Wharton, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Wharton home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

8,637
Population Estimate
$92,331
Median Home Value
93.6%
Employment Rate
12.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$125
Median Listing Price$203,500
Median Days on Market90
Active Listings50
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)62
Avg Listing Price$292,865
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY14%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.27
Family Dual Income40.6
Median Household Income$39,079
Median Individual Income$21,548
Home Ownership50.8%
Home Value$92,331
Median Rent$777
Rent Burden38.7%
Poverty20.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED27.3%
  • Highschool Education29.6%
  • Some College30.6%
  • Bachelors Degree6.0%
  • Graduate Degree6.5%
  • Total College or Above12.5%
  • Stem Degree24.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.6%
  • Female50.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married38.8%
  • Divorced15.5%
  • Never Married37.2%
  • Widowed8.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWharton
State IDTX
Population8,637

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.8%
19–2913.8%
30–3912.3%
40–499.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.1%
60–6912.4%
70–796.8%
80+6.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.0%
Unemployment Rate6.4%
Disabled19.6%

ETHNICITY

White63.9%
Black30.0%
Asian0.7%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.8%
Multiple1.6%

OTHER

Hispanic37.1%
Limited English7.3%
Health Uninsured25.6%
Veteran7.3%

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Neighborhoods in Wharton, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in Wharton, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Mayfair

    Mayfair ↗

    Median asking price
    $172,500
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    28
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4/10 · 3 schools

  • Riverfront Park

    Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,695
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4/10 · 3 schools

  • Harrison Real Estate Co

    Harrison ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4/10 · 3 schools

  • Green Meadows Amenity Center

    Green Meadows ↗

    Median asking price
    $250,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    7
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4/10 · 3 schools

  • Lennar at Pecan Meadows

    Pecan Meadows ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.