Wheeler

Population: 1,401
Median household income: $56,000
Median home value: $130,000

Located in Wheeler County, Texas, Wheeler is a community with a population of 1,401. The median household income of $56,000 is below the Wheeler County median ($67,964).

From 2019 to 2023, Wheeler's population declined 5.4% from 1,481 to 1,401, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $85,500 to $130,000.

Households average 2.82 people. The median gross rent is $986.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,401
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,000
Median home value: $130,000
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 612
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4811,401

Median household income

$45,769$56,000

Median home value

$85,500$130,000

Median gross rent

$677$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,481	$45,769	$85,500	$677
2020	1,556	$44,186	$95,000	$837
2021	1,425	$50,769	$123,100	$828
2022	1,454	$56,250	$144,700	$965
2023	1,401	$56,000	$130,000	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	5.8%
5 to 17	325	23.2%
18 to 24	99	7.1%
25 to 34	139	9.9%
35 to 44	225	16.1%
45 to 54	129	9.2%
55 to 64	130	9.3%
65 to 74	103	7.4%
75 and over	170	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	892	63.7%
Black or African American	12	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	435	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	20.5%
High school graduate	266	29.7%
Some college or associate's	314	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	117	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means10.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	455	76.5%
Carpooled	64	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	2.0%
Other means	63	10.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	261	44.8%
15 to 29 min	119	20.4%
30 to 44 min	150	25.7%
45 to 59 min	25	4.3%
60+ min	28	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 18.4% (247 of 1,339)

	Count	Share
Family households	425	89.7%
Nonfamily households	49	10.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	474	77.5%
Vacant	138	22.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	336	70.9%
Renter-occupied	138	29.1%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	513	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	15	2.5%
Mobile home & other	81	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4878208
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4411, -100.2752