Language Spoken At Home in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 38,170 | 100% |
English only | 27,639 | 72.4% |
Language other than English | 10,531 | 27.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,627 | 9.5% |
Spanish | 9,983 | 26.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,486 | 9.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 450 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 57 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 62 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 36 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,153 | 100% |
American | 1,248 | 3.0% |
Arab | 29 | 0.1% |
Czech | 6,015 | 14.6% |
Danish | 671 | 1.6% |
Dutch | 158 | 0.4% |
English | 1,596 | 3.9% |
French (except Basque) | 630 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 27 | 0.1% |
German | 6,425 | 15.6% |
Greek | 50 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 21 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,745 | 6.7% |
Italian | 597 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 135 | 0.3% |
Polish | 410 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 82 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 520 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 223 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 57 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 346 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 40 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 127 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,638 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,866 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,184 | 28.6% |
Married-couple family | 6,832 | 46.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,424 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 829 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 444 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,205 | 15.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,316 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 4,772 | 32.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,437 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 2,016 | 13.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,058 | 34.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,275 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 40,518 | 100% |
Householder | 14,638 | 36.1% |
Spouse | 6,875 | 17.0% |
Child | 14,320 | 35.3% |
Other relatives | 3,570 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,115 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 496 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,599 | 100% |
Never married | 5,312 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 7,762 | 49.8% |
Separated | 329 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 603 | 3.9% |
Divorced | 1,593 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,479 | 100% |
Never married | 4,422 | 26.8% |
Now married, except separated | 7,595 | 46.1% |
Separated | 616 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 1,829 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 2,017 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 550 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 417 | 75.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 2 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,394 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 603 | 43.3% |
Less than 1 year | 151 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 161 | 11.5% |
3 or 4 years | 126 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 165 | 11.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 603 | 100% |
Who are female | 410 | 68.0% |
Who are married | 464 | 76.9% |
School Enrollment in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,376 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 982 | 9.5% |
Kindergarten | 727 | 7.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,785 | 46.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,384 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,498 | 14.4% |
Educational Attainment in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,483 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,728 | 14.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,276 | 12.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,704 | 32.9% |
Some college, no degree | 5,040 | 19.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,599 | 6.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,099 | 11.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,037 | 3.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.6% |
Veteran Status in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,213 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,284 | 7.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 40,801 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,906 | 14.5% |
Under 18 years | 10,939 | 100% |
With a disability | 392 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 24,017 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,721 | 11.3% |
65 years and over | 5,845 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,793 | 47.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 40,706 | 100% |
Same house | 36,155 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,429 | 10.9% |
Same county | 3,207 | 7.9% |
Different county | 1,222 | 3.0% |
Same state | 1,029 | 2.5% |
Different state | 193 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 122 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 41,153 | 100% |
Native | 37,330 | 90.7% |
Born in United States | 37,202 | 90.4% |
State of residence | 33,787 | 82.1% |
Different state | 3,415 | 8.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 128 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 3,823 | 9.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,823 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 997 | 26.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,826 | 73.9% |
Year of Entry in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,951 | 100% |
Native | 128 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 22.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 99 | 77.3% |
Foreign born | 3,823 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,818 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wharton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,823 | 100% |
Europe | 64 | 1.7% |
Asia | 122 | 3.2% |
Africa | 5 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,614 | 94.5% |
Northern America | 18 | 0.5% |