Upshur County vs Wharton County

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

Upshur 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.

Upshur County has the higher population (41,864 vs 41,651 in Wharton County). Wharton County has the higher median household income ($66,100 vs $62,794 in Upshur County). Wharton County has the higher median home value ($182,700 vs $171,200 in Upshur County).

Population, income & housing

	Upshur County	Wharton County
Population	41,864	41,651
Median age	40.3 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,794	$66,100
Median home value	$171,200	$182,700
Median gross rent	$1,015	$986
Housing units	17,444	17,546
Homeownership rate	79.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Upshur County	Wharton County
Population	41,018 → 41,864 (+2.1%)	41,577 → 41,651 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$52,162 → $62,794 (+20.4%)	$48,310 → $66,100 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$141,200 → $171,200 (+21.2%)	$128,100 → $182,700 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,015 (+22.0%)	$775 → $986 (+27.2%)

Upshur County

Population

41,01841,864

Median household income

$52,162$62,794

Median home value

$141,200$171,200

Median gross rent

$832$1,015

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)

	Upshur County	Wharton County
Under 5	5.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.4%
75 and over	7.3%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Upshur County	Wharton County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	43.9%
Black or African American	7.2%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Upshur County	Wharton County
No high school diploma	13.2%	16.1%
High school graduate	31.8%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Upshur County	Wharton County
Drove alone	83.3%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.9%	5.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Upshur County	Wharton County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Upshur County	Wharton County
Poverty rate	13.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.69	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1988	1978