COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wharton County

Texas · 39,955 residents · 1,086 sq mi

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With 39,955 people, Wharton County is a county in Texas. Median home value sits at $48,900. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 21.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $313 a month at the median. The median household earns $23,896, about 21% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,955

−3%vs 2000

vs 41,188 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,086 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(3,032)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(3,788)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(3,380)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,959)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(2,211)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(6,087)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(5,162)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(4,007)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(3,620)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(3,058)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,892)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(759)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,896

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,208 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,911

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,388 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.3%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,900

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $415 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

33.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic53%(21,832)

Black14.7%(6,060)

Hispanic / Latino31.3%(12,888)

Asian0.3%(113)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.1%(29,200)

Black15.8%(6,323)

Hispanic / Latino24.8%(9,908)

Asian0.2%(84)

Other10.9%(4,348)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.8%(15,384)

Central American0.6%(233)

South American0.5%(225)

Salvadoran0.5%(210)

Puerto Rican0.4%(148)

Spaniard0.3%(125)

Cuban0.3%(110)

Peruvian0.2%(76)

Argentine0.1%(59)

Ecuadorian0.1%(52)

Colombian0.1%(38)

Nicaraguan0%(19)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0%(2)

Panamanian0%(2)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.2%(69)

Asian Indian0.1%(33)

Vietnamese0.1%(30)

Taiwanese0.1%(26)

Korean0.1%(23)

Chinese0%(18)

Pakistani0%(10)

Ancestry

Czech11.2%(4,678)

German9.5%(3,976)

English6.6%(2,750)

American5.1%(2,112)

Irish4.2%(1,745)

Italian1.4%(606)

Polish0.9%(362)

French0.8%(349)

Scottish0.7%(298)

Welsh0.7%(287)

Austrian0.7%(278)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(269)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.4%(173)

Subsaharan African0.4%(164)

Dutch0.3%(129)

Swedish0.3%(126)

Russian0.2%(73)

Norwegian0.2%(71)

Romanian0.1%(55)

Swiss0.1%(55)

British0.1%(52)

Canadian0.1%(38)

Finnish0.1%(35)

Arab0.1%(29)

Lebanese0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

French Canadian0%(19)

Croatian0%(15)

Brazilian0%(13)

Ghanaian0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

West Indian0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Czech population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 18.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(5,365)

Married56.1%(9,125)

Widowed3%(491)

Divorced7.8%(1,276)

Women 15+

Never married24%(4,044)

Married57.7%(9,736)

Widowed8.3%(1,394)

Divorced10.1%(1,703)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 23.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19%(336)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(374)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(764)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(164)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,767 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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