Erath County vs Wharton County

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

Erath County and Wharton County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Erath County has the higher population (43,244 vs 41,651 in Wharton County). Wharton County has the higher median household income ($66,100 vs $65,351 in Erath County). Erath County has the higher median home value ($251,900 vs $182,700 in Wharton County).

Population, income & housing

	Erath County	Wharton County
Population	43,244	41,651
Median age	31.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,351	$66,100
Median home value	$251,900	$182,700
Median gross rent	$1,134	$986
Housing units	18,515	17,546
Homeownership rate	63.8%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Erath County	Wharton County
Population	41,841 → 43,244 (+3.4%)	41,577 → 41,651 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$52,742 → $65,351 (+23.9%)	$48,310 → $66,100 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$159,900 → $251,900 (+57.5%)	$128,100 → $182,700 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $1,134 (+24.5%)	$775 → $986 (+27.2%)

Erath County

Population

41,84143,244

Median household income

$52,742$65,351

Median home value

$159,900$251,900

Median gross rent

$911$1,134

Wharton County

Population

41,57741,651

Median household income

$48,310$66,100

Median home value

$128,100$182,700

Median gross rent

$775$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Erath County	Wharton County
Under 5	6.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	19.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.4%
75 and over	5.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Erath County	Wharton County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	43.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Erath County	Wharton County
No high school diploma	12.9%	16.1%
High school graduate	26.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Erath County	Wharton County
Drove alone	75.4%	80.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	4.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Erath County	Wharton County
1-unit, detached	66.0%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14.5%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Erath County	Wharton County
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1989	1978