Wheeler County, Oregon

Interactive maps and statistics for Wheeler County, Oregon: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Oregon and the United States.

Wheeler County, Oregon is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (16th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,485	4,254,293	334,922,499	3158th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,284	$83,011	$80,734	2457th of 3,221
Median Age	59.3	40.4	38.9	16th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.8%	36.8%	35.7%	2220th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$272,400	$477,600	$332,700	769th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$870	$1,525	$1,413	1610th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.8%	11.9%	12.5%	2257th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	5.4%	5.2%	2743rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.9	44.3	n/a	3165th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	9.8%	14.1%	1411th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	63.3%	65.2%	2048th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.0	23.0	26.4	1676th of 3,221
Worked from Home	19.9%	19.0%	15.1%	143rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2455th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	46.7%	46.9%	1119th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.2%	n/a	n/a	1991st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.2%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.3	46.3	61.4

Age in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	59.3	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	11.8%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.8%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.1%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.9%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	38.9%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	703	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	17.5%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.9%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	13.8%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,179	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	28.0%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.7%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.8%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.8%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.1%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.1%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	908	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.1%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.7%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.6%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,893	$3,876	n/a

Education in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	9.0%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.2%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	43.9%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.3%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.3%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.9%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	53.2%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.7%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Wheeler County, Oregon

Statistic	Wheeler County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	50.4%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.5%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	12.3%	16.7%

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