Most of Wichita Falls is in Wichita County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.72 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Wichita Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $920 a month. At the middle rent, $840, a full-time job would need to pay $24.72 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76301 | Wichita County | $750/mo | $21.92/hr |
| 76302 | Wichita County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
| 76305 | Wichita County | $750/mo | $21.92/hr |
| 76306 | Wichita County | $810/mo | $23.79/hr |
| 76307 | Wichita County | $850/mo | $25.03/hr |
| 76308 | Wichita County | $920/mo | $27.21/hr |
| 76309 | Wichita County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
| 76310 | Wichita County | $890/mo | $26.28/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wichita Falls needs to pay at least $24.72 an hour before taxes, about $51,423 a year. That is the figure for Wichita County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Wichita Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $920 a month. At the middle rent of $840, the pay needed would be $24.72 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wichita County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads