Wharton, TX Demographic Data
Wharton, TX Summary
Wharton is located in Wharton County in Texas
- Population: 8,807
- Area: 7.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,170.98 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 98.43 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wharton, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,449
51%
50.8
Male
4,324
49%
49.2
Total Population
8,773
323,128,000
Wharton, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
843
9.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
539
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
612
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
604
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
676
7.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,049
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
926
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
909
10.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
752
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
484
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
855
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
365
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
159
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,502
74.1%
77.2
Female
3,500
53.8%
51.3
Male
3,002
46.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,942
67.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,642
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,379
15.7%
15.2
Female
835
60.6%
55.8
Male
544
39.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Wharton, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,592
97.9%
96.8
White
6,058
69.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,370
27.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
21
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
143
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
181
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,651
41.6%
17.8
Mexican
3,510
40.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
36
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
105
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,122
58.4%
82.2
Wharton, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
803
14.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
766
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,740
31.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,150
20.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
504
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
338
6.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
198
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,569
28.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,930
71.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
536
9.7%
31.2
Wharton, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,325
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
2,640
38.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,077
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
251
3.7%
2.0
Widowed
486
7.2
5.8%
Wharton, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,380
67.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,550
32.2%
21.6%
Spanish
2,387
30.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
112
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.2%
1.1%
Wharton, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
451
13.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
408
12.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
632
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
209
6.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
566
16.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
754
22.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
141
4.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
156
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
32,243
57,617
Per capita income
16,063
31,128
Wharton, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
134
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
188
5.5%
9.8
Construction
422
12.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
805
23.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
115
3.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
352
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
192
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
325
9.6%
11.4
Public administration
58
1.7%
4.6
Retail trade
538
15.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
190
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
81
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
599
17.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
622
18.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
560
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
749
22.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
870
25.6%
18.1%
Wharton, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,349
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,770
82.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
448
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
20
0.6%
2.7
Other means
64
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
47
1.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.5
26.6
Wharton, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
416
12.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,713
51.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
974
29.0%
37.1
3 or more
254
7.6%
21.0
Wharton, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,357
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,613
48.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,744
52.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
487
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Wharton, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,844
1 room
182
4.7%
2.4
2 rooms
20
0.5%
2.7
3 rooms
479
12.5%
9.1
4 rooms
966
25.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,034
26.9%
19.8
6 rooms
590
15.3%
17.8
7 rooms
300
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
197
5.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
76
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wharton, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,844
1-unit, detached
2,302
59.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
17
0.4%
5.9
2-units
70
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
256
6.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
291
7.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
158
4.1%
4.4
20 or more units
349
9.1%
9.0
Mobile home
401
10.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wharton, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
420
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
327
8.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
534
13.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
546
14.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
782
20.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
615
16.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
300
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
232
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
88
2.3%
1.4%
Wharton, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,469
43.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
31
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,847
55.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wharton, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
592
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
15
2.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
269
45.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
299
50.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
214
36.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
65
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
203
34.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wharton, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,585
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
97
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
279
17.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,209
76.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
159
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
671
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
226
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
341
22.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
97
6.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
123
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
628
40.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
194
0.0%
0.0%
Wharton, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,613
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
470
29.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
573
35.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
373
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
121
7.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
67
4.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
0.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
78,900
205,000
