WadsworthTX
A town of 366, settled in 1907.
Is Wadsworth a good place to live?
Wadsworth’s January low is 46°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 37°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Wadsworth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Wadsworth stand out
Where Wadsworth beats most towns.
Wadsworth lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wadsworth.
With 3.4 jobs for every working resident, Wadsworth draws in 457 commuters
The top destinations are Houston (23%), Bay City (11%) and Matagorda (9%). Jobs based in Wadsworth grew to 457 in 2023, 421 more than in 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 2.7%.
| Wadsworth | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Wadsworth is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
Expected losses in Wadsworth break down as 63% from hurricanes and 17% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Wadsworth households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Wadsworth’s year
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 46° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wadsworth is
Among adults in Wadsworth, 28% get no exercise outside work. The town beats the Texas average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. In Wadsworth, just over one in ten adults worry about having enough food, and 14% have diabetes.
| Wadsworth | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wadsworth | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 19.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Wadsworth sells for about $325K
In Wadsworth, 84% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Wadsworth is conserved land
2.8 miles of trail. Wadsworth’s concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wadsworth
Moving to Wadsworth: who provides what
Wadsworth is unincorporated, so Matagorda County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
366 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wadsworth; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wadsworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About Wadsworth
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Wadsworth is an unincorporated community in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wadsworth had a population of 302.
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- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 77483
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