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Wharton County, Texas (TX)

County population in 2022: 42,732 (50% urban, 50% rural); it was 41,188 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,567
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,736
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,176
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,829 (it was 4,623 in 2000)
% of renters here:

31%
State:

36%

Land area: 1090 sq. mi.

Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wharton County: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.0%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wharton County, TX (2022)
    • 18,51343.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 17,81642.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5,17212.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6841.6%Two or more races
    • 2070.5%Asian alone
    • 240.06%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

38.1 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years
Males: 21,323  (49.9%)
Females: 21,409  (50.1%)
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Average household size:
Wharton County:

2.0 people
Texas:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,097 ($32,208 in 1999)
This county:

$59,097
Texas:

$72,284

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $696 (lower quartile is $531, upper quartile is $940)
This county:

$696
State:

$1117


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,830 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
Wharton:

$196,830
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,032 - $306,532
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,566
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $537

Institutionalized population: 306

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 65
  • Burglaries: 71
  • Thefts: 152
  • Auto thefts: 32

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 53
  • Burglaries: 76
  • Thefts: 173
  • Auto thefts: 34
Wharton County, TX map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 156 buildings, average cost: $242,800
  • 2021: 245 buildings, average cost: $214,800
  • 2020: 171 buildings, average cost: $212,800
  • 2019: 125 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 2018: 96 buildings, average cost: $193,000
  • 2017: 78 buildings, average cost: $191,600
  • 2016: 82 buildings, average cost: $205,500
  • 2015: 69 buildings, average cost: $205,600
  • 2014: 19 buildings, average cost: $145,100
  • 2013: 87 buildings, average cost: $85,600
  • 2012: 15 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2011: 10 buildings, average cost: $98,100
  • 2010: 12 buildings, average cost: $175,100
  • 2009: 13 buildings, average cost: $202,200
  • 2008: 31 buildings, average cost: $163,200
  • 2007: 50 buildings, average cost: $95,900
  • 2006: 45 buildings, average cost: $96,000
  • 2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 2004: 26 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2003: 37 buildings, average cost: $54,600
  • 2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $79,700
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $101,200
  • 1997: 26 buildings, average cost: $87,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Wharton, TX residents
Average permit cost in Wharton, TX

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,135 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,377 (1.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Wharton, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wharton, TX in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wharton, TX in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.7%
Wharton County:

14.7%
Texas:

14.0%
(8.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.0% for Black residents, 16.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.3% for other race residents, 9.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.1 years old
(Males: 36.7 years old, Females: 39.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.2 years old, Black residents: 40.1 years old, Asian residents: 22.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.0 years old, Other race residents: 32.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wharton County is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: El Campo, Wharton, Northeast Wharton, Newgulf, East Bernard, Boling-Iago, Boling, Louise, Hungerford, Iago.

Wharton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wharton County: Provident City Refinery (A), Wilcox Refinery (B), Light Chapel (C), Mont (D), Old Kinkler (E), Vsetin (F), Harrie P Woodson Memorial Library (G), Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum (H), Sweet Home Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wharton County include: Saint Marys Church (A), Saint Paul Church (B), Vienna Church (C), Willow Spring Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Speaks Church (F), Solonsville Church (G), Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Queen of Peace (H), Church of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mikeska Cemetery (1), Slavonic Cemetery (2), Allen Cemetery (3), Andrew Chapel Cemetery (4), Smoothingiron Cemetery (5), Austin Cemetery (6), Baursville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Stockton Lake (A), Barnes Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bachelor Branch (A), Andrews Branch (B), Willow Creek (C), Turkey Pen Branch (D), Smothers Creek (E), Smoothingiron Branch (F), Sandy Branch (G), Robinson Branch (H), Rickaway Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana , St. James Parish, Louisiana , St. Martin Parish, Louisiana , Volusia County, Florida , Fort Bend County , Karnes County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Texas:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Wharton, TX
County total employment by year in Wharton, TX
County average yearly wages by year in Wharton, TX

Current college students: 1,417
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,983 (38.3% naturalized citizens)

Wharton County:

9.3%
Whole state:

17.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6102010 or later
  • 1,4642000 to 2009
  • 8361990 to 1999
  • 7801980 to 1989
  • 4351970 to 1979
  • 284Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Wharton County marital status for males Wharton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,570
  • One, attached: 217
  • Two: 564
  • 3 or 4: 499
  • 5 to 9: 556
  • 10 to 19: 296
  • 20 to 49: 143
  • 50 or more: 489
  • Mobile homes: 1,602
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 118

Housing units in Wharton County with a mortgage: 4,438 (278 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 204 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56

Here:

6.7% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wharton County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic18,11010
Evangelical Protestant10,55048
Mainline Protestant3,32916
Black Protestant1,1697
Other3343
None7,788-
Wharton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Wharton County:

1.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
This county:

2.46 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Wharton County:

7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:

5.65 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wharton County:

10.3%
Texas:

8.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Wharton County:

30.5%
State:

26.6%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

19.6%
State:

15.7%

Agriculture in Wharton County:

Average size of farms: 415 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $95,169
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $333.88
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86,514
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $67,452
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.86
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.13%
Corn for grain: 48423 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 72431 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19226 harvested acres
Vegetables: 221 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,717 acres

Tornado activity:

Wharton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 2929422.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wharton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 117.4 miles away from Wharton County center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 111.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 114.0 miles away from Wharton County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 436.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2016 to April 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4269: April 25, 2016, FEMA Id: 4269, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wharton County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Fires: 2, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wharton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,449 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled: 1,775 (10.3%)
  • Bus: 7 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 325 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 34 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 316 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 881 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Production occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (80%)
  • Honduras (11%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • El Salvador (1%)
  • India (1%)
  • Cameroon (1%)
  • Spain (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wharton County


  • Czech (10%)
  • German (6%)
  • English (5%)
  • American (4%)
  • Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • European (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Wharton County, Texas in 2010:

  • 218 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 88 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 72 people in college/university student housing
  • 21 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 21 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 20 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 9 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Wharton County, Texas in 2000:

  • 260 people in nursing homes
  • 132 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 107 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 92 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 53 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 27 people in other group homes
  • 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $61,800.

5.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.14%
Texas average:

8.12%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.57% relocated from other counties in Texas ($49,282 average AGI)
0.57% relocated from other states ($5,267 average AGI)
Wharton County:

0.57%
Texas average:

2.83%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fort Bend County, TX  1.31% ($64,472 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX  0.96% ($42,821)
from Matagorda County, TX  0.36% ($47,500)
from Colorado County, TX  0.22% ($89,371)
from Brazoria County, TX  0.19% ($71,484)
from Victoria County, TX  0.14% ($44,864)


5.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.02%
Texas average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.39% relocated to other counties in Texas ($39,898 average AGI)
0.63% relocated to other states ($4,754 average AGI)
Wharton County:

0.63%
Texas average:

2.08%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fort Bend County, TX  1.24% ($49,363 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX  0.77% ($40,744)
to Matagorda County, TX  0.43% ($38,329)
to Brazoria County, TX  0.26% ($46,929)
to Bexar County, TX  0.17% ($46,259)
to Colorado County, TX  0.14% ($39,364)
to Jackson County, TX  0.14% ($48,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.8

Births per 1000 population in Wharton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Wharton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wharton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 23.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wharton County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Wharton County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wharton County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wharton County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wharton County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Wharton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,472 (5,595 aged, 877 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,963 (18%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Wharton County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (606)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (493)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (440)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (224)
  • Unspecified dementia (212)
  • Congestive heart failure (190)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (190)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (130)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (115)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (113)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.81
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,694
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37,544

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,790
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,073
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 47
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 104.5. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 80.1
  • Other - 24.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 42,732
  • Male householders: 8,459 (2,513 living alone), Female householders: 7,544 (2,015 living alone)
  • 7,821 spouses (7,746 opposite-sex spouses), 675 unmarried partners, (660 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,192 children (12,371 natural, 215 adopted, 605 stepchildren), 1,671 grandchildren, 504 brothers or sisters, 485 parents, 0 foster children, 1,119 other relatives, 614 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 659

Size of family households: 4,510 2-persons, 2,227 3-persons, 2,214 4-persons, 1,239 5-persons, 456 6-persons, 256 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,530 1-person, 522 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 26 4-persons.

6,749 married couples with children.
2,388 single-parent households (797 men, 1,591 women).

73.2% of residents of Wharton speak English at home.
26.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $272,006,000 ($6,540 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,932,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $92,085,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $43,531,000
Federal grants: $61,805,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,319,000 ($51,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,633,000 ($3,682,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,840,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,726,000
Federal Government insurance: $243,089,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,426
Here:

82 per 1000 residents
State:

85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,170
Here:

52 per 1000 residents
State:

35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +688
Here:

+17 per 1000 residents
State:

+29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,516
Here -36 per 1000 residents
State +10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wharton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.98 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Year house built in Wharton County, Texas
  • Year house built in Wharton County, Texas
  • 132020 or later
  • 1,8722010 to 2019
  • 1,8292000 to 2009
  • 2,1231990 to 1999
  • 1,9451980 to 1989
  • 2,6841970 to 1979
  • 1,6051960 to 1969
  • 2,3161950 to 1959
  • 1,3641940 to 1949
  • 1,4811939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wharton County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
  • 1771 room
  • 452 rooms
  • 4193 rooms
  • 1,5044 rooms
  • 2,3085 rooms
  • 2,5126 rooms
  • 1,4897 rooms
  • 1,1088 rooms
  • 1,1699+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
  • 3381 room
  • 2132 rooms
  • 1,3983 rooms
  • 1,3134 rooms
  • 6445 rooms
  • 9296 rooms
  • 2487 rooms
  • 678 rooms
  • 1059+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wharton County, Texas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
  • 196no bedroom
  • 2351 bedroom
  • 2,1892 bedrooms
  • 5,9913 bedrooms
  • 1,8634 bedrooms
  • 1915+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
  • 337no bedroom
  • 1,2551 bedroom
  • 1,9272 bedrooms
  • 1,4493 bedrooms
  • 3324 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 334no vehicle
  • 2,3801 vehicle
  • 4,6582 vehicles
  • 2,2963 vehicles
  • 7104 vehicles
  • 3245+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 714no vehicle
  • 2,3261 vehicle
  • 1,5052 vehicles
  • 6563 vehicles
  • 874 vehicles
  • 105+ vehicles

90.9% of Wharton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 99% lived in Texas.

Wharton County:

90.9%
State average:

85.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 34,600
  • Other state: 3,658
  • Northeast: 521
  • Midwest: 798
  • South: 1,289
  • West: 1,052
Year householders moved into unit in Wharton County, TX
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wharton County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 55.8%Electricity
  • 27.0%Utility gas
  • 16.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 71.2%Electricity
  • 23.3%Utility gas
  • 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 459
Here:

10.0%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 67
Here:

2.7%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 161
Here:

9.8%
Texas:

16.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Wharton County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $612,000
    Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $542,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,630,000
    Regular Highways: $6,982,000
    Police Protection: $4,367,000
    Police Protection: $3,943,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,062,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,366,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,313,000
    Financial Administration: $1,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,774,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,304,000
    Financial Administration: $1,291,000
    Libraries: $1,070,000
    Libraries: $982,000
    General Public Buildings: $756,000
    Corrections - Other: $701,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    General Public Buildings: $417,000
    General - Other: $414,000
    General - Other: $303,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $173,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
    Health - Other: $97,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $63,000
    Local Fire Protection: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $340,000
    Public Welfare: $210,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $308,000
    Public Welfare: $301,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,989,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,239,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $750,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,152,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,624,000
    General Revenue - Other: $650,000
    Interest Earnings: $548,000
    Interest Earnings: $165,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $831,000
    Police Protection: $540,000
    Police Protection: $442,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
    General Public Building: $234,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Correctional Institutions: $85,000
    General Public Building: $82,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $25,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,559,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,515,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $846,000
    Public Welfare: $783,000
    Sewerage: $284,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $130,000
    Highways: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $38,000
    General Local Government Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,356,000
    Property: $15,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,129,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,810,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $806,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $795,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $62,000
    Other License: $59,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,600,000
    : $9,512,000

Wharton County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $612,000
    Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $542,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,630,000
    Regular Highways: $6,982,000
    Police Protection: $4,367,000
    Police Protection: $3,943,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,062,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,366,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,313,000
    Financial Administration: $1,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,774,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,304,000
    Financial Administration: $1,291,000
    Libraries: $1,070,000
    Libraries: $982,000
    General Public Buildings: $756,000
    Corrections - Other: $701,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    General Public Buildings: $417,000
    General - Other: $414,000
    General - Other: $303,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $173,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
    Health - Other: $97,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $63,000
    Local Fire Protection: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $340,000
    Public Welfare: $210,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $308,000
    Public Welfare: $301,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,989,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,239,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $750,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,152,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,624,000
    General Revenue - Other: $650,000
    Interest Earnings: $548,000
    Interest Earnings: $165,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $831,000
    Police Protection: $540,000
    Police Protection: $442,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
    General Public Building: $234,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Correctional Institutions: $85,000
    General Public Building: $82,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $25,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,559,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,515,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $846,000
    Public Welfare: $783,000
    Sewerage: $284,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $130,000
    Highways: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $38,000
    General Local Government Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,356,000
    Property: $15,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,129,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,810,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $806,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $795,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $62,000
    Other License: $59,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,600,000
    : $9,512,000

Wharton County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $612,000
    Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $542,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,630,000
    Regular Highways: $6,982,000
    Police Protection: $4,367,000
    Police Protection: $3,943,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,062,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,366,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,313,000
    Financial Administration: $1,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,774,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,304,000
    Financial Administration: $1,291,000
    Libraries: $1,070,000
    Libraries: $982,000
    General Public Buildings: $756,000
    Corrections - Other: $701,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    General Public Buildings: $417,000
    General - Other: $414,000
    General - Other: $303,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $173,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
    Health - Other: $97,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $63,000
    Local Fire Protection: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $340,000
    Public Welfare: $210,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $308,000
    Public Welfare: $301,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,989,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,239,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $750,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,152,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,624,000
    General Revenue - Other: $650,000
    Interest Earnings: $548,000
    Interest Earnings: $165,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $831,000
    Police Protection: $540,000
    Police Protection: $442,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
    General Public Building: $234,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Correctional Institutions: $85,000
    General Public Building: $82,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $25,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,559,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,515,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $846,000
    Public Welfare: $783,000
    Sewerage: $284,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $130,000
    Highways: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $38,000
    General Local Government Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,356,000
    Property: $15,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,129,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,810,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $806,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $795,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $62,000
    Other License: $59,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,600,000
    : $9,512,000

Wharton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $612,000
    Solid Waste Management: $160,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $542,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,630,000
    Regular Highways: $6,982,000
    Police Protection: $4,367,000
    Police Protection: $3,943,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,308,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,062,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,366,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,313,000
    Financial Administration: $1,777,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,774,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,304,000
    Financial Administration: $1,291,000
    Libraries: $1,070,000
    Libraries: $982,000
    General Public Buildings: $756,000
    Corrections - Other: $701,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    General Public Buildings: $417,000
    General - Other: $414,000
    General - Other: $303,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $251,000
    Solid Waste Management: $173,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
    Health - Other: $97,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $68,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $63,000
    Local Fire Protection: $54,000
    Parks and Recreation: $50,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $340,000
    Public Welfare: $210,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $120,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $308,000
    Public Welfare: $301,000
    Housing and Community Development: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,989,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,239,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $750,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,152,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,624,000
    General Revenue - Other: $650,000
    Interest Earnings: $548,000
    Interest Earnings: $165,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $28,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $973,000
    Regular Highways: $831,000
    Police Protection: $540,000
    Police Protection: $442,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000
    General Public Building: $234,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    Central Staff Services: $92,000
    Correctional Institutions: $85,000
    General Public Building: $82,000
    Correctional Institutions: $54,000
    General - Other: $36,000
    Libraries: $25,000
    General - Other: $20,000
    Corrections - Other: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $9,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,559,000
    Cash and Securities: $20,515,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $846,000
    Public Welfare: $783,000
    Sewerage: $284,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Health and Hospitals: $130,000
    Highways: $104,000
    General Local Government Support: $38,000
    General Local Government Support: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $17,356,000
    Property: $15,295,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,129,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,810,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $806,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $795,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $62,000
    Other License: $59,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $17,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $12,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,600,000
    : $9,512,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,054
  • Number of aged recipients: 219
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 835
  • Number of recipients under 18: 142
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 561
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 351
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 472
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 389
Most common first names in Wharton County, TX among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary30380.0 years
John25876.8 years
Joe17976.2 years
Frank17577.7 years
Annie14482.3 years
James14272.5 years
Willie13675.1 years
Robert12872.0 years
William12275.6 years
George11576.5 years
Most common last names in Wharton County, TX among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams10274.1 years
Johnson9475.7 years
Smith7774.9 years
Jackson6679.0 years
Orsak6479.3 years
Brown6374.1 years
Garcia6171.9 years
Miller5575.2 years
Moore4672.4 years
Rodriguez4571.3 years
Businesses in Wharton County, TX
NameCountNameCount
AT&T4Lane Furniture3
AutoZone1Little Caesars Pizza1
Best Western1McDonald's3
Blockbuster1Nike2
CVS1Payless1
Chevrolet3Pizza Hut2
Church's Chicken2RadioShack2
ColorTyme1SONIC Drive-In3
Cricket Wireless2Subway6
Dairy Queen1Super 81
Domino's Pizza1T-Mobile2
FedEx5Taco Bell1
H&R Block2True Value1
Holiday Inn1U-Haul4
Jack In The Box1UPS4
KFC2Walgreens1
Kincaid1Walmart2
La-Z-Boy1