Texas · Census place 79576
Wilmer city, TX
Quick answer
Wilmer city has 5,876 residents, ranking #378 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $58,837, the median home is worth $111,200 and median gross rent runs $1,349 a month.
- Population
- 5,876Wilmer city residents
- Median household income
- $58,837Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,349Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilmer city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilmer city median would spend about 27.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 61.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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