
Wharton at a glance
What makes Wharton different: Wharton, the county seat sitting on the Colorado River, was the boyhood home of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote and has a manufacturing-heavy local economy.
- Wharton population
- 8,755
- Wharton County Medicare
- 6,861
- MA penetration (county)
- 40%
- Spanish-speaking market
- Yes — bilingual