Shamrock vs Wheeler

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

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

Shamrock has the higher population (1,966 vs 1,401 in Wheeler). Shamrock has the higher median household income ($61,528 vs $56,000 in Wheeler). Wheeler has the higher median home value ($130,000 vs $83,400 in Shamrock).

Population, income & housing

	Shamrock	Wheeler
Population	1,966	1,401
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,528	$56,000
Median home value	$83,400	$130,000
Median gross rent	$1,062	$986
Housing units	1,086	612
Homeownership rate	80.8%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shamrock	Wheeler
Population	1,983 → 1,966 (-0.9%)	1,481 → 1,401 (-5.4%)
Median household income	$39,596 → $61,528 (+55.4%)	$45,769 → $56,000 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $83,400 (+22.1%)	$85,500 → $130,000 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,062 (+50.4%)	$677 → $986 (+45.6%)

Shamrock

Population

1,9831,966

Median household income

$39,596$61,528

Median home value

$68,300$83,400

Median gross rent

$706$1,062

Wheeler

Population

1,4811,401

Median household income

$45,769$56,000

Median home value

$85,500$130,000

Median gross rent

$677$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Shamrock	Wheeler
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.3%	9.9%
35 to 44	20.0%	16.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	12.6%	7.4%
75 and over	4.5%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shamrock	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	63.7%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shamrock	Wheeler
No high school diploma	12.9%	20.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shamrock	Wheeler
Drove alone	71.7%	76.5%
Carpooled	25.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shamrock	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	89.1%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Shamrock	Wheeler
Poverty rate	16.8%	18.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1957	1965