Wharton County Junior's Living Circumstances

Wharton Independent School District Overview

Wharton County Junior College located in Wharton Independent School District area. A total of 4,996 households are located in Wharton Independent School District area. Among them, 1,512 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.33 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,041 and 2,841 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10.00% (1,313) of residents are non-citizens and 25.66% (3,368) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Wharton Independent School District, Texas
Household	4,996
Population	13,125
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,512 (30.26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,041
Total Students	2,841
Pre-Kindergarten	64
Kindergarten	193
Grade 1-8	1,389
Grade 9-12	570
College/Graduate School	625
Veterans	10,448
Non-citizen	1,313
Non-English Home Language	3,368
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,722 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,123 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,123 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 5,729 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wharton Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,592	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,892	87.48%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	521	9.32%
Public transportation	8	0.14%
Walked	66	1.18%
Other method	59	1.06%
Worked from home	46	0.82%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,729	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,134	19.79%
Service	1,249	21.80%
Sales and office	1,062	18.54%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,193	20.82%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,091	19.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,729	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	515	8.99%
Construction	648	11.31%
Manufacturing	648	11.31%
Wholesale trade	177	3.09%
Retail trade	650	11.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	337	5.88%
Information	37	0.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	222	3.88%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	159	2.78%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,359	23.72%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	316	5.52%
Other services, except public administration	387	6.76%
Public administration	274	4.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,729	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,748	82.88%
Government workers	745	13.00%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	205	3.58%
Unpaid family workers	31	0.54%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,294 for the 4,996 households in Wharton Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $27,568. 10,440 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 78.50%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,996	-
Less than $10,000	396	7.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	334	6.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	798	15.97%
$25,000 - $34,999	517	10.35%
$35,000 - $49,999	721	14.43%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,010	20.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	335	6.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	534	10.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	264	5.28%
More than $200,000	87	1.74%
Median Household Income	$43,700	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,294	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,316	-
Less than $10,000	186	5.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	97	2.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	421	12.70%
$25,000 - $34,999	332	10.01%
$35,000 - $49,999	416	12.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	833	25.12%
$75,000 - $99,999	229	6.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	526	15.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	194	5.85%
More than $200,000	82	2.47%

Median Family Income	$55,174	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,452	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,568	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$37,993	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$37,993	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,299	-
With health insurance coverage	10,440	78.50%
Public coverage	4,943	37.17%
Private health insurance	7,071	53.17%
Without health insurance coverage	2,859	21.50%

Housing

There are 5,937 housing units in Wharton Independent School District area, Texas with 4,996 units (84.15%) occupied. 2,909 houses (58.23%) are occupied by owner and 2,087 houses (41.77%) are rented. The average housing value is $107,500 and the average rental cost is $780. 261 houses (4.40%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 946 houses (15.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,937	-
Occupied	4,996	84.15%
Owner Occupied	2,909	58.23%
Renter Occupied	2,087	41.77%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,698	62.29%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	66	1.11%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,386	23.35%
Mobile Homes	787	13.26%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,937	-
Built 2014 or later	261	4.40%
Built 2010 - 2013	128	2.16%
Built 2000 - 2009	356	6.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,043	17.57%
Built 1980 - 1989	769	12.95%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,094	18.43%
Built 1960 - 1969	688	11.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	652	10.98%
Built 1949 or earlier	946	15.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,937	-
1 room	233	3.92%
2 rooms	81	1.36%
3 rooms	588	9.90%
4 rooms	1,340	22.57%
5 rooms	1,462	24.63%
6 rooms	984	16.57%
7 rooms	549	9.25%
8 rooms	419	7.06%
9 rooms or more	281	4.73%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	5,937	-
no bedroom	233	3.92%
1 bedroom	501	8.44%
2 bedrooms	2,025	34.11%
3 bedrooms	2,652	44.67%
4 bedrooms	485	8.17%
5 bedrooms or more	41	0.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	2,909	-
Less than $50,000	524	18.01%
$50,000 - $99,999	807	27.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	597	20.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	489	16.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	303	10.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	123	4.23%
$500,000 - $999,999	66	2.27%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$107,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,946	-
Less than $500	265	13.62%
$500 - $999	1,110	57.04%
$1,000 - $1,499	493	25.33%
$1,500 - $1,999	78	4.01%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$780	-

Demographic

A total of 13,476 people lives in Wharton Independent School District area, Texas with 6,898 male and 6,578 female. The males to female ratio is 51.19 to 48.81. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	13,476	-
Male	6,898	51.19%
Female	6,578	48.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,476	-
Under 5 years	908	6.74%
5 - 9 years	720	5.34%
10 - 14 years	970	7.20%
15 - 19 years	894	6.63%
20 - 24 years	872	6.47%
25 - 34 years	1,909	14.17%
35 - 44 years	1,482	11.00%
45 - 54 years	1,425	10.57%
55 - 59 years	811	6.02%
60 - 64 years	1,147	8.51%
65 - 74 years	1,227	9.11%
75 - 84 years	743	5.51%
85 years and older	368	2.73%
Median Age	38.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,476	-
One Race	13,340	98.99%
White	9,572	71.03%
Black or African American	3,212	23.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
Asian	64	0.47%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	492	3.65%

Two or more races	136	1.01%
White and Black or African American	66	0.49%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	31	0.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%