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Home values, rents and more in Wharton County, TX

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$242,000
Metro: $242,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.9%
Metro: +1.9% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,231/mo
Metro: $1,231 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
42,060
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$66,924
Metro: $66,924 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Wharton County, TX, shaded by typical home valueWhartonMatagordaBrazoriaHarrisColoradoLavacaFayetteFort BendVictoriaJacksonAustinWaller
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Counties around Wharton County, TX, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Wharton County, TX is outlined.

How Wharton County, TX compares

The typical home in Wharton County, TX is worth about $242,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Wharton County, TX are about the same as the typical value in the El Campo metro area ($242,000) and 34% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Wharton County, TX rose 1.9%, compared with +1.9% in the El Campo metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,231 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), about the same as the El Campo metro area ($1,231) and 36% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $66,924, against $66,924 in the El Campo metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 42,060 people live in Wharton County, TX (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Wharton County, TX has the 86th-highest typical home value of the 243 counties in Texas with Zillow figures.

Part of: El Campo metro area · Texas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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