Population 41,216
State Texas
Current Time
Area 1,086.15 mi²
Zip Codes 77437, 77488
Per capita income $21,353

Cities in Wharton County

El Campo, Wharton

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 83.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$466,705
Total number of firms, 2007 3,574
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 41,216
Households, 2008-2012 14,638
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,078
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,353
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 27.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 11,807
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 14.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,086.15 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 41,280
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $87,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$463,995
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 950
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 39.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $40,988
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$45,912
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,284
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 73.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 9.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.77
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.8 %
Population, 2010 41,280
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 12.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 38.0
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 46.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.2 %
Housing units, 2013 17,182
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,439
Building permits, 2012 15
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$541,129
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %