129,984 people (2024 Census estimate, +0.3% since 2020)
628 square miles of land · 207 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
9 active community water systems list Wichita County in the area they serve, reporting 149,600 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF WICHITA FALLS surface water · local government · TX2430001 | 101,915 served |
| SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE buys surface water · federal · TX2430007 | 19,500 served |
| CITY OF BURKBURNETT buys surface water · local government · TX2430005 | 11,057 served |
| CITY OF IOWA PARK buys surface water · local government · TX2430003 | 6,612 served |
| WICHITA VALLEY WSC surface water · local government · TX2430006 | 6,516 served |
| CITY OF ELECTRA buys surface water · local government · TX2430002 | 2,559 served |
| FRIBERG-COOPER WSC buys surface water · local government · TX2430008 | 981 served |
| TOWN OF PLEASANT VALLEY buys surface water · local government · TX2430012 | 330 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 556 people were held in Wichita County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 458.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
5 school districts have their office in Wichita County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $288.8 million — $135.6 million to run schools, about $10,200 per student, plus $141.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $83.6 million local (mostly property tax), $82.1 million state, $51.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $328.9 million.
Spent $43.7 million — $39.1 million to run schools, about $12,173 per student, plus $2.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16 million local (mostly property tax), $22.9 million state, $7.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $36.1 million.
Spent $26.3 million — $22.1 million to run schools, about $11,672 per student, plus $3.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.9 million local (mostly property tax), $13.3 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $29.9 million.
Spent $20.4 million — $17.6 million to run schools, about $15,506 per student, plus $2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.6 million local (mostly property tax), $13 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.2 million.
Spent $9.4 million — $7.4 million to run schools, about $16,329 per student, plus $1.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $4.6 million state, $1.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.9 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Wichita County about $39.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
389 bridges in Wichita County: 180 in good condition, 207 fair, and 2 poor (0.5%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| BUS 287 (LOOP 477) over DRAW · built 1919 | 1,200 vehicles a day |
| CR107/OLD STATE RD over CALLFIELD IRRIGATION CNL · built 1935 | 448 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $23.5 million of work in Wichita County in fiscal 2025, about $182 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: Archer County (26 mi) · Cotton County, OK (28 mi) · Tillman County, OK (29 mi) · Wilbarger County (31 mi) · Clay County (32 mi) · Baylor County (38 mi).