Wheeler County, TX Demographic Data
Wheeler County, TX Summary
Wheeler County is located in Texas
- Population: 5,414
- Area: 915.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 914.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,514.11 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wheeler County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,776
49%
50.8
Male
2,866
51%
49.2
Total Population
5,642
323,128,000
Wheeler County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
408
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
487
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
357
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
321
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
273
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
697
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
620
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
729
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
462
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
284
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
576
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
297
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
131
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,174
74.0%
77.2
Female
2,099
50.3%
51.3
Male
2,075
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,045
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,214
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,004
17.8%
15.2
Female
528
52.6%
55.8
Male
476
47.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Wheeler County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,478
97.1%
96.8
White
5,004
88.7%
72.6
Black or African American
159
2.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.1%
0.8
Asian
22
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
17
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
12
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
12
0.2%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
274
4.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
164
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,493
26.5%
17.8
Mexican
1,448
25.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
45
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,149
73.5%
82.2
Wheeler County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
272
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
475
12.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,188
31.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,035
27.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
290
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
415
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
121
3.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
747
19.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,049
80.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
536
14.1%
31.2
Wheeler County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
777
17.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,739
62.4%
47.5
Divorced
495
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
84
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
295
6.7
5.8%
Wheeler County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,112
78.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,122
21.4%
21.6%
Spanish
1,048
20.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
37
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
37
0.7%
1.1%
Wheeler County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
103
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
115
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
283
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
223
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
396
17.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
453
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
317
13.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
254
10.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
122
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
64
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
51,082
57,617
Per capita income
26,736
31,128
Wheeler County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
623
24.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
177
6.8%
9.8
Construction
220
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
550
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
81
3.1%
6.6
Information
23
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
88
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
166
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
92
3.5%
11.4
Public administration
111
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
239
9.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
204
7.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
552
21.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
659
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
351
13.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
525
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
511
19.7%
18.1%
Wheeler County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,584
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,267
87.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
175
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
47
1.8%
2.7
Other means
37
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
58
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.6
26.6
Wheeler County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
101
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
605
26.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
948
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
676
29.0%
21.0
Wheeler County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,330
85.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,552
66.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
778
33.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
388
14.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Wheeler County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,718
1 room
19
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
48
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
151
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
511
18.8%
16.5
5 rooms
680
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
578
21.3%
17.8
7 rooms
326
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
174
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
231
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wheeler County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,718
1-unit, detached
2,309
85.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
31
1.1%
5.9
2-units
20
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
38
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
56
2.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
254
9.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
6
0.2%
0.1
Wheeler County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
404
14.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
428
15.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
419
15.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
325
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
403
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
359
13.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
174
6.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
197
7.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
9
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wheeler County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,338
57.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
166
7.1%
4.7
Electricity
736
31.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
44
1.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
46
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wheeler County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
455
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
12
2.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
13
2.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
72
15.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
127
27.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
210
46.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
215
47.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
92
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
37
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
88
19.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wheeler County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
576
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
2.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
78
13.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
112
19.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
370
64.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
202
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
628
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
126
21.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
129
22.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
67
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
126
21.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
5.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
97
16.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
202
0.0%
0.0%
Wheeler County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,552
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
422
27.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
493
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
250
16.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
176
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
148
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
50
3.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
13
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
86,300
205,000
