Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wharton County, TX in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 41,280 population of Wharton County, Texas comprised of 15,486 people who identified as Hispanic (37.52%), and 25,794 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (62.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wharton County, Texas with a population of 34,549 (83.69%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,019 (14.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 305 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wharton County, Texas in 2010, with a population of 19,680 (47.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,869 (36.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,678 (13.76%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Wharton, Texas.

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Population By Race in Wharton , TX in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,019 14.58%
White Alone 34,549 83.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 222 0.54%
Asian Alone 171 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.03%
Two Or More Races 305 0.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Wharton , TX in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 341 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,869 36.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 156 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 89 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,678 13.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,680 47.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 152 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 216 0.52%