Wheeler County, Georgia

Wheeler County has a population of 7,335 and has grown 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $88,200, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $40,539.

Home price
$88,200
Income
$40,539
Population
7,335
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$88,200county
Median gross rent$581county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$40,539county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate32.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home1.1%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force38.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government11.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$21,758county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport17020county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station63 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.3%county
Traffic deaths27.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.1%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment848county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible87.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance23.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,335county
Land area in square miles295county
People per square mile of land24.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age32.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents281county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents34county
Households that moved in101county
Households that moved away146county
Average income of arriving households$31,683county
Average income of departing households$31,062county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall1.0 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.71 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity86.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane6.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.2%county
Households with broadband83.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk10.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.0county
Landslide risk3.7county
Hail risk11.7county
Earthquake risk35.9county
Tornado risk31.4county
Tropical cyclone risk72.3county
Extreme heat risk47.1county
Winter weather risk2.4county
Strong wind risk13.4county
Wildfire risk34.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wheeler County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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