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Wharton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Wharton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

8,736

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.9%
5 - 17:
13.1%
18 - 24:
13.5%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
25.2%
55 - 64:
10.9%
Over 65 Years:
16.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.7%
7.7%
75.9%
75.9%
10.9%
10.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Wharton
USA
$23,247
$23,247
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Wharton
USA
$37,722
$37,722
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Accommodation
Transportation
Education
Arts
Finance
Other
Agriculture
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
15.6%
15.6%
15.2%
15.2%
12.1%
12.1%
11.5%
11.5%
6.0%
6.0%
5.5%
5.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.6%
4.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
3.7%
3.7%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
43.6%
43.6%
26.9%
26.9%
25.3%
25.3%
3.3%
3.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Austrian
Scandinavian
Italian
Czech
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Romanian
Polish
Palestinian
European
French
Welsh
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Acadian/Cajun
Dutch
French Canadian
6.1%
6.1%
5.2%
5.2%
3.2%
3.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Other Indo-European
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Polish
French
Vietnamese
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
75.2%
75.2%
23.6%
23.6%
2.2%
2.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Wharton Residents

10.2%


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