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Population (year 2000): 9,237. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,374 (+1.5% change)
Males: 4,357 (47.2%), Females: 4,880 (52.8%)
Wharton County
Zip code:
77488
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $26,704 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,900 (year 2000)
Races in Wharton:
- White Non-Hispanic (41.3%)
- Hispanic (31.1%)
- Black (26.4%)
- Other race (14.2%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.7%), United States (6.5%),
Czech (6.2%), English (4.9%), Irish (3.8%), Polish (1.1%).
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wharton
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wharton city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 10.1%
5.7% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Wharton:
- GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (1400 U S 59 N
BYPASS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wharton:
- EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; EL
CAMPO, TX)
- RICE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX)
- MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BAY
CITY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wharton:
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 48 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 62 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 66 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wharton:
- WHARTON RGNL (about 6 miles; WHARTON, TX; ID: 5R5)
- LACKEY AVIATION (about 9 miles; WHARTON, TX; ID:
94R)
- WARD AIRPARK (about 17 miles; BEASLEY, TX; ID: 5T0)
College/University in Wharton:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 3,124; Location: 911 BOLING HWY; Public;
Website: www.wcjc.cc.tx.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Wharton:
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,158)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 57 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 58
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 58 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,140)
Public high schools in Wharton:
- WHARTON H S (Students: 687; Location: #1
TIGER AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WHARTON J H (Students: 391; Location: 1120 N
RUSK ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wharton:
- C G SIVELLS EL (Students: 565; Location: 1605
ALABAMA RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- C W DAWSON EL (Students: 550; Location: 1619
M L K BLVD; Grades: 04 - 08)
- MINNIE MAE HOPPER EL (Students: 317;
Location: 500 ABELL ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle school in Wharton:
- ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 141;
Location: 207 BOB-O-LINK LANE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Wharton:
- WHARTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$628,100; Location: 1920 N FULTON ST; 85,119 books;
4,396 audio materials; 2,313 video materials; 190 serial
subscriptions)
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