Wilbarger County, Texas
5 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,616
- Median household income
- $54,102
- ±9,748
- Unemployed
- 9.3%
- 573 of 6,168 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.8%
- 4,006 of 4,778 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wilbarger | 12,731 (2021) | 1700 Wilbarger St, Vernon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vernon | 10,045 (2021) | 1725 Wilbarger St, Vernon | Website |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbarger County Hospital District | Hospitals | 920 Hillcrest Dr, Vernon | Website |
| Vernon City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1780, Vernon | — |
| Wilbarger County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 658, Temple | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
HARROLD ISD
School district1 schools
18106 STEWART ST, Harrold, TX, 76364
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NORTHSIDE ISD
School district1 schools
18040 HWY 283 N, Vernon, TX, 76384
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
VERNON ISD
School district7 schools
1713 WILBARGER ST, Vernon, TX, 76384
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Red River Farmers Market (101 E. Hatton Road Wichita Falls) · Charlie Thornberry Farmers Market (713 Ohio St Wichita Falls) · Charlie ~ Thornberry Certified Farmers Market Association (713 Ohio Wichita Falls)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.