Wortham

Population: 984
Median household income: $41,833
Median home value: $93,800

Wortham, a community in Freestone County, Texas, has 984 residents. At $41,833, its median household income sits below Freestone County's $58,460.

From 2019 to 2023, Wortham's population declined 8.1% from 1,071 to 984, while its median home value rose 12.6% from $83,300 to $93,800.

6.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 984
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,833
Median home value: $93,800
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 494
Homeownership rate: 45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,071984

Median household income

$35,795$41,833

Median home value

$83,300$93,800

Median gross rent

$726$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,071	$35,795	$83,300	$726
2020	1,299	$30,742	$79,600	$737
2021	1,438	$40,987	$84,500	$693
2022	1,193	$42,574	$94,800	$844
2023	984	$41,833	$93,800	$883

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	3.5%
5 to 17	128	13.0%
18 to 24	94	9.6%
25 to 34	116	11.8%
35 to 44	130	13.2%
45 to 54	148	15.0%
55 to 64	173	17.6%
65 to 74	49	5.0%
75 and over	112	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	603	61.3%
Black or African American	164	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	34	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	25.5%
High school graduate	226	31.0%
Some college or associate's	268	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	37	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	292	84.1%
Carpooled	20	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	133	42.6%
15 to 29 min	59	18.9%
30 to 44 min	81	26.0%
45 to 59 min	19	6.1%
60+ min	20	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 19.8% (192 of 970)

	Count	Share
Family households	216	55.4%
Nonfamily households	174	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	390	78.9%
Vacant	104	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	45.6%
Renter-occupied	212	54.4%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	298	60.3%
1-unit, attached	11	2.2%
2 to 4 units	51	10.3%
5 to 19 units	46	9.3%
20 or more units	11	2.2%
Mobile home & other	77	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4880296
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.7902, -96.4616