Town of Pines vs Wheeler

A side-by-side comparison of Town of Pines and Wheeler: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Town of Pines has the higher population (524 vs 135 in Wheeler). Town of Pines has the higher median household income ($51,944 vs $36,184 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $139,000 in Town of Pines).

Population, income & housing

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
Population	524	135
Median age	54.4 yrs	64.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,944	$36,184
Median home value	$139,000	$143,200
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	353	105
Homeownership rate	82.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
Population	717 → 524 (-26.9%)	313 → 135 (-56.9%)
Median household income	$56,375 → $51,944 (-7.9%)	$31,065 → $36,184 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$100,400 → $139,000 (+38.4%)	$124,300 → $143,200 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $875 (+24.1%)	—

Town of Pines

Population

717524

Median household income

$56,375$51,944

Median home value

$100,400$139,000

Median gross rent

$705$875

Wheeler

Population

313135

Median household income

$31,065$36,184

Median home value

$124,300$143,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.3%
55 to 64	16.8%	48.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	16.3%
75 and over	16.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
No high school diploma	9.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	42.5%	48.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
Drove alone	92.3%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	0.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	27.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	88.1%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Town of Pines	Wheeler
Poverty rate	16.8%	10.4%
Average household size	1.88	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1960	1970