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Wheeler County
Wheeler County, Oregon
At a Glance
Population 1,451 County Seat Wheeler County Courthouse State FIPS 41 County FIPS 069 Num Towns 3 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 724 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 1,407 Median Age 56.1 Veterans 176 Housing Units 930 Uninsured 1 Net Migration (recent) 55 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 29 Total Employees 153 Avg Annual Pay $42,630 Median Household Income $50,774 Poverty Rate 9.9% Unemployment Rate 5.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $48,653 Federal Spending FY2024 $23,186,993 Federal Spending Per Capita $15,980
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $194,900 Median Rent $730 FMR Studio $640 FMR 1BR $711 FMR 2BR $933 FMR 3BR $1,307 FMR 4BR $1,567
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 9 Fire Stations 9 Police Stations 6 Adult Smoking 17.7% Adult Obesity 34.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 17.7 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.7 Electric Customers 1868012 Towns with Broadband Data 3 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 3
Community
Churches 3 Libraries 2 Historic Places (NRHP) 2 Homeless Population N/A Schools 4 SNAP Stores 3 Bank Branches 1
Agriculture
Total Farms 16 Land in Farms (acres) 34,038 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2,127.4 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (14)
Type Title Date DR WILDFIRES 2025-01-01 FM RAIL RIDGE FIRE 2024-09-07 FM LONE ROCK FIRE 2024-07-18 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-28 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2019-07-09 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2007-02-22 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-03-20 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-07 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2004-02-19
Detailed Topics
Communities in Wheeler County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
