Demographics of Willis city, Texas

Willis city, Texas had 7,652 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,229 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willis city, in four figures

7,652
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,878 ±30.; +19.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,229 people.; 35.4 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,632 ±$13,168
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Willis city, Texas's population grew 19.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willis city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Willis city, Texas's population grew 19.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willis city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,423	100.0	100.0
2021	6,686	104.1	100.2
2022	6,937	108.0	100.7
2023	6,965	108.4	101.6
2024	7,191	112.0	102.5
2025	7,652	119.1	103.1

Population of Willis city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,423	—
2021	6,686	+263
2022	6,937	+251
2023	6,965	+28
2024	7,191	+226
2025	7,652	+461

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.4 ±4.3: for men 34.4 ±4.9 and for women 37.5 ±6.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	385 ±178	5.6% ±2.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,287 ±472	18.7% ±6.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	729 ±305	10.6% ±4.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,164 ±498	31.5% ±7.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,366 ±436	19.9% ±6.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	947 ±400	13.8% ±5.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,632 ±$13,168, and income per person $23,207 ±$3,137, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Willis city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	210 to 646	18.1% ±8.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	462 ±206	19.6% ±8.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	242 to 936	10.8% to 39.2%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	517 ±238	21.9% ±9.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	103 to 361	4.6% to 15.1%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14 to 248	0.7% to 10.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 21	0% to 0.9%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Willis city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	751 ±347	11.1% ±5.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 203	0% to 11.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	185 to 715	5.7% to 20.4%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	63 to 349	5.2% to 19.7%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Willis city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willis city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,373 ±352	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.4% ±2.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 1.6%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.7% ±11.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.3% ±8.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,300 ±$60,208	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,268 ±$207	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±6	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Willis city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,279 ±664	47.7% ±9.7	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,820 ±809	41.0% ±11.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	186 to 1,186	2.7% to 17.2%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 1.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Willis city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,259 ±534	61.9% ±7.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,170 ±319	17.0% ±4.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	336 ±135	4.9% ±2.0	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,113 ±375	16.2% ±5.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	307 to 1,101	4.5% to 16.0%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	409 ±176	5.9% ±2.6	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Willis city among the places of Texas

343rd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Willis city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Gonzales city	7,200 ±21
Seminole city	7,184 ±24
Sealy city	7,053 ±26
Belterra CDP	6,978 ±966
La Feria city	6,891 ±24
Willis city	6,878 ±30
Mexia city	6,859 ±21
Silsbee city	6,842 ±29
Lackland AFB CDP	6,785 ±589
Venus town	6,745 ±221
Burnet city	6,732 ±33

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026