Wharton, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,150 (Urban population: 8,783 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 367 (all nonfarm))

Wharton, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,016 (3,584 occupied: 1,935 owner occupied, 1,649 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	36%

Housing density: 556 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $409 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $536)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $432

Median gross rent in Wharton, TX in 2007: $540

Housing units in Wharton with a mortgage: 704 (8 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 979

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,005 (it was $50,600 in 2000)

Wharton:	$76,005
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,105 - $112,592

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $92,431
Here: $92,431
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,272
Here: $127,272
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $24,291
Here: $24,291
State: $140,401

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,612
Here: $106,612
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $20,220
Here: $20,220
State: $42,156

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,956

In family households: 7,475 (1,529 male householders, 699 female householders)
1,606 spouses, 2,947 children (2,668 natural, 109 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 210 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,481 (562 male householders (467 living alone)), 759 female householders (690 living alone)), 160 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 367 (243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 878 2-persons, 482 3-persons, 426 4-persons, 254 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,157 1-person, 154 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

1,411 married couples with children.
732 single-parent households (146 men, 586 women).

73.3% of residents of Wharton speak English at home.
24.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 527 (5.7%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 169 4 rooms: 224 5 rooms: 484 6 rooms: 547 7 rooms: 292 8 rooms: 94 9 or more rooms: 89

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton, Texas:
	1 room: 122 2 rooms: 194 3 rooms: 395 4 rooms: 388 5 rooms: 314 6 rooms: 144 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 32 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 223
1990 to 1994: 282
1980 to 1989: 585
1970 to 1979: 867
1960 to 1969: 686
1950 to 1959: 682
1940 to 1949: 343
1939 or earlier: 283

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wharton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 519 3 bedrooms: 1,145 4 bedrooms: 192 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton:
	no bedroom: 129 1 bedroom: 564 2 bedrooms: 649 3 bedrooms: 262 4 bedrooms: 45 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 718 2 vehicles: 767 3 vehicles: 265 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 452 1 vehicle: 784 2 vehicles: 341 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 24

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wharton, TX:

Less than $10,000: 41
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 63
$20,000 to $24,999: 73
$25,000 to $29,999: 84
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 59
$40,000 to $49,999: 130
$50,000 to $59,999: 151
$60,000 to $69,999: 150
$70,000 to $79,999: 150
$80,000 to $89,999: 180
$90,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 214
$125,000 to $149,999: 159
$150,000 to $174,999: 71
$175,000 to $199,999: 53
$200,000 to $249,999: 88
$250,000 to $299,999: 34
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Wharton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wharton:

Less than $100: 51 people
$100 to $149: 61
$150 to $199: 84
$200 to $249: 87
$250 to $299: 101
$300 to $349: 155
$350 to $399: 190
$400 to $449: 172
$450 to $499: 142
$500 to $549: 118
$550 to $599: 90
$600 to $649: 86
$650 to $699: 53
$700 to $749: 44
$750 to $799: 36
$800 to $899: 33
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 85

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 170 1990 to 1994: 60 1985 to 1989: 102 1980 to 1984: 71 1975 to 1979: 29 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 62

Wharton, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.8%
Number of people working at home: 91 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 232
5 to 9 minutes: 792
10 to 14 minutes: 744
15 to 19 minutes: 383
20 to 24 minutes: 217
25 to 29 minutes: 97
30 to 34 minutes: 343
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 126
45 to 59 minutes: 298
60 to 89 minutes: 228
90 or more minutes: 60

Wharton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,687 (74%)
Carpooled: 719 (20%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 105 (3%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 91 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 694
$10,000 to $14,999: 347
$15,000 to $19,999: 311
$20,000 to $24,999: 308
$25,000 to $29,999: 281
$30,000 to $34,999: 293
$35,000 to $39,999: 176
$40,000 to $44,999: 145
$45,000 to $49,999: 126
$50,000 to $59,999: 217
$60,000 to $74,999: 308
$75,000 to $99,999: 187
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $199,999: 30
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5065

German: 602

United States or American: 596

Czech: 428

English: 298

Irish: 205

Polish: 88

French (except Basque): 54

Subsaharan African:: 37

Scotch-Irish: 34

Czechoslovakian: 30

British: 28

Italian: 23

Scottish: 22

Swedish: 20

Danish: 19

Other Subsaharan African: 18

French Canadian: 17

Russian: 14

Norwegian: 13

African: 13

Scandinavian: 9

Dutch: 7

Canadian: 6

Nigerian: 6

Greek: 5

European: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (73%)
Other South Central Asia (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
Taiwan (3%)
Other Southern Africa (3%)
Cuba (2%)
El Salvador (2%)

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

This state: 7912
Northeast: 61
Midwest: 184
South: 454
West: 157

54% of Wharton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 87
5th and 6th grade: 121
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 117
11th grade: 111
12th grade, no diploma: 105
High school graduate (or equivalency): 663
Less than 1 year of college: 141
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 328
Associate degree: 153
Bachelor's degree: 304
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 74
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 61
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 140
7th and 8th grade: 99
9th grade: 142
10th grade: 189
11th grade: 111
12th grade, no diploma: 109
High school graduate (or equivalency): 881
Less than 1 year of college: 219
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 471
Associate degree: 220
Bachelor's degree: 290
Master's degree: 216
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 52.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,685
Black householders: $20,176
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,033
Asian householders: $63,626
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $39,816
Some other race householders: $33,270
Two or more races householders: $7,890
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,821

Wharton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wharton household income for Black householders

Wharton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Wharton household income for Asian householders

Wharton household income for Some other race householders

Wharton household income for Two or more races householders

Wharton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wharton marital status for males

Wharton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,495
Black or African American householders: $55,632
Asian householders: $101,008
Some other race householders: $71,327
Two or more races householders: $30,147
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,111

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,465
One, attached: 52
Two: 73
3 or 4: 244
5 to 9: 191
10 to 19: 170
20 to 49: 137
50 or more: 389
Mobile homes: 279
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,818

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wharton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (38%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 87

Here:	7.4%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	2.1%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	3.3%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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