Wheeler

Population: 135
Median household income: $36,184
Median home value: $143,200

Wheeler is a community in Porter County, Indiana, home to 135 residents. At $36,184, its median household income sits below Porter County's $85,828.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheeler's population declined 56.9% from 313 to 135, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $124,300 to $143,200.

The typical home was built around 1970. 10.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135
Median age: 64.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,184
Median home value: $143,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

313135

Median household income

$31,065$36,184

Median home value

$124,300$143,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	313	$31,065	$124,300
2020	229	—	—
2021	217	—	—
2022	155	$34,934	$189,700
2023	135	$36,184	$143,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6448.1%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	19	14.1%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	22	16.3%
55 to 64	65	48.1%
65 to 74	22	16.3%
75 and over	7	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	135	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	10.4%
High school graduate	66	48.9%
Some college or associate's	44	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	51	72.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	27.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	3.9%
15 to 29 min	20	39.2%
30 to 44 min	11	21.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	18	35.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.53
Poverty rate: 10.4% (14 of 135)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	48.9%
Nonfamily households	45	51.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	88	83.8%
Vacant	17	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	13.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1883600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.66 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5105, -87.1712