Wharton County, TX Population

Overview

41,602

Total Population

37.2

Median age

50.27%

Female population %

98.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

62.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17,728

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Wharton County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wharton County is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wharton County's population under 18 was 26.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wharton County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wharton County, 21.52% were under the age of 15, 19.76% aged 15 to 29, 41.78% aged 30 to 64, 14.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 226 more females than males in Wharton County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.27% females and 49.73% males in Wharton County, TX.
The Wharton County, TX gender ratio is 98.9:100 i.e. 98.9 men to 100 women (0.989).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,673.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,654.

Wharton County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wharton County population: 73.74% are White, 13.23% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 4.20% are some other race and 8.30% are multiracial.
Wharton County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 17,728 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,874 (57.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wharton County is White with a population of 30,676 (73.74% of the total population).

Wharton County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 41,869 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Wharton County's population increased by 52 (0.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wharton County's population increased by 284 (0.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Wharton County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 41,007.