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Texas·Wharton County
5 tracts·4K people·$201K median·448/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in El Campo is $201,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
El Campo has 12,202 residents across 1 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 33.7; the population is 48.1% Hispanic or Latino, 40.8% White, 9.4% Black, 0.9% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
NORTHSIDE EL (31%) and HUTCHINS EL (16%) lead the elementary schools; EL CAMPO MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (40%); EL CAMPO H S is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,071/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in El Campo is $67,017 a year, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In El Campo, median rent is $1,071/month and the median home value is $201,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
El Campo reported 6.4 violent crimes and 26.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 95 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in El Campo are cold wave (98), lightning (89) and heat wave (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In El Campo, 0% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).