City safety & data profile

WylieTX

Wylie, TX is a 47K-resident city in Collin County with a median household income of $119,522.

Collin County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Wylie, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Wylie has a population larger than 77% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $387,000, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

47K
Population (place)
Top 23%
By size
$119,522
Median income (place)
$387,000
Median home (place)
5.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Wylie

Wylie posts a median household income higher than 82% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Wylie area.

Top 18%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Wylie

Composite score · Wylie, TX

68/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A-
5.6%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Household income A-
$119,522

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share B-
43.3%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
388 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary) — every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Where Wylie income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$119,522 Top 18% higher than 82% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Wylie $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Wylie, TX beyond the headline numbers

Wylie sits inside Collin County, Texas, at roughly 33.02°N, -96.54°W. Population 46,708, $119,522 median household income. Median home value $387,000, median rent $2,189. Poverty rate 5.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Wylie (nearest 7.5 mi away), 3.8/5 avg rating, 4 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.6% of Wylie, TX residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Wylie costs roughly 3.2 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

22.7% of Wylie workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.6% in Wylie, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Wylie's median age is 35.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Wylie from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Collin County): Wylie's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.2M+43%
Median Income
$121,600+47%
Median Home Value
$475,600+131%
Poverty Rate
6.2%-21%
Unemployment
4.2%-26%

Economics

Economics indicators for Wylie, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,189/mo
Poverty Rate
5.6% -55% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 43.3%
Work From Home 22.7%
Public Transit 0.5%

Population

White 54%
African American 14.6%
Asian 11.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.3%
Obesity
34.8%
High Blood Pressure
29.7%
Physical Inactivity
21.1%
Binge Drinking
18.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
11%
Current Smoking
11%
Current Asthma
9.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.1%
Annual Checkup 73.8%

Other Measures

Diabetes
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
4%
Stroke
2.3%

Nearest Hospitals 5 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
3
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3.8/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
4
METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER
RICHARDSON · 7.5 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER LAKE POINTE
ROWLETT · 8.5 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
PERIMETER BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF DALLAS
GARLAND · 10.5 mi away · Psychiatric
☆☆☆☆☆
MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEY
MCKINNEY · 10.8 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL ALLEN
ALLEN · 11.3 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Wylie?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Wylie right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-WYLIE · Wylie

Wylie: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Wylie; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Wylie, TX?
Wylie, TX has a population of 46,708 people, located in Collin County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Wylie?
The median household income in Wylie, TX is $119,522 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.6%.
What is the median home value in Wylie?
The median home value in Wylie, TX is $387,000. Median rent is $2,189/month.
What are the top health concerns in Wylie?
The top health indicators in Wylie include Short Sleep Duration (37.3%), Obesity (34.8%), High Blood Pressure (29.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Wylie?
The nearest hospitals to Wylie, TX are METHODIST RICHARDSON MEDICAL CENTER (7.5 mi, in RICHARDSON), BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER LAKE POINTE (8.5 mi, in ROWLETT), PERIMETER BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF DALLAS (10.5 mi, in GARLAND), MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEY (10.8 mi, in MCKINNEY), TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL ALLEN (11.3 mi, in ALLEN). 4 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Wylie?
The median age in Wylie, TX is 35.3 years. 43.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Wylie, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (5.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($119,522 here).

Compare Wylie with another city

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Using Wylie's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Collin County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.