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Wheeler County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Wheeler County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wheeler County is an extremely small, rural Oregon county with a population of 1,434 and a labor force participation rate of just 41.1%, reflecting a median age of 59.3 years and a largely retired or semi-retired resident base. The available workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with 20.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $33,967, while unemployment sits at 3.3%. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value of $259,000 and median gross rent of $782/month—and the county posted modest 5-year population growth of 0.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,434

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,284

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

59.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

Wheeler County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,264 (85.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race104 (7.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races73 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone35 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone7 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish53
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island8
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

48.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

36.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

156

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,382

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance114
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)86
  3. 3.Construction (Group)72
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining69
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services59

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations199
  2. 2.Service Occupations152
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations103
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations96
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations40

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$259,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$782/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,99995 (18.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99972 (14.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99971 (14.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99963 (12.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99938 (7.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99928 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,967

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone373 (66.3%)
  • Worked At Home112 (19.9%)
  • Carpooled31 (5.5%)
  • Walked24 (4.3%)
  • Public Transit22 (3.9%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.