Wharton County
County Population :
41,188
County Houses :
16,606
Land area : 1090.1
sq. mi.
Water area : 4.3
sq. mi.
Industries providing employment
: Educational,health and social services (22.5%),
Manufacturing (14.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting,
and mining (11.5%), Retail trade (10.7%).
Races in Wharton County :
- White Non-Hispanic (53.0%)
- Hispanic (31.3%)
- Black (15.0%)
- Other race (13.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%))
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races)
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