Being a small city, Willis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Willis with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Willis's cultural character, accounting for 18.00% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Willis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
