Demographics of Wharton County, Texas

Wharton County, Texas had 42,060 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +479 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wharton County, in four figures

42,060
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +479 people.; 38.1 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,924 ±$3,866
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wharton County, Texas's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wharton County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wharton County, Texas's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wharton County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,581	100.0	100.0
2021	41,674	100.2	100.2
2022	41,815	100.6	100.7
2023	41,875	100.7	101.6
2024	42,065	101.2	102.5
2025	42,060	101.2	103.1

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Population of Wharton County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	41,581	−8	+18	0	−34
2021	41,674	+93	−81	+26	+112
2022	41,815	+141	−16	+79	+107
2023	41,875	+60	+56	+63	−53
2024	42,065	+190	+72	+83	+42
2025	42,060	−5	+65	−16	−55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±0.6: for men 36.1 ±0.8 and for women 40.1 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wharton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,818 ±156	6.7% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,804 ±659	18.7% ±1.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,838 ±445	9.2% ±1.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,945 ±538	23.8% ±1.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,800 ±540	23.4% ±1.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,589 ±531	18.2% ±1.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,924 ±$3,866, and income per person $34,628 ±$2,370, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wharton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,271 ±365	14.3% ±2.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,543 ±543	22.3% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,928 ±519	18.4% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,034 ±320	12.8% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,572 ±461	16.2% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,232 ±276	7.8% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,310 ±244	8.2% ±1.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wharton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,589 ±1,027	13.6% ±2.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,778 ±429	16.9% ±3.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,623 ±584	12.7% ±2.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,188 ±305	12.0% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wharton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wharton County	Texas	United States
Housing units	17,711 ±54	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±2.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±2.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±3.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,900 ±$12,396	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,046 ±$79	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wharton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,560 ±0	42.0% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,096 ±175	43.3% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,563 ±322	10.9% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	209 ±64	0.5% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 204	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 126	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,221 ±357	2.9% ±0.9	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wharton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	33,740 ±938	80.7% ±2.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,187 ±691	10.0% ±1.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	132 to 476	0.3% to 1.1%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,563 ±556	8.5% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,414 ±370	3.4% ±0.9	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,149 ±472	5.1% ±1.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wharton County among the counties of Texas

80th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Wharton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wood County	49,688	+10.3%
Val Verde County	47,835	+0.5%
Cooke County	44,461	+6.5%
Upshur County	44,410	+8.2%
Erath County	43,911	+2.8%
Wharton County	42,060	+1.2%
Hill County	39,503	+9.8%
Fannin County	39,265	+9.1%
Hopkins County	39,063	+6.1%
Jim Wells County	38,804	−0.2%
Brown County	38,711	+1.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026