Wharton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 8,742 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wharton is the 273rd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Wharton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wharton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wharton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wharton who work in sales jobs (12.19%), office and administrative support (10.43%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.91%). Also of interest is that Wharton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The citizens of Wharton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.69% of adults in Wharton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Wharton in 2022 was $23,676, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,704 for a family of four. However, Wharton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wharton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wharton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Wharton, accounting for 40.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Wharton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wharton include German, Irish, Scandinavian, Czech, and Austrian. The most common language spoken in Wharton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
