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Wortham is a Census town of 1,160 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Freestone County. Median household income is $46,316, 46.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wortham
What Wortham is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land584
- County holding the largest share of its areaFreestone County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wortham
How many people live in Wortham
- Population1,160
- Median age40.7
- Population under 18196 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over202 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households458 plus or minus 111
- Family households266 plus or minus 69
- Share of households that are families58.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wortham
- Median household income$46,316 plus or minus $18,305
- Per capita income$22,594
- Civilian labor force431 plus or minus 108
- Employed409 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over841 plus or minus 184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wortham
- Housing units555
- Occupied units458 plus or minus 111
- Vacant units97 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied215 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied243 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate46.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,000 plus or minus $47,149
- Median gross rent, monthly$850 plus or minus $370
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.0 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units351 plus or minus 93
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 85
- Share in buildings of two or more22.5 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Mobile homes79 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wortham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute376 plus or minus 106
- Commuting under 15 minutes155 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.2 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more141 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.5 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone87.9 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Wortham
- NFIP communityCity of Wortham
- NFIP community number480826
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/10/26(M)
The City of Wortham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480826 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Freestone County, not Wortham
Freestone County context, not Wortham figures
- Establishments in Freestone County362
- Covered employment, Freestone County4,933
- Average annual pay, Freestone County$53,324
- Housing units permitted, Freestone County1
Every figure in this section is published for Freestone County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wortham.
All Freestone County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wortham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wortham, Texas?
1,160, in 458 households. Wortham town covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 584 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wortham in?
Freestone County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wortham?
$46,316. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,000. Median gross rent is $850 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wortham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wortham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wortham, city of, community 480826, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wortham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Freestone County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wortham.
Is zoning published for Wortham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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