Geography
Wharton is placed at 29°19'One" North, 96°5'49" West (Twenty-nine.316939, -96.097065).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the aggregate locality of Eighteen.Ogdoad km² (7.2 mi²). Xviii.Sevener klick² (Septenary.Deuce mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.14% is water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 9,237 people, 3,539 menage, & 2,268 families living in the city. A population density is 493.3/km² (1,278.3/mi²). There are 4,000 housing units at an typical density of 213.6/km² (553.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 56.33% White, 26.43% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 14.18% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 31.08% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 3,539 family away from which 31.5% use at times kids under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 44.2% come married couples living together, 15.7% have a female homeowner by having there are no married man present, & 35.9% come non-families. 31.8% of completely menage come manufactured higher of souls & Fifteen.3% keep close at hand person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Ii.51 & a typical personal size is Ternary.Xxi.

In a city the people is spread retired using Twenty-seven.2% under a age of Eighteen, Eleven.1% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxv.3% from either 25 to 44, Twenty.3% from either 45 to 64, & Xvi.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each C females there are 89.Terzetto males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & complete, there are 83.Single males.

the median income for a home in the city is $26,704, & the median income for a personal is $34,543. Males have a median income of $30,423 versus $20,460 for females. A per capita income for the city is $13,993. Xxii.2% of the people & Seventeen.3% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xxii.3% of victims under a age of 18 & 21.7% of victims 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level. Trivia
CBS Anchor Dan Rather was born inside Wharton.