COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boling vs Wharton
PLACE A
Boling, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wharton, Texas
Boling is 96% smaller than Wharton. Boling earns more, with a median household income $26,333 higher. Wharton has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -17%).
BOLINGWHARTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3748,776−96% vs Wharton
Population density801,064−984
Population growth-17.1%-2.3%−14.8 pts
Median age44.235.8+8.4
Male59.9%49.3%+10.6 pts
Female40.1%50.7%−10.6 pts
Foreign-born9.6%10.1%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.5%26.2%+16.3 pts
Black2.7%22.0%−19.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino51.9%44.0%+7.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other2.9%6.6%−3.6 pts
Median household income$84,545$58,212+$26,333
Per capita income$38,003$27,660+$10,343
Poverty rate11.5%11.9%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.401−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%15.3%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree2.3%4.8%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate14.1%6.2%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation56.1%60.7%−4.6 pts
Median home value$169,900$149,400+$20,500
Median gross rent$820$1,051−$231
Owner-occupied83.8%54.3%+29.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%12.4%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households28.6%34.3%−5.7 pts
Average commute23.724.9−1.2
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured9.6%19.9%−10.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024