Dune Acres vs Wheeler

A side-by-side comparison of Dune Acres and Wheeler: population, income, housing, and more.

Dune Acres and Wheeler are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dune Acres has the higher population (247 vs 135 in Wheeler). Dune Acres has the higher median household income ($176,875 vs $36,184 in Wheeler). Dune Acres has the higher median home value ($684,500 vs $143,200 in Wheeler).

Population, income & housing

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
Population	247	135
Median age	62.1 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$176,875	$36,184
Median home value	$684,500	$143,200
Housing units	163	105
Homeownership rate	95.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	78.7%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
Population	198 → 247 (+24.7%)	313 → 135 (-56.9%)
Median household income	$207,500 → $176,875 (-14.8%)	$31,065 → $36,184 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$712,500 → $684,500 (-3.9%)	$124,300 → $143,200 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,667 → $3,150 (+18.1%)	—

Dune Acres

Population

198247

Median household income

$207,500$176,875

Median home value

$712,500$684,500

Median gross rent

$2,667$3,150

Wheeler

Population

313135

Median household income

$31,065$36,184

Median home value

$124,300$143,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
Under 5	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	1.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	3.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.2%	16.3%
55 to 64	26.7%	48.1%
65 to 74	24.3%	16.3%
75 and over	17.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
No high school diploma	1.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	4.0%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	40.0%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
Drove alone	74.8%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	27.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	98.8%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Dune Acres	Wheeler
Poverty rate	2.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.19	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1970	1970