Garibaldi vs Wheeler

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

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

Garibaldi has the higher population (769 vs 469 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($56,333 vs $52,372 in Garibaldi). Wheeler has the higher median home value ($412,200 vs $307,600 in Garibaldi).

Population, income & housing

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
Population	769	469
Median age	55.4 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,372	$56,333
Median home value	$307,600	$412,200
Median gross rent	$1,094	$933
Housing units	518	301
Homeownership rate	73.1%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
Population	797 → 769 (-3.5%)	357 → 469 (+31.4%)
Median household income	$46,696 → $52,372 (+12.2%)	$36,000 → $56,333 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$261,700 → $307,600 (+17.5%)	$281,800 → $412,200 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,047 → $1,094 (+4.5%)	$642 → $933 (+45.3%)

Garibaldi

Population

797769

Median household income

$46,696$52,372

Median home value

$261,700$307,600

Median gross rent

$1,047$1,094

Wheeler

Population

357469

Median household income

$36,000$56,333

Median home value

$281,800$412,200

Median gross rent

$642$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
Under 5	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	10.7%
18 to 24	3.4%	1.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	6.0%	7.9%
55 to 64	17.4%	7.7%
65 to 74	17.9%	20.3%
75 and over	15.0%	19.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
No high school diploma	7.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	39.2%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
Drove alone	73.4%	62.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.7%	10.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	75.3%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	16.6%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Garibaldi	Wheeler
Poverty rate	11.6%	15.2%
Average household size	2.02	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1968	1955