Wylie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 60,943 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Wylie is the 65th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Wylie was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Wylie economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Wylie, where the median household income is $109,465.00.
Wylie real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Wylie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Wylie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Wylie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.58% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Wylie is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Wylie really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wylie perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Wylie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wylie, the average commute to work is 33.76 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The citizens of Wylie are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.79% of adults in Wylie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wylie in 2022 was $40,625, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,500 for a family of four.
Wylie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wylie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wylie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wylie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.98% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wylie include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wylie's cultural character, accounting for 20.36% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wylie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.