City safety & data profile

El CampoTX

El Campo, TX is a 12K-resident city in Wharton County with a median household income of $67,017.

Wharton County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for El Campo, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. El Campo has a population larger than 11% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $201,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 12%
By size
$67,017
Median income (place)
$201,400
Median home (place)
21%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on El Campo

El Campo posts a median household income higher than 33% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the El Campo area.

Bottom 34%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near El Campo

Where El Campo income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$67,017 Bottom 33% higher than 33% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

El Campo $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading El Campo, TX beyond the headline numbers

El Campo sits inside Wharton County, Texas, at roughly 29.20°N, -96.27°W. Population 11,604, $67,017 median household income. Median home value $201,400, median rent $1,071. Poverty rate 21%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around El Campo, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

21% of El Campo, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in El Campo runs about 3.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 2.2% of El Campo workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 24% in El Campo, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

El Campo's median age is 33.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for El Campo from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,604
El Campo · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$67,017
-25% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$201,400
-51% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wharton County): El Campo's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
42K+1%
Median Income
$66,924+66%
Median Home Value
$189,900+99%
Poverty Rate
13.6%-28%
Unemployment
4.9%-32%

Economics

Economics indicators for El Campo, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,071/mo
Poverty Rate
21% +69% vs avg
Unemployment 6.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.6%
Work From Home 2.2%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 57.6%
African American 9.7%
Asian 0.6%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
39.6%
Short Sleep Duration
38.6%
High Blood Pressure
36%
Physical Inactivity
32.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
24%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.9%
Diabetes
14.4%
Current Smoking
13.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 50.5%
Annual Checkup 74.2%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.6%
Stroke
3.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
EL CAMPO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - El Campo Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for El Campo right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of El Campo, TX? ▼
El Campo, TX has a population of 11,604 people, located in Wharton County, Texas.
What is the median household income in El Campo? ▼
The median household income in El Campo, TX is $67,017 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 21%.
What is the median home value in El Campo? ▼
The median home value in El Campo, TX is $201,400. Median rent is $1,071/month.
What are the top health concerns in El Campo? ▼
The top health indicators in El Campo include Obesity (39.6%), Short Sleep Duration (38.6%), High Blood Pressure (36%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in El Campo? ▼
El Campo has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in El Campo? ▼
The median age in El Campo, TX is 33.7 years. 17.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

El Campo, TX is located in Wharton County, Texas. With a population of 12K and a $67,017 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and short sleep duration. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the El Campo area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for El Campo, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (21% here).

Bridgeport, CT 21% Allentown, PA 21% Peoria, IL 21% Anderson, IN 21%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($67,017 here).

Coolidge, AZ $67,023 Delano, CA $67,010 Fargo, ND $66,998 Hermiston, OR $66,998

Nearby Cities 8

Bay City, TX 18K Rosenberg, TX 36K Richmond, TX 12K Port Lavaca, TX 12K Pecan Grove, TX 16K Greatwood, TX 12K New Territory, TX 15K Katy, TX 16K
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Using El Campo's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the El Campo area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Wharton County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.