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77378

Willis, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,629
Median household income
$71,143
People below poverty
10.6%
Median home value
$199,800

Income

The median income of households in 77378 was $71,143. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 8.2
$50,000 to $74,999 27.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 19.3
$150,000 to $199,999 7.2
$200,000 or more 5.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59380
Female 53049

An estimated 84.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 31% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,212. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.9
Social Security 31
Retirement income 21.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.8
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.1

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 79% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77378 in 2020-2024, 77.1% had health insurance coverage and 22.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.9% and public coverage was 31.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 18.1%.


In 2020-2024, 77378 had a total population of 17,629 - 9,060 (51.4%) females and 8,569 (48.6%) males. The median age was 35.1 years. An estimated 25.9% of the population was under 18 years, 37.7% was 19 to 44 years, 20.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77378 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 452 555
5 to 9 681 841
10 to 14 438 879
15 to 19 416 669
20 to 24 638 701
25 to 29 653 291
30 to 34 870 675
35 to 39 784 568
40 to 44 733 743
45 to 49 209 302
50 to 54 466 310
55 to 59 313 396
60 to 64 821 842
65 to 69 621 570
70 to 74 201 344
75 to 79 169 178
80 to 84 60 121
85 and over 44 75

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 63.6% were White; 8.6% were Black or African American; 7.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 3.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 32.4% of the people in 77378 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 56.3% of the people in 77378 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,924 households in 77378. The average household size was 2.95 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.8% of the households in 77378 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 17% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.9% of all households.

In 77378, 35.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.8
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.6% of males and 54.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.3 28.9
Now married, except separated 53.6 54.4
Separated 1.2 1.2
Widowed 2.8 7.2
Divorced 8.1 8.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77378, 604 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 12.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87% of the people living in 77378 were U.S. natives. 61.8% of the 77378 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 13% of 77378 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77378 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 77378.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 93
Asia 0.5
Europe 1.6
Africa 4.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77378 in 2020-2024, 24.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 23.1% of people at least five years old; 10% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 23.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 77378 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 5.4
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.9
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77378 was 4,203 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 158 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,449. College or graduate school enrollment was 596.

Educational Attainment of People in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.7
High school diploma or equivalency 33.2
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 13.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.6

Disability

In 77378, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.1% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77378, 60.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,025 73.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,129 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,064 12.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77378 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 15.5
Manufacturing 7
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77378 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,706 32.9
Service occupations 1,664 20.2
Sales and office occupations 1,344 16.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,309 15.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,195 14.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.5% of 77378 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2
Other means 2
Worked from home 11.5

In 2020-2024, 77378 had a total of 6,173 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.9
Mobile homes 24.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.9

28.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77378 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 71.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77378 had 5,924 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 249 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.5% while renters occupied 25.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.85 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.25.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 22.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77378:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77378 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.4
Electricity 78.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77378 was $199,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.8 % had a mortgage. 49.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,680 and for owners without a mortgage it was $554.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77378 was $1,532. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.