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Notable locations in Wharton: Texas and New Orleans Railroad Depot (A), Linn Street Historic District (B), West Milam Street Mercantile Historic District (C), Wharton County Courthouse Historic Commercial District (D), Willie Banker Junior House (E), Wiley J Croom House (F), F F Dannon House (G), Ben and Mary Davis House (H), Henry B Garrett House (I), John A and Sophie Garrett House (J), Louis F Worthing House (K), Bolton-Outlar House (L), Edwin Hawes House (M), Edwin Hawes Junior House (N), Nettie Elkins House (O), Moses Bernstein House (P), Moran-Moore House (Q), George C and Annie Gifford House (R), Gerard A Harrison House (S), Merrill-Roten House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wharton include: Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Old First Methodist Episcopal Church South (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 22.2% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.8% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wharton, TX
People in group quarters in Wharton
- 149 people in nursing homes
- 107 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 92 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in religious group quarters
Wharton compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Wharton (2009 data):
- Prosperity Bank: Wharton Branch, 104 W Caney St Branch, Detached Facility. Info updated 2008-11-14: Bank assets: $9,070.2 mil, Deposits: $7,336.4 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- NewFirst National Bank: Wharton Drive-In Branch at 117 East Milam Street, branch established on 1989-12-04; Wharton Branch at 101 East Milam Street, branch established on 1916-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $345.1 mil, Deposits: $305.7 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Newfirst Financial Group, Inc.
- Capital One, National Association: Wharton Branch at 323 Boling Road, branch established on 1989-06-30. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- International Bank of Commerce: Heb Instore - Wharton Branch at 1616 N. Alabama, branch established on 2007-07-02. Info updated 2007-03-28: Bank assets: $10,638.1 mil, Deposits: $5,804.9 mil, headquarters in Laredo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 248 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank: Wharton Wal-Mart Branch at 1255 Highway 59 Loop, branch established on 2007-04-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Vista Bank Texas: Wharton at 1610 North Alabama Road, branch established on 1988-02-25. Info updated 2007-01-25: Bank assets: $319.2 mil, Deposits: $234.8 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Vb Texas, Inc.
- The First State Bank: Wharton Branch at 727 North Alabama, branch established on 1998-10-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $212.5 mil, Deposits: $194.5 mil, headquarters in Louise, TX, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Louise Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Wharton, Texas
- Country Hearth Inn, 1808 FM 102 Rd, Wharton, TX 77488, Phone: (888) 325-7820
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1200 Hwy 59, Wharton, TX 77488, Phone: (979) 282-8300, Fax: (979) 282-8312
See all 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Wharton, Texas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wharton County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religon statistics for Wharton
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 60.2% | 20.4% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 16.4% | 24.6% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 3.3% | 1.6% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 14.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $10,118 | $40,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
20 | $69,462 | $41,677 | 2 | $1,076 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,893 | $29,358 | 1 | $1,043 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $98,339 | $49,170 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,491 | $41,892 | 2 | $2,418 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $29,121 | $31,768 | 3 | $3,677 |
| Airports |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $3,348 |
| Health |
9 | $28,908 | $38,544 | 18 | $14,708 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $11,165 | $33,495 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $10,191 | $30,573 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $3,912 | $46,944 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $17,333 | $29,714 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,028 | $30,168 | 3 | $1,784 |
| Totals for Government |
88 | $291,961 | $39,813 | 32 | $28,054 |
Wharton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $95,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,726,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $937,000
Sewerage: $799,000
All Other: $670,000
Parks & Recreation: $68,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $607,000
Housing & Community Development: $206,000
Regular Highways: $124,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,449,000
Solid Waste Management: $899,000
Health Services - Other: $853,000
Water Utilities: $641,000
Regular Highways: $625,000
Sewerage: $622,000
Parks & Recreation: $423,000
Central Staff Services: $289,000
Financial Administration: $170,000
Fire Protection: $142,000
General - Other: $108,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $107,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $88,000
Air Transportation: $76,000
General Public Buildings: $51,000
Housing & Community Development: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $180,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $88,000
General Support: $86,000
Education: $38,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,998,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,992,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,508,000
Other NEC: $291,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,009,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,401,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $274,000
Water Utilities: $105,000
- Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $437,000
Interest Earnings: $262,000
General Revenue, NEC: $211,000
Property Sale Other: $46,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $342,000
General Public Building: $80,000
Police Protection: $74,000
Regular Highways: $23,000
Air Transportation: $13,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,154,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $901,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $208,000
Public Welfare: $31,000
- Tax - Property: $1,695,000
Total General Sales: $1,218,000
Public Utilities: $831,000
NEC: $58,000
Other Selective Sales: $54,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,600,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $153,000
5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,493 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.03% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,616 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wharton:
- KANI (1500 AM; 1 kW; WHARTON, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wharton:
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
- KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K208DK (89.5 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
TV broadcast stations around Wharton:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
- KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
- KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Wharton, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 26
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 44
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 28
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 81
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 159
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 240
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
- Fatalities: 175
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 417
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22
See more detailed statistics of Wharton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Wharton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Wharton, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Wharton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 55 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Wharton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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