Wheeler County, TX

County

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2022 Population

4,980

2.18% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

0.503% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

18.3%

5.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$58,158

11.5% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$105,200

23% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Wheeler County, TX had a population of 4.98k people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $58,158. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Wheeler County, TX declined from 5,091 to 4,980, a −2.18% decrease and its median household income grew from $52,138 to $58,158, a 11.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wheeler County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (68.7%), White (Hispanic) (16.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.1%), Other (Hispanic) (3.82%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.65%).

None of the households in Wheeler County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.5% of the residents in Wheeler County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Wheeler County, TX was $105,200, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Wheeler County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Wheeler County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Wheeler County, TX borders Beckham County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, and Roberts County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Wheeler County, TX is home to a population of 4.98k people, from which 92.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.12% of Wheeler County, TX residents were born outside of the country (454 people).

In 2022, there were 4.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.42k people) in Wheeler County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 826 White (Hispanic) and 254 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92.5%

2022 Citizenship

92.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92.5% of Wheeler County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Wheeler County, TX was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wheeler County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wheeler County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.42k ± 13
White (Hispanic)
826 ± 163
Two+ (Hispanic)
254 ± 118

25.5%

Hispanic Population

1.27k people

25.5% of the people in Wheeler County, TX are hispanic (1.27k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wheeler County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.12%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

454 people

9.09%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

463 people

As of 2022, 9.12% of Wheeler County, TX residents (454 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wheeler County, TX was 9.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wheeler County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
82 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
54 ± 47
Korea
22 ± 27

Wheeler County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wheeler County, TX employs 2.27k people. The largest industries in Wheeler County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (298 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (250 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (216 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($105,694), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,846), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,684).

Employment

Occupations

2.27k

2022 Value

± 252

−6.34%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wheeler County, TX declined at a rate of −6.34%, from 2.43k employees to 2.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wheeler County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (336 people), Management Occupations (266 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wheeler County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.27k

2022 Value

± 252

−6.34%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wheeler County, TX declined at a rate of −6.34%, from 2.43k employees to 2.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wheeler County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (298 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (250 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (216 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wheeler County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Wheeler County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,281

Median earning men ± $5,766

$23,417

Median earning women ± $1,343

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,625), Public Administration ($60,227), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($43,125), Manufacturing ($36,688), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,941).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

20
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Retail Trade
11
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wheeler County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 92.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (7.19%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.3%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (92.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (7.19%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.3%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wheeler County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wheeler County, TX was $105,200 in 2022, which is 0.373 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $85,500 to $105,200, a 23% increase. The homeownership rate in Wheeler County, TX is 73.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Wheeler County, TX have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wheeler County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$105,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$13,861

$1,403

Median Property Taxes

±$180

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wheeler County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wheeler County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2022

70.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.5% of the housing units in Wheeler County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wheeler County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wheeler County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,158

Median Household Income

± $8,282

1.91k

Number of Households

± 222

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.91k households in Wheeler County, TX grew to $58,158 from the previous year's value of $52,138.

The following chart displays the households in Wheeler County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wheeler County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Other (3.44%)

In 2022, 78.5% of workers in Wheeler County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wheeler County, TX have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.1% of the workforce in Wheeler County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wheeler County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wheeler County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wheeler County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wheeler County, TX (896 out of 4.89k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wheeler County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

77.7% of the population of Wheeler County, TX has health coverage, with 33.9% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wheeler County, TX see 4946 patients per year on average, which represents a 95.6% increase from the previous year (2528 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4927 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1642 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,946 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wheeler County, TX

Primary care physicians in Wheeler County, TX see an average of 4,946 patients per year. This represents a 95.6% increase from the previous year (2,528 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Wheeler County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

22.3%

Uninsured

33.9%

Employer Coverage

14.6%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.71%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wheeler County, TX grew by 2.93% from 21.6% to 22.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wheeler County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Wheeler County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wheeler County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.1% in Wheeler County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wheeler County, TX.