units of 19,480 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

3.5%

686 units of 19,480 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$75,652

100% MHI$94,565

120% MHI$113,478

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Wilson County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$56,350	$64,400	$80,500
100% AMI	$70,420	$80,480	$100,600
120% AMI	$84,500	$96,600	$120,700

HUD FMR Area: San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

41.5% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (25.3% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

20.7% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Wilson County.

Covered employment

9,189

Across 19 sectors

Establishments

861

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$51,493

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,653	$35,836	$102,374	−$218,926	$896
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	1,554	$43,966	$132,637	−$188,663	$1,099
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	1,184	$51,618	$161,120	−$160,180	$1,290
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	928	$59,181	$189,272	−$132,028	$1,480
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	787	$20,000	$43,427	−$277,873	$500
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	621	$69,757	$228,640	−$92,660	$1,744
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	612	$90,342	$305,264	−$16,036	$2,259
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	422	$81,497	$272,340	−$48,960	$2,037
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	408	$58,008	$184,906	−$136,394	$1,450
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	238	$36,282	$104,034	−$217,266	$907
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	164	$65,712	$213,583	−$107,717	$1,643
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	149	$65,944	$214,446	−$106,854	$1,649
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	119	$59,292	$189,685	−$131,615	$1,482
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	102	$99,898	$340,835	+$19,535	$2,497
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	74	$32,561	$90,184	−$231,116	$814
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	72	$43,568	$131,155	−$190,145	$1,089
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	49	$57,533	$183,138	−$138,162	$1,438
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	49	$44,977	$136,400	−$184,900	$1,124
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	4	$29,568	$79,043	−$242,257	$739

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	1,554	$43,966	$132,637	−$188,663	$1,099
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	726	$59,660	$191,055	−$130,245	$1,492
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	720	$33,875	$95,075	−$226,225	$847
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	670	$19,605	$41,957	−$279,343	$490
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	569	$92,835	$314,544	−$6,756	$2,321
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	422	$81,497	$272,340	−$48,960	$2,037
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	342	$28,804	$76,199	−$245,101	$720
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	310	$62,944	$203,279	−$118,021	$1,574
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	282	$41,345	$122,881	−$198,419	$1,034
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	215	$48,643	$150,046	−$171,254	$1,216
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	215	$27,484	$71,285	−$250,015	$687
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	193	$51,837	$161,935	−$159,365	$1,296
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	192	$59,765	$191,446	−$129,854	$1,494
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	159	$65,298	$212,042	−$109,258	$1,632
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	117	$22,265	$51,858	−$269,442	$557
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	112	$72,926	$240,436	−$80,864	$1,823
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	109	$46,067	$140,458	−$180,842	$1,152
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	101	$53,316	$167,441	−$153,859	$1,333
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	101	$31,550	$86,420	−$234,880	$789
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	101	$61,608	$198,306	−$122,994	$1,540
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	99	$24,101	$58,693	−$262,607	$603
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	94	$114,532	$395,307	+$74,007	$2,863
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	91	$47,731	$146,651	−$174,649	$1,193
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	84	$62,992	$203,458	−$117,842	$1,575
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	80	$82,266	$275,202	−$46,098	$2,057
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	72	$50,750	$157,889	−$163,411	$1,269
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	70	$61,254	$196,989	−$124,311	$1,531
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	67	$48,818	$150,698	−$170,602	$1,220
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	67	$67,241	$219,274	−$102,026	$1,681
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	63	$44,466	$134,498	−$186,802	$1,112
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	60	$31,218	$85,184	−$236,116	$780
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	49	$57,533	$183,138	−$138,162	$1,438
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	46	$45,151	$137,048	−$184,252	$1,129
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	28	$63,562	$205,580	−$115,720	$1,589
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	28	$41,152	$122,162	−$199,138	$1,029
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	24	$83,549	$279,978	−$41,322	$2,089
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	19	$54,445	$171,643	−$149,657	$1,361
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	19	$129,334	$450,406	+$129,106	$3,233
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	18	$49,247	$152,295	−$169,005	$1,231
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	14	$100,335	$342,461	+$21,161	$2,508
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	12	$28,450	$74,881	−$246,419	$711
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	9	$42,727	$128,025	−$193,275	$1,068
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	7	$70,112	$229,961	−$91,339	$1,753
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	4	$29,568	$79,043	−$242,257	$739
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	1	$122,362	$424,453	+$103,153	$3,059

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	40,040	9,240	30%	$13.46	$28,000	$73,206	$700
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	3,100	(1,430)	(32%)	$13.99	$29,110	$77,338	$728
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	20,620	(1,850)	(8%)	$14.93	$31,060	$84,596	$777
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	20,320	930	5%	$15.09	$31,400	$85,862	$785
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	27,580	(5,350)	(16%)	$16.32	$33,940	$95,317	$849
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	15,420	(670)	(4%)	$16.46	$34,230	$96,396	$856
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	7,080	(3,630)	(34%)	$18.49	$38,460	$112,142	$962
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	15,890	(10,010)	(39%)	$19.99	$41,590	$123,793	$1,040
Tellers SOC 43-3071	1,850	(960)	(34%)	$19.99	$41,590	$123,793	$1,040
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	8,400	2,260	37%	$20.14	$41,880	$124,872	$1,047
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	11,450	2,360	26%	$23.18	$48,220	$148,472	$1,206
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	2,240	(620)	(22%)	$23.79	$49,470	$153,125	$1,237
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	490	(1,030)	(68%)	$26.60	$55,320	$174,900	$1,383
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	13,710	1,890	16%	$27.13	$56,430	$179,032	$1,411
Electricians SOC 47-2111	6,660	2,630	65%	$27.42	$57,030	$181,266	$1,426
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	3,190	1,240	64%	$27.87	$57,970	$184,765	$1,449
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	12,220	(440)	(3%)	—	$60,340	$193,586	$1,509
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	2,910	140	5%	$29.65	$61,670	$198,537	$1,542
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	5,130	300	6%	$34.50	$71,770	$236,133	$1,794
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	23,660	6,140	35%	$45.08	$93,760	$317,987	$2,344

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 48493 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.