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Willis, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Willis is a Census city of 6,878 people across 4.73 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $68,632, 60.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Willis
What Willis is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,453
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Willis
- Population6,878
- Median age35.4
- Population under 181,672 plus or minus 505
- Share under 1824.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Population 65 and over947 plus or minus 400
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households2,359
- Family households1,506
- Share of households that are families63.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Willis
Income and work in Willis
- Median household income$68,632
- Per capita income$23,207
- Civilian labor force3,475
- Employed3,046
- Unemployed429 plus or minus 235
- Unemployment rate12.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over4,477
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Willis
- Housing units2,373
- Occupied units2,359
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied1,433 plus or minus 341
- Renter occupied926 plus or minus 248
- Ownership rate60.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,300 plus or minus $60,208
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,268
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units1,400 plus or minus 390
- Share single family59.0 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Units in buildings of two or more438 plus or minus 201
- Share in buildings of two or more18.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes535 plus or minus 173
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Willis gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,840
- Commuting under 15 minutes735 plus or minus 393
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.9 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,028 plus or minus 342
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Willis (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$11,987,900
- Average approval$461,073
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,200,000
- Largest approval$1,789,000
- Jobs supported337
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.5 percent
- Share to franchises30.8 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willis, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Willis (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$4,209,000
- Average approval$2,104,500
- Median approval$2,104,500
- Largest approval$2,647,000
- Jobs supported20
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willis, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Willis
- NFIP communityCity of Willis
- NFIP community number480942
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/14
The City of Willis participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480942 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Montgomery County, not Willis
Montgomery County context, not Willis figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County15,014
- Covered employment, Montgomery County227,434
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$70,262
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County13,246
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Willis.
All Montgomery County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Willis questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Willis, Texas?
6,878, in 2,359 households. Willis city covers 4.73 square miles of land, which is 1,453 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Willis in?
Montgomery County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Willis?
$68,632. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,300. Median gross rent is $1,268 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Willis businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $12.0 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $4.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Willis, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Willis borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Willis. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Willis in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Willis appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Willis, city of, community 480942, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Willis figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Willis.
Is zoning published for Willis?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.