PlainZIP

Wharton, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wharton, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,148. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WHARTON-TX · Wharton, TX 1 ZIPs · 14,148 pop · #17741/25278 · Wharton County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,327
  • RANK-LOWER #17741/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Boling
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,148
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,200

Nearest income peer: Boling, TX (+ $7,370 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wharton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wharton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wharton, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,148
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,327
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,327 and poverty 10.9% concentrate in 77488.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wharton as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Hawkins is the closest lower-income city and Lolita the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wharton.

Population concentration

Wharton's single ZIP 77488 carries the town

Wharton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 77488 is the entire residential footprint (14,148 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wharton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 307 establishments, 3,511 employees , annual payroll $152,326k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 77488 (307 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (48) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Wharton, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Wharton County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wharton. See the Wharton County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Wharton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wharton, El Campo, East Bernard and Boling among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Louise marks the far end of that range at $77,625, 29% above Wharton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
77488 14,148 $60,327 307 25
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Wharton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wharton, .