Population 3,166 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wilshire Park
Household size in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.86 | 2.74 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.99 | 2.85 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.88 | 3.01 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.09 | 2.67 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.23 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Wilshire Park is a place of big households: 3.09 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.86, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.7 | 35.1 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.1 | 35.0 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 31.9 | 33.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 26.0 | 34.4 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.7 | −0.8 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Wilshire Park is young: half of its residents are under 26.0, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults in their twenties.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.3% | 15.1% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.0% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 22.4% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.9 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head more than one in five households in Wilshire Park (22.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Wilshire Park
Renters in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.9% | 30.9% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 34.8% | 32.5% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 34.6% | 32.9% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 45.3% | 31.9% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.4 pts | +1.0 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is far more common in Wilshire Park than nationally: 45.3% of households rent their homes, against 34.8%. Among homeowners, 39.7% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.3% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.4% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | −1.8 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.4% of homes in Wilshire Park are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1978 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1978 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1984 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1991 | 1992 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +16 | +14 | +8 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Wilshire Park is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1991, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. The picture is much the same across Midland.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $977 | $795 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,208 | $1,101 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,553 | $1,321 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,831 | $1,541 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$854 | +$746 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Wilshire Park runs $1,831 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 38.8% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Wilshire Park
Bachelor's degrees in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.6% | 22.3% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.8% | 23.0% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 26.9% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 22.6% | 30.9% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +13.0 pts | +8.7 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Wilshire Park have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.1% | 79.3% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.0% | 80.9% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.7% | 83.8% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.1% | 86.2% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +6.9 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Wilshire Park is above the national rate: 94.1% of adults have a diploma, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Wilshire Park
| Period | Wilshire Park | Midland | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.0% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.7% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −0.7 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Wilshire Park than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Wilshire Park compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshire Park | 3.09 | 26.0 | 22.4% | 45.3% | 5.4% | 1991 | $1,831 | 22.6% | 94.1% | 6.3% |
| Permian Estates | 2.56 | 40.6 | 29.1% | 49.2% | 6.3% | 1973 | $1,529 | 12.8% | 71.9% | 1.7% |
| Wydewood Estates | 2.31 | 34.7 | 10.0% | 48.4% | 3.7% | 1989 | $1,379 | 19.8% | 88.8% | 1.4% |
| Bonham | 2.32 | 36.9 | 7.3% | 51.4% | 12.0% | 2004 | $1,620 | 38.1% | 93.4% | 3.7% |
| Angelo Heights | 2.83 | 32.3 | 23.4% | 14.6% | 3.9% | 1972 | $1,153 | 12.8% | 84.3% | 4.3% |
| Southland | 2.36 | 44.2 | 4.9% | 33.0% | 10.2% | 1985 | $1,299 | 47.6% | 94.0% | 4.0% |
| Central | 2.95 | 33.3 | 14.5% | 40.0% | 14.7% | 1963 | $1,118 | 14.0% | 90.9% | 7.2% |
| College Hills | 2.45 | 32.0 | 18.8% | 41.3% | 10.5% | 1971 | $1,265 | 29.1% | 95.0% | 1.3% |
| Santa Rita | 2.29 | 40.5 | 11.4% | 34.2% | 13.2% | 1956 | $1,349 | 32.6% | 92.8% | 6.4% |
| Reagan | 2.34 | 39.1 | 25.3% | 34.1% | 16.8% | 1969 | $1,386 | 10.7% | 68.7% | 2.8% |
| Fort Concho | 2.40 | 50.1 | 11.1% | 47.5% | 12.9% | 1967 | $1,001 | 12.3% | 73.9% | 6.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wilshire Park. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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