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SheetTX-WILMER-TX · Wilmer, TX 5,876 pop · income 33rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wilmer
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Wilmer on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Monroeville · lowest
31,629
Monroeville · lowest
31,629 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #1
Duncansville · near
58,828
Duncansville · near
58,828 median HH income
52.8% of the leader · rank #2
Versailles · near
58,834
Versailles · near
58,834 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #3
Wilmer · this city
58,837
Wilmer · this city
58,837 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #4
Harper · near
58,839
Harper · near
58,839 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #5
Canby · near
58,839
Canby · near
58,839 median HH income
52.9% of the leader · rank #6
Krum · highest
111,316
Krum · highest
111,316 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Wilmer on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 5,876.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Wilmer - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Wilmer places in the 33rd percentile for household income and the 25th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
33rd
percentile, household income
14th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
25th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Wilmer, TX
5,876 people live in Wilmer, Texas - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Wilmer brings in $58,837 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.6%. Home values in Wilmer run a median of $111,200, and the median resident age is 34.8 years. About 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 59.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 33 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 87% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2333.5 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Texas at 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Texas, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Wilmer's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to schools and households to reported crime to housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Wilmer, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Wilmer growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +876 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +14.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 33 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the journey to work look like in Wilmer?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 93.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 9.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Wilmer?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Venus (5,874 residents, $97,039 income); Lakehills (5,872 residents, $85,409 income); Littlefield (5,886 residents, $56,312 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Monroeville, AL (5,875 residents); Greenbrier, AR (5,875 residents); Vauxhall, NJ (5,875 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Wilmer?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2333.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 2% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
2333.5
Violent rate
339.7
Property rate
1993.8
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
How far does income reach against housing in Wilmer?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
1.9×
Home value
$111,200
Household income
$58,837
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Below median income · poverty 11.6% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
F
City profile score · Wilmer, TX
32/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$58,837
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
340 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
9.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Wilmer profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Household income: 33/100 (F) · $58,837
Poverty rate: 33/100 (F) · 11.6%
Violent crime: 27/100 (F) · 340 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 5/100 (F) · 9.5%
Where Wilmer sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Wilmer's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Wilmer highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Wilmer, TX (this city): home $111,200, crime 2,334/100k
Monroeville, AL : home $115,800, crime 829/100k
Lakemoor, IL : home $261,300, crime 1,439/100k
Oelwein, IA : home $96,800, crime 765/100k
Salamanca, NY : home $78,000, crime 1,779/100k
Venus, TX : home $253,500, crime 494/100k
Littlefield, TX : home $75,400, crime 1,156/100k
Krum, TX : home $286,300, crime 493/100k
Hempstead, TX : home $145,700, crime 1,936/100k
How does Wilmer compare to other US cities?
Here's how Wilmer stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income33% higher than other cities
Home value14% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety25% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Texas and the picture shifts: Wilmer ranks #502 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Wilmer against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Wilmer near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Wilmer ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Wilmer only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#880 of 1,520
42nd percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#1,046 of 1,505
30th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#668 of 1,663
60th percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,280 of 1,663
23rd percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
33rd percentile nationally for median household income · 25th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Wilmer's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Wilmer's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Wilmer's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$111,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 86% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Wilmer's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,268 of 15,516
More affordable than 92% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,223 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.9×, Wilmer sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1,268 of 15,516 and #1,223 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$58,837Wilmer, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Wilmer, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Wilmer, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)9.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,876
Median Income
$58,837
Median Home Value
$111,200
Median Age
34.8
Poverty Rate
11.6%
Labor force participation
59.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
9.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2333.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
339.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1993.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Wilmer's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,892 residents
2021
6,061 residents
2022
6,396 residents
2023
6,682 residents
2024
6,713 residents
2025
6,768 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
33
housing units authorized
Single-Family
28
detached homes
Multifamily
5
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
257
41
216
$27.2M
2020
85
70
15
$14.9M
2021
122
69
53
$18.2M
2022
104
60
44
$15.7M
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
33
28
5
$7.1M
Permit volume decreased 87% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
93.1%
Carpool
3.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
2.4%
Other
1.1%
Based on 2,693 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Wilmer. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Wilmer is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Wilmer sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Wilmer compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.