Willis is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,939 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Willis is the 324th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Willis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willis is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willis who work in sales jobs (13.37%), management occupations (11.99%), and maintenance occupations (9.89%). Willis is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Willis is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.32% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Willis in 2022 was $22,060, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,240 for a family of four. However, Willis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Willis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Willis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Willis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 47.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willis include English, German, Irish, Polish, and Swedish. Willis also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.00%. The most common language spoken in Willis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
