
El Campo at a glance
What makes El Campo different: El Campo grew out of the early-1900s Gulf Coast rice boom, with the El Campo Rice Milling Company founded in 1903; the surrounding prairie still supports rice farming and cattle ranching as economic mainstays.
- El Campo population
- 12,176
- Wharton County Medicare
- 6,861
- MA penetration (county)
- 40%
- Spanish-speaking market
- Yes — bilingual