Wharton County is located in the Upper Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The County Seat is Wharton and the largest city is El Campo. The 2014 population estimate is 41,168 and the 2010 census population was 41,280. The land area is 1,086.15 square miles and there are 38 persons per square mile.
83.4% of the population is White, 14.4% is Black or African American, 39% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.9% is two or more races. 74.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $95,600, there are 14,517 households, an average of 2.80 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,310, the median household income is $40,411, and 18.8% of the persons in Wharton County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,574. Retail sales (in $1000) were $466,705, and sales per capita were $11,439. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30.1%.
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| Wharton County Official government website of Wharton County, Texas. |
| Property | CAD Wharton County Appraisal District property search, tax information, online tax protest. Address: Wharton CAD, 308 E. Milam St., Wharton, TX 77488-4918. Phone: 979-532-8931. |
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