Property Tax & Income in Wichita County, Texas
Wichita County has an effective property tax rate of 1.64%. On the median home value of $153,700, that's roughly $2,522 per year. Median household income is $63,524.
What you'll pay, at a glance
Property taxes are the largest local tax most homeowners pay. The effective rate measures the real tax bill as a share of home value — a more useful number than the nominal “mill rate,” because assessment practices vary county to county.
| Metric | Wichita County | Texas (state context) |
|---|---|---|
| Effective property tax rate1 | 1.64% | 1.18% |
| Median home value1 | $153,700 | — |
| State income tax3 | No state income tax | No state income tax |
| State sales tax3 | 8.20% combined | 8.20% combined |
How this is calculated
The effective property tax rate is the median real-estate tax bill divided by the median home value — both for owner-occupied homes, from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 5-year estimates)1. Median income is also from the ACS1. Federal and state income-tax figures use IRS2 and Tax Foundation3 data.
About Wichita County, TX
Homes in Wichita County, whose largest city is Wichita Falls, carry a median value of $153,700 — low enough that even a property tax rate well above the state norm stays affordable. At 1.641%, the effective rate exceeds Texas's 1.183% median and ranks 21st among the state's 250 counties, yet the median annual real-estate bill lands at $2,522. That figure reflects how much cheaper local housing is than in many higher-tax parts of the country, where a comparable rate would cost far more in dollars. Households here earn a median of $63,524, with per-capita income at $33,751, so the yearly tax equals roughly four percent of a typical household's earnings. Buyers trading a higher rate for a lower purchase price may find the overall cost of ownership here competitive, particularly alongside communities such as Burkburnett and Sheppard Afb.