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Wharton County

42,035Population
1.1 %Change since 2020
9Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
42,035 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.1 %
Net migration
9 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
41,590 (2020)
Births
548 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Deaths
508 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.1
Natural change, 2023
40
International migration
55 (2023)
Domestic migration
-46 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
0.2
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48481

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.44.1
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20244.3 %
20234.3 %
20224.4 %
20216.5 %
20207.7 %
20193.9 %
20184.3 %
20175.2 %
20165.8 %
20154.4 %
20144.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202442K41.6K
PeriodValue
202442,035
202341,855
202241,811
202141,681
202041,586