Wheaton

Population: 364
Median household income: $30,000
Median home value: $105,300

Wheaton is a community in Barry County, Missouri, home to 364 residents. At $30,000, its median household income sits below Barry County's $56,611.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheaton's population declined 37.3% from 581 to 364, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $79,600 to $105,300.

57.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 364
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $30,000
Median home value: $105,300
Median gross rent: $466
Housing units: 182
Homeownership rate: 53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

581364

Median household income

$37,938$30,000

Median home value

$79,600$105,300

Median gross rent

$495$466

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	581	$37,938	$79,600	$495
2020	502	$39,044	$80,700	$465
2021	549	$25,179	$80,300	$441
2022	541	$22,917	$83,100	$438
2023	364	$30,000	$105,300	$466

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	11.0%
5 to 17	54	14.8%
18 to 24	24	6.6%
25 to 34	67	18.4%
35 to 44	44	12.1%
45 to 54	18	4.9%
55 to 64	48	13.2%
65 to 74	49	13.5%
75 and over	20	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	86.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	16.3%
High school graduate	123	50.0%
Some college or associate's	67	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.5%

Carpooled33.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	115	66.5%
Carpooled	58	33.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	27.7%
15 to 29 min	98	56.6%
30 to 44 min	7	4.0%
45 to 59 min	6	3.5%
60+ min	14	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 28.7% (98 of 341)

	Count	Share
Family households	89	62.7%
Nonfamily households	53	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	142	78.0%
Vacant	40	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76	53.5%
Renter-occupied	66	46.5%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units16.5%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	105	57.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	30	16.5%
5 to 19 units	15	8.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	17.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2979126
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7616, -94.0570