Demographics of Wharton city, Texas

Wharton city, Texas had 8,776 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +130 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wharton city, in four figures

8,776
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,724 ±23.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +130 people.; 35.8 ±6.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,212 ±$8,485
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Wharton city, Texas's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wharton city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Wharton city, Texas's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wharton city, 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	8,646	100.0	100.0
2021	8,688	100.5	100.2
2022	8,736	101.0	100.7
2023	8,797	101.7	101.6
2024	8,764	101.4	102.5
2025	8,776	101.5	103.1

Population of Wharton city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,646	—
2021	8,688	+42
2022	8,736	+48
2023	8,797	+61
2024	8,764	−33
2025	8,776	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±6.4: for men 33.5 ±7.4 and for women 38.7 ±6.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wharton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	645 ±222	7.4% ±2.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,379 ±430	15.8% ±4.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,240 ±312	14.2% ±3.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,896 ±402	21.7% ±4.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,201 ±381	25.2% ±4.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,363 ±302	15.6% ±3.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,212 ±$8,485, and income per person $27,660 ±$3,520, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	603 ±176	17.7% ±4.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	881 ±288	25.9% ±8.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	740 ±337	21.7% ±9.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	412 ±183	12.1% ±5.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	429 ±193	12.6% ±5.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	66 to 322	2.0% to 9.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	31 to 257	0.9% to 7.5%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	985 ±348	11.9% ±4.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	62 to 354	3.6% to 17.3%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	451 ±188	10.2% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	132 to 520	8.0% to 27.6%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wharton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wharton city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,885 ±338	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±4.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±6.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.3% ±8.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.7% ±7.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,400 ±$34,759	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,051 ±$214	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,839 ±457	44.0% ±5.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,285 ±450	26.2% ±5.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,915 ±438	22.0% ±5.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	44 to 182	0.5% to 2.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 193	0% to 2.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	492 ±213	5.6% ±2.4	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,832 ±471	78.3% ±5.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	869 ±343	10.0% ±3.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 262	0.3% to 3.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	877 ±352	10.1% ±4.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	84 to 380	1.0% to 4.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	645 ±291	7.4% ±3.3	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 city among the places of Texas

296th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Wharton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bee Cave city	8,862 ±38
Paloma Creek South CDP	8,860 ±1,134
Graham city	8,792 ±38
Highland Park town	8,773 ±28
Brownfield city	8,738 ±17
Wharton city	8,724 ±23
Providence Village town	8,721 ±23
Hondo city	8,713 ±28
Liberty city	8,650 ±24
Perryton city	8,585 ±400
Joshua city	8,550 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 17 Places in Texas by median age
No. 78 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 101 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 114 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 162 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 179 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026