Wheatland

Population: 289
Median household income: $28,068
Median home value: $83,800

Located in Hickory County, Missouri, Wheatland is a community with a population of 289. At $28,068, its median household income sits below Hickory County's $35,084.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wheatland's population declined 15.2% from 341 to 289.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 289
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $28,068
Median home value: $83,800
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 167
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

341289

Median household income

$17,383$28,068

Median home value

$77,100$83,800

Median gross rent

$531$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	341	$17,383	—	$531
2020	331	$23,875	$77,100	$519
2021	275	$26,406	$81,000	$617
2022	244	$19,583	$91,300	$538
2023	289	$28,068	$83,800	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over15.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	11.1%
5 to 17	60	20.8%
18 to 24	4	1.4%
25 to 34	22	7.6%
35 to 44	39	13.5%
45 to 54	12	4.2%
55 to 64	44	15.2%
65 to 74	30	10.4%
75 and over	46	15.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	265	91.7%
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	24	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	24.4%
High school graduate	68	35.2%
Some college or associate's	61	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	17	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63	84.0%
Carpooled	8	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	14	19.7%
30 to 44 min	49	69.0%
45 to 59 min	1	1.4%
60+ min	7	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 33.6% (97 of 289)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	38.1%
Nonfamily households	70	61.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	113	67.7%
Vacant	54	32.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48	42.5%
Renter-occupied	65	57.5%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units24.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	95	56.9%
1-unit, attached	5	3.0%
2 to 4 units	41	24.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	1.8%
Mobile home & other	23	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2979090
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9410, -93.3975