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City: Wharton, TX
Wharton County, TX
Zip code population (2000): 14,964
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 14,771



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Houses and condos: 6,370
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,054
% of renters here:  36%
State:  36%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 77488: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 233.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 63 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.5% ($871)
Texas:  2.9% ($1,393)

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Males: 7,258  (48.5%)
Females: 7,706  (51.5%)

Zip code 77488 races chart


Urban population: 9,137
Rural population: 5,827

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $85,469
77488:  $85,469
Texas:  $120,900


According to our research of public records there were 30 registered sex offenders living in 77488 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77488, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,660 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $34,660
State:  $47,881

Salary/wage: $29,983 (reported on 84.3% of returns)
Here:  $29,983
State:  $41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.9% for AGIs below $10k, 83.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,099 (reported on 34.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $2,099
Texas:  $2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,272 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:  $4,272
State:  $4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,879 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:  +$10,879
State:  +$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,381 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:  +$6,381
State:  +$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,456 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
77488:  $3,456
Texas:  $3,120

Self-employed pension: $11,074 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:  $11,074
Texas:  $16,401

Total itemized deductions: $17,445 (1% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:  $17,445
State:  $19,631
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,386 (6.7% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:  $5,386
Texas:  $4,753

Here:  6.7% of AGI
State:  4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,576 (reported on 62.7% of returns)
77488:  $5,576
State:  $9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,074 (reported on 29.8% of returns)
Here:  $2,074
State:  $2,024
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $10k, 8.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.4%
Here:  57%
State:  57%
(% for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $10k, 59.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,849
This zip code:  $34,849
Texas:  $47,548
Wharton, TX (77488) map

Nearest zip codes: 77448, 77467, 77443, 77451, 77420, 77435.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  68.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 77488 with a mortgage: 1,198 (18 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,634


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,063

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $388

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  20.9%
Whole state:  16.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  7.5%
Whole state:  6.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  3.8


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 77488: Doctor Green Davidson House (A), Leon Abovitz House (B), J H Speaker House (C), Harrison-Dennis House (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in zip code 77488 include: Jerusalem Church (A), Little Zion Church (B), Mount Olive Church (C), Mount Pen Church (D), Mount Vernon Church (E), Camp Zion Church (F), East Gate Church (G), New Zion Bethel Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mackay Cemetery (1), Camp Zion Cemetery (2), Little Zion Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Lone Tree Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 86
  • 1995 to 1998: 364
  • 1990 to 1994: 455
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,046
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,395
  • 1960 to 1969: 938
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,077
  • 1940 to 1949: 535
  • 1939 or earlier: 565



Zip code 77488 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton, TX (77488):
  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedrooms: 140
  • 2 bedrooms: 941
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,110
  • 4 bedrooms: 384
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 135
  • 1 bedrooms: 641
  • 2 bedrooms: 805
  • 3 bedrooms: 394
  • 4 bedrooms: 74
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5



Vehicles available in 77488 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 206
  • 1 vehicle: 1,164
  • 2 vehicles: 1,544
  • 3 vehicles: 526
  • 4 vehicles: 135
  • 5 or more vehicles: 34


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 515
  • 1 vehicle: 970
  • 2 vehicles: 458
  • 3 vehicles: 63
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 29



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 77488 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 77488 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 77488:

  • Less than $10,000: 118
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 59
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 92
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 103
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 114
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 106
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 108
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 236
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 275
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 216
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 209
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 267
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 212
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 442
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 421
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 152
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 107
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 119
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 58
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 67
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 30
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 29
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 4
  • $1,000,000 or more: 20
 



77488 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 77488:

  • Less than $100: 44
  • $100 to $149: 85
  • $150 to $199: 99
  • $200 to $249: 85
  • $250 to $299: 126
  • $300 to $349: 159
  • $350 to $399: 130
  • $400 to $449: 139
  • $450 to $499: 95
  • $500 to $549: 114
  • $550 to $599: 67
  • $600 to $649: 73
  • $650 to $699: 37
  • $700 to $749: 25
  • $800 to $899: 14
  • $900 to $999: 14
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 35
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 14
  • $2,000 or more: 16
  • No cash rent: 278
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $54,389.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,130
  • Black or African American householders: $58,119
  • Asian householders: $101,008
  • Some other race householders: $65,422
  • Two or more races householders: $43,045
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,868

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,497 (it was $55,000 in 2000)
77488:  $89,497
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,005 - $121,658

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $123,423
Here:  $123,423
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,237
Here:  $128,237
State:  $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $21,274
Here:  $21,274
State:  $140,401

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,820
Here:  $115,820
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $25,383
Here:  $25,383
State:  $42,156


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,423
  • One, attached: 57
  • Two: 82
  • 3 or 4: 263
  • 5 to 9: 191
  • 10 to 19: 180
  • 20 to 49: 137
  • 50 or more: 398
  • Mobile homes: 714
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
77488 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 4,624 (74%)
  • Carpooled: 1,094 (18%)
  • Bicycle: 32 (1%)
  • Walked: 151 (2%)
  • Other means: 80 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 228 (4%)
 

77488 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 292
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1051
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1129
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 775
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 397
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 194
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 606
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 98
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 180
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 557
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 418
  • 90 or more minutes: 284
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.1%


Household type by relationship
Households: 14,652

  • In family households: 12,700 (2,803 male householders, 1,092 female householders)
    2,896 spouses, 4,793 children (4,306 natural, 171 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 466 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 255 other relatives, 196 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,952 (785 male householders (669 living alone)), 980 female householders (904 living alone)), 187 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 378 (243 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,570 2-persons, 871 3-persons, 781 4-persons, 356 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 124 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,573 1-person, 182 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

2,482 married couples with children.
1,005 single-parent households (213 men, 792 women).

76.4% of residents of 77488 zip code speak English at home.
22.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 19% well, 10% not well, 5% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 25% well).

Foreign born population: 807 (5.4%)
(32.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  5.4%
Whole state:  13.9%

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



  • Mexico (78%)
  • Other South Central Asia (5%)
  • Vietnam (3%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Taiwan (2%)
  • Other Southern Africa (2%)
  • Cuba (1%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 250
  • 1990 to 1994: 112
  • 1985 to 1989: 119
  • 1980 to 1984: 111
  • 1975 to 1979: 90
  • 1970 to 1974: 32
  • 1970 to 1974: 20
  • 1965 to 1969: 73

White population: 8,878
Black population: 3,659
American Indian population: 58
Asian population: 80
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 18
Some other race population: 2,028
Two or more races population: 243

Zip code 77488 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 7443
 German: 1184
 Czech: 925
 United States or American: 838
 English: 431
 Irish: 399
 Polish: 161
 French (except Basque): 123
 Czechoslovakian: 119
 Scotch-Irish: 110
 Subsaharan African:: 72
 Danish: 58
 Scottish: 57
 African: 48
 Italian: 42
 Yugoslavian: 35
 British: 28
 Finnish: 24
 French Canadian: 24
 Swedish: 20
 Norwegian: 19
 Arab:: 18
 Other Subsaharan African: 18
 Dutch: 17
 Russian: 14
 Greek: 14
 Lebanese: 13
 Swiss: 10
 Welsh: 10
 Scandinavian: 9
 Canadian: 6
 Nigerian: 6
 European: 5
 Arab/Arabic: 5



Zip code 77488 topographic map

Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 77488
  • 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
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 77488

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,052

Zip code 77488 marital status for males
Zip code 77488 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


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

  • This state: 12916
  • Northeast: 92
  • Midwest: 253
  • South: 693
  • West: 227

60% of the 77488 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 12,326. Population change in the 1990s: +2,638 (+21.4%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 146
Here:  7.7%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
Here:  1.7%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:  4.2%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 6, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 8)

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.)




People in group quarters
  • 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
  • 11 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 5 people in religious group quarters

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0




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