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Population (2000): 41,188
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 659 / 414 / 0
Land Area (2000): 2,823.427 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 11.123 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 638,000.000 acres (2,581.348 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 1,538
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 31.70%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 22.10%
Farm earnings (2005): $41,908,000
Physicians (2004): 58
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (158)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 6,357
Federal Spending (2004): $278,638

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	41,426	49.42%
Rural, Farm	4,362	5.20%
Rural, Non-farm	38,042	45.38%

Wharton County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Wharton County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	19,008	18,218	790	4.16%	42
1991	18,532	17,599	933	5.03%	50
1992	19,550	18,245	1,305	6.67%	67
1993	19,482	18,062	1,420	7.29%	73
1994	19,410	18,080	1,330	6.85%	69
1995	19,511	18,225	1,286	6.59%	66
1996	19,305	18,071	1,234	6.39%	64
1997	19,061	17,888	1,173	6.15%	62
1998	19,081	18,014	1,068	5.60%	56
1999	19,389	18,320	1,069	5.51%	55
2000	20,156	19,282	874	4.34%	43
2001	20,353	19,408	945	4.65%	46
2002	20,743	19,539	1,204	5.80%	58
2003	21,560	20,227	1,333	6.18%	62
2004	21,553	20,324	1,229	5.70%	57
2005	20,875	19,815	1,059	5.07%	51
2006	20,638	19,648	991	4.80%	48
2007	20,630	19,750	880	4.26%	43
2008	20,853	19,940	913	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	18,338	17,552	786	4.29%	43
Feb 1990	18,434	17,691	743	4.03%	40
Mar 1990	18,542	17,882	660	3.56%	36
Apr 1990	18,907	18,204	703	3.72%	37
May 1990	18,971	18,217	754	3.97%	40
Jun 1990	19,475	18,583	892	4.58%	46
Jul 1990	19,676	18,746	930	4.73%	47
Aug 1990	19,640	18,790	850	4.33%	43
Sep 1990	19,500	18,644	856	4.39%	44
Oct 1990	19,108	18,352	756	3.96%	40
Nov 1990	18,862	18,078	784	4.16%	42
Dec 1990	18,638	17,874	764	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	17,927	17,134	793	4.42%	44
Feb 1991	18,035	17,195	840	4.66%	47
Mar 1991	18,052	17,255	797	4.42%	44
Apr 1991	18,370	17,554	816	4.44%	44
May 1991	18,325	17,450	875	4.77%	48
Jun 1991	18,695	17,659	1,036	5.54%	55
Jul 1991	18,913	17,894	1,019	5.39%	54
Aug 1991	18,979	17,998	981	5.17%	52
Sep 1991	18,835	17,869	966	5.13%	51
Oct 1991	18,754	17,770	984	5.25%	52
Nov 1991	18,759	17,733	1,026	5.47%	55
Dec 1991	18,739	17,676	1,063	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	19,018	17,728	1,290	6.78%	68
Feb 1992	18,972	17,646	1,326	6.99%	70
Mar 1992	19,201	17,878	1,323	6.89%	69
Apr 1992	19,155	17,990	1,165	6.08%	61
May 1992	19,854	18,640	1,214	6.11%	61
Jun 1992	19,708	18,281	1,427	7.24%	72
Jul 1992	20,165	18,816	1,349	6.69%	67
Aug 1992	20,025	18,752	1,273	6.36%	64
Sep 1992	19,860	18,528	1,332	6.71%	67
Oct 1992	19,589	18,319	1,270	6.48%	65
Nov 1992	19,510	18,166	1,344	6.89%	69
Dec 1992	19,539	18,198	1,341	6.86%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	19,266	17,722	1,544	8.01%	80
Feb 1993	19,448	17,807	1,641	8.44%	84
Mar 1993	19,506	17,975	1,531	7.85%	78
Apr 1993	19,384	17,941	1,443	7.44%	74
May 1993	19,630	18,177	1,453	7.40%	74
Jun 1993	20,040	18,415	1,625	8.11%	81
Jul 1993	19,898	18,360	1,538	7.73%	77
Aug 1993	19,711	18,332	1,379	7.00%	70
Sep 1993	19,532	18,277	1,255	6.43%	64
Oct 1993	19,320	18,087	1,233	6.38%	64
Nov 1993	19,102	17,854	1,248	6.53%	65
Dec 1993	18,942	17,796	1,146	6.05%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	18,960	17,536	1,424	7.51%	75
Feb 1994	19,070	17,671	1,399	7.34%	73
Mar 1994	19,124	17,748	1,376	7.20%	72
Apr 1994	19,100	17,806	1,294	6.77%	68
May 1994	19,319	18,014	1,305	6.76%	68
Jun 1994	19,770	18,253	1,517	7.67%	77
Jul 1994	19,730	18,353	1,377	6.98%	70
Aug 1994	19,673	18,315	1,358	6.90%	69
Sep 1994	19,631	18,371	1,260	6.42%	64
Oct 1994	19,722	18,494	1,228	6.23%	62
Nov 1994	19,542	18,261	1,281	6.56%	66
Dec 1994	19,273	18,138	1,135	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	19,241	17,933	1,308	6.80%	68
Feb 1995	19,259	18,023	1,236	6.42%	64
Mar 1995	19,327	18,124	1,203	6.22%	62
Apr 1995	19,495	18,230	1,265	6.49%	65
May 1995	19,389	18,096	1,293	6.67%	67
Jun 1995	19,921	18,439	1,482	7.44%	74
Jul 1995	19,892	18,482	1,410	7.09%	71
Aug 1995	19,892	18,559	1,333	6.70%	67
Sep 1995	19,702	18,422	1,280	6.50%	65
Oct 1995	19,653	18,459	1,194	6.08%	61
Nov 1995	19,303	18,068	1,235	6.40%	64
Dec 1995	19,061	17,866	1,195	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	19,107	17,706	1,401	7.33%	73
Feb 1996	19,090	17,791	1,299	6.80%	68
Mar 1996	19,227	17,948	1,279	6.65%	67
Apr 1996	19,146	17,888	1,258	6.57%	66
May 1996	19,192	17,934	1,258	6.55%	66
Jun 1996	19,578	18,202	1,376	7.03%	70
Jul 1996	19,694	18,407	1,287	6.53%	65
Aug 1996	19,642	18,444	1,198	6.10%	61
Sep 1996	19,461	18,348	1,113	5.72%	57
Oct 1996	19,408	18,318	1,090	5.62%	56
Nov 1996	19,087	17,976	1,111	5.82%	58
Dec 1996	19,028	17,892	1,136	5.97%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	18,707	17,467	1,240	6.63%	66
Feb 1997	18,789	17,581	1,208	6.43%	64
Mar 1997	18,981	17,760	1,221	6.43%	64
Apr 1997	18,999	17,856	1,143	6.02%	60
May 1997	19,139	17,967	1,172	6.12%	61
Jun 1997	19,467	18,081	1,386	7.12%	71
Jul 1997	19,445	18,121	1,324	6.81%	68
Aug 1997	19,393	18,199	1,194	6.16%	62
Sep 1997	19,344	18,212	1,132	5.85%	59
Oct 1997	19,026	17,986	1,040	5.47%	55
Nov 1997	18,745	17,723	1,022	5.45%	55
Dec 1997	18,700	17,708	992	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,839	17,688	1,151	6.11%	61
Feb 1998	18,758	17,668	1,090	5.81%	58
Mar 1998	18,742	17,673	1,069	5.70%	57
Apr 1998	19,074	18,058	1,016	5.33%	53
May 1998	19,100	18,016	1,084	5.68%	57
Jun 1998	19,529	18,259	1,270	6.50%	65
Jul 1998	19,603	18,458	1,145	5.84%	58
Aug 1998	19,292	18,221	1,071	5.55%	56
Sep 1998	19,262	18,206	1,056	5.48%	55
Oct 1998	19,063	18,092	971	5.09%	51
Nov 1998	18,857	17,882	975	5.17%	52
Dec 1998	18,857	17,943	914	4.85%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,878	17,848	1,030	5.46%	55
Feb 1999	19,128	17,831	1,297	6.78%	68
Mar 1999	18,906	17,831	1,075	5.69%	57
Apr 1999	19,577	18,547	1,030	5.26%	53
May 1999	19,694	18,602	1,092	5.54%	55
Jun 1999	20,325	18,920	1,405	6.91%	69
Jul 1999	19,704	18,505	1,199	6.09%	61
Aug 1999	19,633	18,569	1,064	5.42%	54
Sep 1999	19,599	18,598	1,001	5.11%	51
Oct 1999	19,292	18,390	902	4.68%	47
Nov 1999	18,976	18,110	866	4.56%	46
Dec 1999	18,957	18,091	866	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,889	18,950	939	4.72%	47
Feb 2000	19,843	18,897	946	4.77%	48
Mar 2000	19,825	18,906	919	4.64%	46
Apr 2000	19,632	18,820	812	4.14%	41
May 2000	19,968	19,114	854	4.28%	43
Jun 2000	20,760	19,773	987	4.75%	48
Jul 2000	20,824	19,879	945	4.54%	45
Aug 2000	20,606	19,680	926	4.49%	45
Sep 2000	20,440	19,586	854	4.18%	42
Oct 2000	20,045	19,274	771	3.85%	38
Nov 2000	19,911	19,128	783	3.93%	39
Dec 2000	20,130	19,377	753	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,734	18,839	895	4.54%	45
Feb 2001	19,502	18,692	810	4.15%	42
Mar 2001	19,798	18,923	875	4.42%	44
Apr 2001	19,976	19,125	851	4.26%	43
May 2001	20,255	19,379	876	4.32%	43
Jun 2001	20,897	19,844	1,053	5.04%	50
Jul 2001	20,802	19,792	1,010	4.86%	49
Aug 2001	20,902	19,890	1,012	4.84%	48
Sep 2001	20,564	19,606	958	4.66%	47
Oct 2001	20,720	19,780	940	4.54%	45
Nov 2001	20,437	19,412	1,025	5.02%	50
Dec 2001	20,649	19,609	1,040	5.04%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	20,358	19,131	1,227	6.03%	60
Feb 2002	20,390	19,211	1,179	5.78%	58
Mar 2002	20,557	19,399	1,158	5.63%	56
Apr 2002	20,628	19,449	1,179	5.72%	57
May 2002	20,742	19,524	1,218	5.87%	59
Jun 2002	20,718	19,327	1,391	6.71%	67
Jul 2002	21,092	19,790	1,302	6.17%	62
Aug 2002	20,683	19,472	1,211	5.86%	59
Sep 2002	20,994	19,843	1,151	5.48%	55
Oct 2002	21,101	19,985	1,116	5.29%	53
Nov 2002	20,969	19,781	1,188	5.67%	57
Dec 2002	20,685	19,556	1,129	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	20,910	19,626	1,284	6.14%	61
Feb 2003	21,069	19,776	1,293	6.14%	61
Mar 2003	21,467	20,212	1,255	5.85%	58
Apr 2003	21,476	20,200	1,276	5.94%	59
May 2003	21,606	20,269	1,337	6.19%	62
Jun 2003	21,889	20,314	1,575	7.20%	72
Jul 2003	21,805	20,357	1,448	6.64%	66
Aug 2003	21,683	20,288	1,395	6.43%	64
Sep 2003	21,746	20,395	1,351	6.21%	62
Oct 2003	21,777	20,480	1,297	5.96%	60
Nov 2003	21,709	20,417	1,292	5.95%	60
Dec 2003	21,580	20,391	1,189	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	21,643	20,312	1,331	6.15%	61
Feb 2004	21,566	20,326	1,240	5.75%	57
Mar 2004	21,485	20,226	1,259	5.86%	59
Apr 2004	21,526	20,380	1,146	5.32%	53
May 2004	21,392	20,181	1,211	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	22,136	20,731	1,405	6.35%	63
Jul 2004	21,926	20,594	1,332	6.07%	61
Aug 2004	21,763	20,516	1,247	5.73%	57
Sep 2004	21,577	20,431	1,146	5.31%	53
Oct 2004	21,292	20,149	1,143	5.37%	54
Nov 2004	21,264	20,109	1,155	5.43%	54
Dec 2004	21,067	19,935	1,132	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,924	19,746	1,178	5.63%	56
Feb 2005	20,855	19,649	1,206	5.78%	58
Mar 2005	20,822	19,736	1,086	5.22%	52
Apr 2005	20,790	19,779	1,011	4.86%	49
May 2005	20,780	19,757	1,023	4.92%	49
Jun 2005	21,136	20,005	1,131	5.35%	54
Jul 2005	21,309	20,188	1,121	5.26%	53
Aug 2005	20,820	19,725	1,095	5.26%	53
Sep 2005	20,823	19,820	1,003	4.82%	48
Oct 2005	20,825	19,881	944	4.53%	45
Nov 2005	20,787	19,813	974	4.69%	47
Dec 2005	20,625	19,685	940	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	20,457	19,430	1,027	5.02%	50
Feb 2006	20,397	19,377	1,020	5.00%	50
Mar 2006	20,405	19,419	986	4.83%	48
Apr 2006	20,604	19,624	980	4.76%	48
May 2006	20,464	19,484	980	4.79%	48
Jun 2006	21,148	20,000	1,148	5.43%	54
Jul 2006	21,297	20,163	1,134	5.32%	53
Aug 2006	20,630	19,587	1,043	5.06%	51
Sep 2006	20,597	19,654	943	4.58%	46
Oct 2006	20,640	19,742	898	4.35%	44
Nov 2006	20,396	19,483	913	4.48%	45
Dec 2006	20,623	19,807	816	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	20,490	19,515	975	4.76%	48
Feb 2007	20,725	19,788	937	4.52%	45
Mar 2007	20,698	19,837	861	4.16%	42
Apr 2007	20,775	19,978	797	3.84%	38
May 2007	20,857	20,054	803	3.85%	39
Jun 2007	20,945	19,944	1,001	4.78%	48
Jul 2007	20,889	19,883	1,006	4.82%	48
Aug 2007	20,088	19,202	886	4.41%	44
Sep 2007	20,455	19,584	871	4.26%	43
Oct 2007	20,481	19,699	782	3.82%	38
Nov 2007	20,548	19,733	815	3.97%	40
Dec 2007	20,612	19,788	824	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	20,508	19,594	914	4.46%	45
Feb 2008	20,206	19,371	835	4.13%	41
Mar 2008	20,616	19,802	814	3.95%	39
Apr 2008	20,799	20,064	735	3.53%	35
May 2008	20,964	20,119	845	4.03%	40
Jun 2008	21,223	20,224	999	4.71%	47
Jul 2008	21,109	20,085	1,024	4.85%	49
Aug 2008	20,984	19,952	1,032	4.92%	49
Sep 2008	21,264	20,246	1,018	4.79%	48
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Wharton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,510	12.79%
2.	Construction	2,010	10.24%
3.	Mining	1,120	5.71%
4.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,114	5.68%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	1,060	5.40%
6.	Educational Services	986	5.02%
7.	Public Administration	766	3.90%
8.	Truck Transportation	712	3.63%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	660	3.36%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	608	3.10%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	582	2.97%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	568	2.89%
13.	Utilities	556	2.83%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	448	2.28%
15.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	412	2.10%
16.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	374	1.91%
17.	Health Care	374	1.91%
18.	Chemical Manufacturing	310	1.58%
19.	Finance and Insurance	282	1.44%
20.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	270	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,462	22.33%
2.	Health Care	2,706	17.45%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,024	6.60%
4.	Finance and Insurance	796	5.13%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	792	5.11%
6.	Public Administration	636	4.10%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	430	2.77%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	414	2.67%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	400	2.58%
10.	Social Assistance	374	2.41%
11.	Private Household Services	232	1.50%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	230	1.48%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	222	1.43%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	214	1.38%
15.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	204	1.32%
16.	Mining	198	1.28%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	188	1.21%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	184	1.19%
19.	Apparel Manufacturing	176	1.14%
20.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	166	1.07%

Wharton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,566	7.98%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,476	7.52%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,342	6.84%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,092	5.57%
5.	Agricultural Workers	1,050	5.35%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,000	5.10%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	798	4.07%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	688	3.51%
9.	Other Management Occupations	678	3.46%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	656	3.34%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	500	2.55%
12.	Other Material Moving Workers	456	2.32%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	412	2.10%
14.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	402	2.05%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	376	1.92%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	364	1.86%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	358	1.82%
18.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	286	1.46%
19.	Extraction Workers	278	1.42%
20.	Top Executives	272	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,258	8.11%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	1,062	6.85%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	860	5.55%
4.	Cashiers	702	4.53%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	632	4.08%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	628	4.05%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	528	3.41%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	514	3.32%
9.	Other Management Occupations	514	3.32%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	482	3.11%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	474	3.06%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	472	3.04%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	404	2.61%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	398	2.57%
15.	Registered Nurses	318	2.05%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	300	1.93%
17.	Other Production Occupations	280	1.81%
18.	Child Care Workers	276	1.78%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	266	1.72%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	264	1.70%

Wharton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	33,637	53.52%
15-35 hours	5,209	8.29%
1-14 hours	1,909	3.04%
No regular hours	22,096	35.16%

Wharton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,513	4.41%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,485	4.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,437	4.19%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,972	8.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,474	10.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,431	18.73%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,407	21.58%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,789	8.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,079	3.14%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,037	3.02%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	479	1.40%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	176	0.51%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,158	6.29%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,890	5.51%

Wharton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,480	7.22%
5-9	6,518	18.99%
10-14	6,257	18.23%
15-19	4,653	13.55%
20-24	2,811	8.19%
25-29	1,207	3.52%
30-34	2,991	8.71%
35-39	651	1.90%
40-44	846	2.46%
45-59	2,407	7.01%
60-89	2,253	6.56%
At least 90	1,253	3.65%

Wharton County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	28	0.08%	23,898	69.62%
30-44	0	0.00%	4,488	13.07%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,407	7.01%
At least 60	0	0.00%	3,506	10.21%

Wharton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	76	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,298	14.95%
Car / truck / van, solo	27,622	77.95%
Motorcycle	16	0.05%
Other	645	1.82%
Public transportation	28	0.08%
Walked	642	1.81%
Worked at home	1,108	3.13%

Wharton County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Family Information Back to top
: 29,614 (80,876 people)
: 21,548 (70,712 people)
: 8,065
: 48,846
Wharton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,187	13.88%
$10,000-$14,999	2,471	8.19%
$15,000-$19,999	2,456	8.14%
$20,000-$24,999	2,715	9.00%
$25,000-$29,999	2,223	7.37%
$30,000-$34,999	2,132	7.07%
$35,000-$39,999	1,605	5.32%
$40,000-$44,999	1,650	5.47%
$45,000-$49,999	1,463	4.85%
$50,000-$59,999	2,255	7.48%
$60,000-$74,999	2,657	8.81%
$75,000-$99,999	2,336	7.75%
$100,000-$124,999	1,064	3.53%
$125,000-$149,999	346	1.15%
$150,000-$199,999	334	1.11%
$200,000 or more	264	0.88%

Wharton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,612	24.41%
Family, 2 people	4,072	27.52%
Nonfamily, 2 people	376	2.54%
Family, 3 people	2,447	16.53%
Nonfamily, 3 people	38	0.26%
Family, 4 people	2,301	15.55%
Nonfamily, 4 people	15	0.10%
Family, 5 people	1,136	7.68%
Nonfamily, 5 people	11	0.07%
Family, 6 people	435	2.94%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	353	2.39%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Wharton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	23,523	30.22%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	8,275	10.63%
Public Assistance	796	1.02%
Retirement	3,602	4.63%
Self Employment	4,707	6.05%
Social Security	9,008	11.57%
Supplemental Security	1,906	2.45%
Wage / Salary	22,269	28.61%
Other	3,754	4.82%

Wharton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	9,104	53.22%
With children under 18	8,002	46.78%

Wharton County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,418	7.76%
Married	19,268	61.82%
Never Married	8,534	27.38%
Widowed	949	3.04%

Wharton County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,059	9.13%
Married	19,103	57.04%
Never Married	7,013	20.94%
Widowed	4,315	12.88%

Wharton County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Education Information Back to top
Wharton County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	8,387	14.00%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,914	16.55%
High school diploma or equivalent	17,783	29.69%
Some college, no degree	12,761	21.30%
Associate degree	3,265	5.45%
Bachelors degree	5,403	9.02%
Graduate or professional degree	2,388	3.99%

Wharton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	898	2.18%	639	1.55%	1,537	3.73%
Kindergarten	1,043	2.53%	198	0.48%	1,241	3.01%
Grades 1-4	4,738	11.50%	478	1.16%	5,216	12.66%
Grades 5-8	5,888	14.30%	276	0.67%	6,164	14.97%
Grades 9-12	6,221	15.10%	118	0.29%	6,339	15.39%
Undergrad college	2,489	6.04%	92	0.22%	2,581	6.27%
Graduate or professional school	270	0.66%	62	0.15%	332	0.81%
Total	21,547	52.31%	1,863	4.52%	23,410	56.84%

Wharton County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Business Information Back to top
: $323,954,000
: $338,212,000
: $33,565,000
: $353,185
: 4,320
Wharton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	0	5	5	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	7	2	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	4	2	4
1999 - Construction	7	5	20	24	22
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	3	3	11	6	41
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	8	18	13	24
1999 - Information	2	4	3	6	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	1	17	16	11
1999 - Mining	3	3	4	4	9
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	4	36	28	62
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	4	10	13	20
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	2	7	9	19
1999 - Retail Trade	11	15	57	48	72
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	3	11	7	13
1999 - Unclassified	9	3	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	2	2	2	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	5	22	22	14
1999 - Total	69	64	236	207	325
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	4	7	5	5
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	5	4	3
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	3	1	5
2000 - Construction	12	5	34	16	19
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	1	1	2
2000 - Finance & Insurance	6	6	16	8	32
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	7	26	10	16
2000 - Information	2	1	4	3	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	5	17	13	12
2000 - Mining	4	1	5	5	10
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	3	34	27	65
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	3	14	9	24
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	4	6	8	20
2000 - Retail Trade	9	17	58	58	52
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	4	9	8	16
2000 - Unclassified	1	3	1	1	2
2000 - Utilities	3	1	3	2	1
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	4	22	23	12
2000 - Total	71	71	265	202	300
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	2	7	6	8
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	4	2	3	5	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	1	4	5
2001 - Construction	1	7	22	21	30
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	1	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	9	3	14	9	35
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	8	15	21	13
2001 - Information	2	1	3	5	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	3	4	15	16	10
2001 - Mining	1	2	8	6	9
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	7	36	26	63
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	5	14	8	23
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	8	4	5	19
2001 - Retail Trade	15	17	53	59	48
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	4	13	9	13
2001 - Unclassified	4	2	1	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	1	2	3	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	18	16	21
2001 - Total	71	75	230	220	312
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	2	6	12	4
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	5	7	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	3	2	6
2002 - Construction	10	5	21	23	21
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	3	3
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	6	16	15	31
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	4	20	19	15
2002 - Information	3	1	5	5	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	3	10	17	18
2002 - Mining	4	1	8	4	10
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	13	24	34	61
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	1	13	11	22
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	5	5	4	18
2002 - Retail Trade	18	11	61	55	49
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	7	12	9	14
2002 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	1	0	2	5
2002 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	13	19	17
2002 - Total	92	68	222	241	301
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	7	5	5	10
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	10	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	3	6
2003 - Construction	7	11	22	20	20
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	3	0	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	5	5	21	9	35
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	5	25	14	15
2003 - Information	1	0	1	4	9
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	3	7	14	14	11
2003 - Mining	4	2	9	8	8
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	9	31	32	54
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	6	12	10	28
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	5	10	4	17
2003 - Retail Trade	11	14	51	51	72
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	10	9	12	12
2003 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	1	4	1	2	1
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	7	14	15	15
2003 - Total	70	94	233	213	318
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	8	3	10
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	6	5	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	2	5	5
2004 - Construction	6	9	22	19	25
2004 - Educational Services	1	1	1	0	3
2004 - Finance & Insurance	3	5	15	14	38
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	4	20	19	14
2004 - Information	1	2	4	6	4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	1	1
2004 - Manufacturing	2	1	13	15	15
2004 - Mining	4	1	9	5	11
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	6	38	22	50
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	5	3	15	8	27
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	4	4	8	22
2004 - Retail Trade	15	20	53	47	66
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	8	8	14	9	9
2004 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	1	1	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	4	1	18	13	13
2004 - Total	72	73	243	200	318
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	2	9	8
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	2	5	8
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	1	8	5
2005 - Construction	8	4	13	29	26
2005 - Educational Services	0	2	1	1	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	14	14	40
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	9	13	15	18
2005 - Information	1	2	3	3	7
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Manufacturing	3	5	11	19	10
2005 - Mining	0	5	8	9	7
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	7	27	26	61
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	10	17	25
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	8	5	9	16
2005 - Retail Trade	10	16	36	58	68
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	9	7	11	8	14
2005 - Unclassified	2	1	1	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	3	0	12	15	21
2005 - Total	63	77	172	246	338

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wharton County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	68,971	83.61%
Below Poverty Level	13,521	16.39%

Wharton County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,124	$205	$242	$0	$0	$1,032	$2,398	$1,227	$1,280	$850
1971	$1,151	$208	$71	$0	$0	$1,314	$2,536	$1,229	$1,175	$765
1972	$1,130	$215	$113	$0	$0	$1,187	$2,430	$1,364	$1,134	$592
1973	$1,335	$239	$346	$0	$0	$1,317	$2,998	$1,479	$1,061	$813
1974	$2,085	$180	$720	$0	$0	$1,673	$4,478	$1,642	$899	$1,928
1975	$1,536	$252	$591	$0	$0	$1,670	$3,797	$1,746	$726	$1,835
1976	$1,773	$183	$624	$0	$0	$2,189	$4,586	$1,836	$722	$1,696
1977	$1,836	$254	$727	$0	$0	$2,190	$4,753	$2,153	$680	$1,276
1978	$2,222	$262	$645	$0	$0	$2,433	$5,300	$2,349	$531	$2,117
1979	$2,502	$281	$570	$0	$0	$2,408	$5,480	$2,604	$375	$2,409
1980	$2,739	$284	$458	$0	$0	$1,378	$4,575	$2,119	$315	$3,166
1981	$3,016	$283	$420	$0	$0	$1,483	$4,919	$2,117	$255	$3,375
1982	$3,444	$304	$399	$0	$0	$1,630	$5,473	$2,335	$195	$3,487
1983	$5,506	$496	$467	$0	$0	$1,581	$7,554	$2,684	$207	$4,351
1984	$6,140	$510	$552	$0	$0	$1,915	$8,607	$3,010	$1,273	$3,813
1985	$6,345	$585	$699	$0	$0	$1,680	$8,724	$3,253	$1,094	$3,928
1986	$6,389	$704	$830	$0	$0	$1,584	$8,803	$3,578	$2,130	$3,725
1987	$6,655	$599	$615	$0	$0	$1,914	$9,184	$3,792	$1,835	$5,997
1988	$6,482	$585	$419	$0	$0	$1,529	$8,430	$3,769	$1,560	$7,945
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$7,566	$1,646	$465	$0	$0	$1,183	$9,214	$5,814	$0	$3,449
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$8,488	$1,825	$457	$0	$0	$2,562	$11,507	$6,912	$4,049	$6,394
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$8,642	$2,053	$1,512	$0	$0	$3,513	$13,667	$7,119	$3,531	$6,068
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$9,611	$2,323	$963	$0	$0	$2,636	$13,210	$8,795	$2,975	$3,600

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$323	$23	$896	$1,096	$0	$2,828
1970	$120	$22	$48	$0	$0	$300	$2,828
1971	$0	$276	$17	$1,020	$841	$0	$2,723
1971	$117	$35	$43	$0	$0	$374	$2,723
1972	$0	$306	$23	$1,026	$755	$0	$2,842
1972	$119	$111	$40	$0	$0	$462	$2,842
1973	$0	$313	$19	$1,057	$756	$0	$2,723
1973	$132	$45	$39	$0	$0	$362	$2,723
1974	$0	$482	$21	$1,280	$1,325	$0	$3,767
1974	$173	$38	$36	$0	$0	$412	$3,767
1975	$0	$481	$23	$1,396	$1,400	$0	$4,115
1975	$201	$70	$30	$0	$0	$514	$4,115
1976	$0	$543	$47	$1,603	$1,179	$0	$4,398
1976	$232	$30	$24	$0	$0	$740	$4,398
1977	$0	$637	$155	$1,767	$1,393	$0	$5,023
1977	$254	$39	$32	$0	$0	$746	$5,023
1978	$0	$738	$36	$1,927	$1,535	$0	$5,253
1978	$432	$36	$26	$0	$0	$523	$5,253
1979	$0	$873	$51	$2,048	$1,234	$0	$5,392
1979	$486	$32	$20	$0	$0	$648	$5,392
1980	$0	$947	$81	$587	$1,465	$0	$4,533
1980	$483	$72	$16	$0	$0	$882	$4,533
1981	$0	$1,071	$108	$94	$2,004	$0	$4,884
1981	$610	$75	$13	$0	$0	$909	$4,884
1982	$0	$973	$271	$88	$2,408	$231	$5,223
1982	$622	$102	$11	$0	$0	$517	$5,223
1983	$0	$1,413	$83	$121	$2,857	$0	$7,261
1983	$1,080	$99	$9	$0	$0	$1,599	$7,261
1984	$0	$1,566	$368	$83	$2,888	$1	$7,480
1984	$925	$52	$7	$0	$0	$1,590	$7,480
1985	$0	$1,688	$458	$87	$3,815	$34	$9,050
1985	$986	$159	$77	$0	$0	$1,746	$9,050
1986	$0	$1,826	$296	$146	$3,565	$75	$9,834
1986	$1,150	$173	$78	$0	$0	$2,525	$9,834
1987	$0	$1,905	$191	$168	$3,831	$5	$10,312
1987	$1,281	$141	$175	$0	$0	$2,615	$10,312
1988	$0	$1,910	$88	$226	$3,030	$0	$8,895
1988	$1,160	$311	$164	$0	$0	$2,006	$8,895
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$2,180	$150	$0	$3,519	$678	$11,901
1992	$1,326	$776	$0	$0	$0	$3,272	$11,901
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$2,822	$242	$0	$4,764	$0	$17,221
1997	$1,486	$950	$223	$0	$0	$6,734	$17,221
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$3,149	$408	$0	$5,335	$0	$16,514
2000	$2,028	$848	$184	$0	$0	$4,562	$16,514
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$3,394	$338	$0	$5,701	$0	$16,034
2002	$2,068	$897	$163	$0	$0	$3,473	$16,034

Wharton County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Criminal Information Back to top
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Wharton County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Wharton County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,125	14.87%
10-19 Years	7,064	17.15%
20-29 Years	4,829	11.72%
30-39 Years	5,420	13.16%
40-49 Years	6,010	14.59%
50-59 Years	4,304	10.45%
60-69 Years	3,234	7.85%
70-79 Years	2,606	6.33%
80-89 Years	1,310	3.18%
90+ Years	286	0.69%

Wharton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,265	49.20%
Female	20,923	50.80%

Wharton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	21,832	53.01%
Hispanic/Latino	12,888	31.29%
African-American	6,060	14.71%
Multiracial	203	0.49%
Asian	113	0.27%
Amerindian	59	0.14%
Pacific Islander	18	0.04%
Other Race	15	0.04%

Wharton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Czech	11,022	25.25%
2.	German	10,651	24.40%
3.	Irish	4,815	11.03%
4.	United States Or American	4,764	10.91%
5.	English	3,471	7.95%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,270	2.91%
7.	Czechoslovakian	1,124	2.57%
8.	Danish	1,084	2.48%
9.	Polish	1,044	2.39%
10.	Scotch Irish	720	1.65%

Wharton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	57,559	73.61%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	18,402	23.53%
3.	Other Slavic	1,614	2.06%
4.	German	210	0.27%
5.	Polish	56	0.07%
6.	Other Indic	56	0.07%
7.	African	48	0.06%
8.	Chinese	46	0.06%
9.	Other Pacific Island	42	0.05%
10.	French	40	0.05%

Wharton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	78,337	93.45%
Naturalized immigrant	1,402	1.67%
Not a citizen	4,091	4.88%

Wharton County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Wharton County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Boling	Glen Flora	Newgulf
Danevang	Hungerford	Northeast Wharton
East Bernard	Lane City	Pierce
Egypt	Lissie	Wharton
El Campo	Louise

Wharton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

77420	77437	77454
77432	77443	77455
77435	77448	77467
77436	77453	77488

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

El Campo (16,431)	East Bernard (1,729)	Egypt
Wharton (12,573)	Boling (1,271)	Glen Flora
Northeast Wharton (3,736)	Hungerford (645)	Lane City
Louise (2,409)	Pierce	Lissie
Newgulf (2,394)	Danevang