Willow Park, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,874
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.8
4.33% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$132,045
16.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$374,200
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,171
14.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Willow Park, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Willow Park, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Willow Park, TX was $374,200, and the homeownership rate was 83.4%.

Most people in Willow Park, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Willow Park, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Willow Park, TX is home to a population of 5.87k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.39% of Willow Park, TX residents were born outside of the country (199 people).

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.08k people) in Willow Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 203 White (Hispanic) and 188 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Willow Park, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Willow Park, TX was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Willow Park, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.08k ± 231
  2. White (Hispanic)
    203 ± 138
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    188 ± 217
9.24%
Hispanic Population
543 people

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.08k people) in Willow Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 203 White (Hispanic) and 188 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.24% of the people in Willow Park, TX are hispanic (543 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Willow Park, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.39%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
199 people
4.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
265 people

As of 2024, 3.39% of Willow Park, TX residents (199 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Willow Park, TX was 4.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    192 ± 175
  2. Vietnam
    80 ± 63
  3. Korea
    63 ± 98

Willow Park, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Willow Park, TX employs 3.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Willow Park, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (658 people), Manufacturing (551 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (375 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($126,042), Wholesale Trade ($119,474), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,424).

Employment

Occupations

3.17k
2024 Value
± 612
14.7%
1 Year growth
± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Willow Park, TX grew at a rate of 14.7%, from 2.76k employees to 3.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Willow Park, TX, are Management Occupations (519 people), Sales & Related Occupations (366 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (258 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Willow Park, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.17k
2024 Value
± 612
14.7%
1 Year growth
± 24.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Willow Park, TX grew at a rate of 14.7%, from 2.76k employees to 3.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Willow Park, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (658 people), Manufacturing (551 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (375 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Willow Park, TX, though some of these residents may live in Willow Park, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$85,650
Median earning men ± $35,446
$56,196
Median earning women ± $31,876

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($174,669), Retail Trade ($135,302), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($128,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($120,640), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,025), and Retail Trade ($110,798).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Willow Park, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Willow Park, TX was $374,200 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $339,100 to $374,200, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Willow Park, TX is 83.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Willow Park, TX have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Willow Park, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$374,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,820
$1,674
Median Property Taxes
±$392

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Willow Park, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Willow Park, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

83.4%
Homeownership
2024
48.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.4% of the housing units in Willow Park, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$132,045
Median Household Income
± $24,543
2.01k
Number of Households
± 465

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.01k households in Willow Park, TX grew to $132,045 from the previous year's value of $113,736.

The following chart displays the households in Willow Park, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Willow Park, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.2%)
  3. Carpooled (5.27%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Willow Park, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.2%) and those who carpooled to work (5.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Willow Park, TX have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.18% of the workforce in Willow Park, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Willow Park, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Willow Park, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Willow Park, TX (604 out of 5.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Willow Park, TX is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.8% of the population of Willow Park, TX has health coverage, with 66.1% on employee plans, 2.15% on Medicaid, 8.92% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 2.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 12.4% between 18 and 34 years, 47.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.18%
Uninsured
66.1%
Employer Coverage
2.15%
Medicaid
8.92%
Medicare
17%
Non-Group
2.66%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Willow Park, TX declined by 26.2% from 4.31% to 3.18%.

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