Wheeler County, Oregon

Wheeler County has a population of 1,485 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $272,400, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $55,284.

Home price
$272,400
Income
$55,284
Population
1,485
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$272,400county
Median gross rent$870county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use16.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,772(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,010county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$770county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,405county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$55,284county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate10.8%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 home19.9%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed17.1%county
Share of workers employed by government31.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.3%county
Economic output per resident$35,226county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service66 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport601152county
Miles to nearest general aviation field29 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station71 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths134.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher18.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment2599county
Students per full-time teacher37.1county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution82 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians94(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter11.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

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

Population1,485county
Land area in square miles1,716county
People per square mile of land0.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store32.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age59.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1811.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over38.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents482county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents20county
Households that moved in35county
Households that moved away30county
Average income of arriving households$69,457county
Average income of departing households$44,233county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,670(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation13.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days118 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 2county
Average first fall frostSep 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132(statewide)
Electric utilities serving this county2(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢(statewide)
Household electricity use854 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil11.4%county
Homes heated by wood41.5%county
Households with broadband81.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk12.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.0county
Landslide risk69.5county
Hail risk5.6county
Earthquake risk17.9county
Tornado risk1.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.7county
Winter weather risk11.3county
Strong wind risk3.2county
Wildfire risk88.7county

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 Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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