Hungerford vs Wharton

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

Hungerford 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 88 in Hungerford). Since 2019, Hungerford's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs -0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hungerford	Wharton
Population	88	8,671
Median age	80.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,692
Median home value	—	$149,300
Median gross rent	—	$993
Housing units	85	3,861
Homeownership rate	100.0%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hungerford	Wharton
Population	84 → 88 (+4.8%)	8,711 → 8,671 (-0.5%)
Median household income	—	$39,079 → $47,692 (+22.0%)
Median home value	—	$92,700 → $149,300 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$777 → $993 (+27.8%)

Hungerford

Population

8488

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)

	Hungerford	Wharton
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	8.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.3%
75 and over	52.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hungerford	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	23.9%	26.7%
Black or African American	14.8%	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	52.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	40.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hungerford	Wharton
No high school diploma	6.8%	21.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hungerford	Wharton
Drove alone	0.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	100.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hungerford	Wharton
1-unit, detached	27.1%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	72.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Hungerford	Wharton
Poverty rate	38.6%	21.2%
Average household size	2.00	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	—	1977