Wharton County, Texas (TX)
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).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (11.3%), Retail trade (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 18,31043.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 17,85742.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,25312.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5451.3%Two or more races
- 1870.4%Asian alone
- 320.08%Some other race alone
- 310.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 37.7 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.5 years |
| Males: 21,177 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 21,384 |  (50.2%) |
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| Wharton County: | 2.0 people |
| Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $53,676 ($32,208 in 1999)
| This county: | $53,676 |
| Texas: | $66,963 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $648 (lower quartile is $497, upper quartile is $846)
| This county: | $648 |
| State: | $1007 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $183,147 (it was $56,700 in 2000)
| Wharton: | $183,147 |
| Texas: | $237,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,450
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $476
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 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
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,123 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,170 (1.4%)
| Wharton County: | 14.7% |
| Texas: | 14.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.3 years old, Females: 38.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 35.6 years old, American Indian residents: 60.5 years old, Asian residents: 18.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.7 years old, Other race residents: 41.8 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.
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 
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| Here: | 4.1% |
| Texas: | 4.2% |
Current college students: 1,417
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,786 (32.1% naturalized citizens)
| Wharton County: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6222010 or later
- 1,4032000 to 2009
- 8621990 to 1999
- 7801980 to 1989
- 4351970 to 1979
- 284Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,474
- One, attached: 186
- Two: 472
- 3 or 4: 459
- 5 to 9: 530
- 10 to 19: 326
- 20 to 49: 133
- 50 or more: 443
- Mobile homes: 1,759
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91
Housing units in Wharton County with a mortgage: 4,347 (236 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 193 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56
| Here: | 6.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Wharton County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 18,110 | 10 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 10,550 | 48 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,329 | 16 |
| Black Protestant | 1,169 | 7 |
| Other | 334 | 3 |
| None | 7,788 | - |
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 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 12,311 (76.7%)
- Carpooled: 1,635 (10.2%)
- Bus: 2 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 189 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 23 (0.1%)
- Walked: 235 (1.5%)
- Worked at home: 803 (5.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Mexico (84%)
- Honduras (7%)
- India (1%)
- Canada (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- Netherlands (1%)
- Germany (1%)
- Czech (10%)
- German (6%)
- English (4%)
- American (4%)
- Irish (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- French (except Basque) (1%)
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
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%
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%
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) |
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 2019: 10.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.5%
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%)
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 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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 80.1
- Other - 24.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 42,561- Male householders: 8,181 (2,412 living alone), Female householders: 7,610 (1,862 living alone)
7,743 spouses (7,662 opposite-sex spouses), 623 unmarried partners, (623 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,610 children (12,713 natural, 415 adopted, 490 stepchildren), 1,730 grandchildren, 622 brothers or sisters, 481 parents, 30 foster children, 918 other relatives, 497 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 515
Size of family households: 4,332 2-persons, 2,277 3-persons, 2,272 4-persons, 1,188 5-persons, 446 6-persons, 393 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,270 1-person, 585 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
6,595 married couples with children.
2,719 single-parent households (682 men, 2,037 women).
75.1% of residents of Wharton speak English at home.
24.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 63% speak English well, 8% 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 |
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: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Wharton County, Texas
- 122020 or later
- 1,8592010 to 2019
- 1,7042000 to 2009
- 2,0131990 to 1999
- 1,9821980 to 1989
- 2,7771970 to 1979
- 1,7571960 to 1969
- 2,3211950 to 1959
- 1,5051940 to 1949
- 1,4001939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
- 791 room
- 582 rooms
- 4783 rooms
- 1,4804 rooms
- 2,3505 rooms
- 2,3706 rooms
- 1,4647 rooms
- 1,0378 rooms
- 1,2269+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
- 2741 room
- 2082 rooms
- 1,3503 rooms
- 1,3104 rooms
- 8005 rooms
- 8456 rooms
- 2847 rooms
- 978 rooms
- 959+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wharton County, Texas
- 80no bedroom
- 2031 bedroom
- 2,2102 bedrooms
- 5,8793 bedrooms
- 1,9114 bedrooms
- 1545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wharton County, Texas
- 273no bedroom
- 1,2161 bedroom
- 2,1302 bedrooms
- 1,3443 bedrooms
- 3384 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 316no vehicle
- 2,4811 vehicle
- 4,4132 vehicles
- 2,2913 vehicles
- 6904 vehicles
- 2985+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wharton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 823no vehicle
- 2,3791 vehicle
- 1,3832 vehicles
- 6313 vehicles
- 864 vehicles
- 105+ vehicles
90.5% of Wharton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 99% lived in Texas.
| Wharton County: | 90.5% |
| State average: | 85.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,866
- Other state: 3,562
- Northeast: 482
- Midwest: 694
- South: 1,377
- West: 1,007
- 56.7%Electricity
- 25.6%Utility gas
- 17.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 74.2%Electricity
- 20.9%Utility gas
- 4.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 593
| Here: | 12.9% |
| Texas: | 9.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Texas: | 8.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 183
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Texas: | 17.8% |
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 | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 303 | 80.0 years |
| John | 258 | 76.8 years |
| Joe | 179 | 76.2 years |
| Frank | 175 | 77.7 years |
| Annie | 144 | 82.3 years |
| James | 142 | 72.5 years |
| Willie | 136 | 75.1 years |
| Robert | 128 | 72.0 years |
| William | 122 | 75.6 years |
| George | 115 | 76.5 years |
| Most common last names in Wharton County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Williams | 102 | 74.1 years |
| Johnson | 94 | 75.7 years |
| Smith | 77 | 74.9 years |
| Jackson | 66 | 79.0 years |
| Orsak | 64 | 79.3 years |
| Brown | 63 | 74.1 years |
| Garcia | 61 | 71.9 years |
| Miller | 55 | 75.2 years |
| Moore | 46 | 72.4 years |
| Rodriguez | 45 | 71.3 years |
| Businesses in Wharton County, TX | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 4 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
| CVS | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 3 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Church's Chicken | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| ColorTyme | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 2 | Subway | 6 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | UPS | 4 | |
| KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | |||