Wheeler

Population: 469
Median household income: $56,333
Median home value: $412,200

Located in Tillamook County, Oregon, Wheeler is a community with a population of 469. At $56,333, its median household income sits below Tillamook County's $66,551.

From 2019 to 2023, Wheeler's population grew 31.4% from 357 to 469, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $281,800 to $412,200.

60.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 469
Median age: 54.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,333
Median home value: $412,200
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 301
Homeownership rate: 46.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

357469

Median household income

$36,000$56,333

Median home value

$281,800$412,200

Median gross rent

$642$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	357	$36,000	$281,800	$642
2020	382	$42,625	$300,000	$716
2021	392	$45,227	$323,100	$819
2022	429	$53,750	$355,000	$916
2023	469	$56,333	$412,200	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 241.1%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7420.3%

75 and over19.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	50	10.7%
18 to 24	5	1.1%
25 to 34	76	16.2%
35 to 44	78	16.6%
45 to 54	37	7.9%
55 to 64	36	7.7%
65 to 74	95	20.3%
75 and over	92	19.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390	83.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	14.0%
High school graduate	121	29.2%
Some college or associate's	84	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	87	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	64	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	62.4%
Carpooled	30	16.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	10.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	28.4%
15 to 29 min	34	21.0%
30 to 44 min	67	41.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	15	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 15.2% (65 of 429)

	Count	Share
Family households	86	36.1%
Nonfamily households	152	63.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	238	79.1%
Vacant	63	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	110	46.2%
Renter-occupied	128	53.8%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	183	60.8%
1-unit, attached	14	4.7%
2 to 4 units	42	14.0%
5 to 19 units	50	16.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4181300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.6873, -123.8871