East Bernard vs Wharton

A side-by-side comparison of East Bernard and Wharton: population, income, housing, and more.

East Bernard and Wharton are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wharton has the higher population (8,671 vs 2,653 in East Bernard). East Bernard has the higher median household income ($73,775 vs $47,692 in Wharton). East Bernard has the higher median home value ($269,200 vs $149,300 in Wharton).

Population, income & housing

	East Bernard	Wharton
Population	2,653	8,671
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,775	$47,692
Median home value	$269,200	$149,300
Median gross rent	$1,140	$993
Housing units	1,111	3,861
Homeownership rate	84.9%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bernard	Wharton
Population	2,355 → 2,653 (+12.7%)	8,711 → 8,671 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$62,200 → $73,775 (+18.6%)	$39,079 → $47,692 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$165,900 → $269,200 (+62.3%)	$92,700 → $149,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,140 (+35.2%)	$777 → $993 (+27.8%)

East Bernard

Population

2,3552,653

Median household income

$62,200$73,775

Median home value

$165,900$269,200

Median gross rent

$843$1,140

Wharton

Population

8,7118,671

Median household income

$39,079$47,692

Median home value

$92,700$149,300

Median gross rent

$777$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bernard	Wharton
Under 5	7.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	21.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	4.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	21.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.3%
75 and over	8.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bernard	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	26.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	27.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	40.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bernard	Wharton
No high school diploma	13.3%	21.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bernard	Wharton
Drove alone	87.4%	77.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	4.6%	3.0%
Other means	2.8%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bernard	Wharton
1-unit, detached	88.0%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	East Bernard	Wharton
Poverty rate	4.0%	21.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1980	1977