Manzanita vs Wheeler

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

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

Manzanita has the higher population (581 vs 469 in Wheeler). Manzanita has the higher median household income ($98,125 vs $56,333 in Wheeler). Manzanita has the higher median home value ($682,300 vs $412,200 in Wheeler).

Population, income & housing

	Manzanita	Wheeler
Population	581	469
Median age	68.2 yrs	54.2 yrs
Median household income	$98,125	$56,333
Median home value	$682,300	$412,200
Median gross rent	$1,693	$933
Housing units	1,314	301
Homeownership rate	86.3%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manzanita	Wheeler
Population	393 → 581 (+47.8%)	357 → 469 (+31.4%)
Median household income	$54,917 → $98,125 (+78.7%)	$36,000 → $56,333 (+56.5%)
Median home value	$456,000 → $682,300 (+49.6%)	$281,800 → $412,200 (+46.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $1,693 (+61.2%)	$642 → $933 (+45.3%)

Manzanita

Population

393581

Median household income

$54,917$98,125

Median home value

$456,000$682,300

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,693

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)

	Manzanita	Wheeler
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	1.2%	10.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	2.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	2.1%	7.9%
55 to 64	25.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	33.2%	20.3%
75 and over	25.0%	19.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manzanita	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manzanita	Wheeler
No high school diploma	11.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	5.4%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	41.3%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.5%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manzanita	Wheeler
Drove alone	52.1%	62.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	10.5%
Other means	26.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manzanita	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	89.4%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Manzanita	Wheeler
Poverty rate	10.7%	15.2%
Average household size	1.85	1.78
Mean commute (minutes)	46	31
Median year structure built	1986	1955