2022 population: 785 ( 33 from 2010 , 13 from 2020)
Land area: 575.2 square miles
Population density: 1.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	739	94.14%	7.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	5	0.64%	400.0%
Asian:	3	0.38%	25.0%
2+ races:	8	1.02%	60.0%
Hispanic:	30	3.82%	400.0%

Total non-White:	46	5.86%	187.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	23	14.9
Deaths:	19	12.3
Net Migration:	8	5.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-63	-7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	30	3.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
818
802	98.04%
0	0.00%
1	0.12%
4	0.49%
5	0.61%
6	0.73%
16	1.96%

2000
886
878	99.10%
0	0.00%
2	0.23%
0	0.00%
1	0.11%
5	0.56%
8	0.90%

1990
948
944	99.58%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.42%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.42%

1980
1,060
1,060	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1970
1,054
1,053	99.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.09%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
72	8.1
65	7.3
-135	-15.2
6	0.7

-76	-8.6
8	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
135	14.2
79	8.3
-85	-9.0
2	0.2

-66	-7.0
4	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
196	18.5
62	5.8
-231	-21.8
n/a

-116	-10.9
4	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-86	-8.2
n/a

7	0.7
-1	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, NE

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
57.8
142	18.1%
643	81.9%
255	32.5%

346
2.23

215	62.1%
199	92.6%
5	2.3%
131	37.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
201	24.6%
617	75.4%
155	18.9%

350
2.34

237	67.7%
217	91.6%
5	2.1%
113	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
256	28.9%
630	71.1%
150	16.9%

358
2.47

253	70.7%
227	89.7%
9	3.6%
105	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
311	32.8%
637	67.2%
140	14.8%

358
2.65

267	74.6%
240	89.9%
8	3.0%
91	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.1
338	31.9%
722	68.1%
136	12.8%

378
2.80

300	79.4%
270	90.0%
5	1.7%
78	20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	34	9.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	17	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	25	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	64	18.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	30	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	4.9%
$200,000 or more	13	3.8%

Median Household Income	59,167
Per Capita Income	35,158

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2	0.6%
Public Assistance	17	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	298	79.0%
Unemployed	5	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	303	80.4%
Not in Labor Force	74	19.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	97	43	69.3%
Non-Profit	2	14	12.5%
Self-Employed	92	37	71.3%

Local Government	22	45	32.8%
State Government	1	6	14.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	189	80	70.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	25	65	27.8%
Total	214	145	59.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	109	30.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	26	7.2%
Professional, Technical	58	16.0%
Service Occupations	46	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	13.8%
All others	124	34.2%

White Collar		53.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	146	40.2%
Educational services	69	19.0%
Construction	28	7.7%
Health care and social assistance	25	6.9%
Manufacturing	21	5.8%
Other services	19	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	13	3.6%
Finance and insurance	8	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	7	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.7%
Public administration	6	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	1.1%
Wholesale trade	4	1.1%
Utilities	2	0.6%
Retail trade	2	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.39%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	1	0.13%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	1	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	673	98.1%
Spanish	11	1.6%
Tagalog	1	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	382	49.5%
Irish	134	17.4%
English	56	7.3%
Norwegian	55	7.1%
Czech	34	4.4%
Swedish	33	4.3%
Polish	32	4.2%
Scottish	22	2.9%
French	19	2.5%
American	13	1.7%
Slavic	13	1.7%
Danish	10	1.3%
Italian	10	1.3%
Finnish	9	1.2%
Swiss	8	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	770	99.9%
Not a citizen	1	0.1%

Native	770	99.9%
Foreign-born	1	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	0.5%	10	1.6%	186	30.4%	261	42.7%	109	17.8%	42	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	0.5%
9-12 Years	10	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	186	30.4%
Some College	261	42.7%
Bach. Degree	109	17.8%
Grad Degree	42	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	450	445	5	1.1%	2.4%
1991	444	437	7	1.6%	2.7%
1992	447	438	9	2.0%	2.8%
1993	434	422	12	2.8%	2.8%
1994	422	409	13	3.1%	2.6%
1995	439	424	15	3.4%	2.6%
1996	365	352	13	3.6%	2.7%
1997	337	332	5	1.5%	2.4%
1998	340	334	6	1.8%	2.5%
1999	413	400	13	3.1%	2.7%

2000	496	484	12	2.4%	2.8%
2001	513	501	12	2.3%	3.1%
2002	503	492	11	2.2%	3.7%
2003	500	486	14	2.8%	3.9%
2004	491	478	13	2.6%	3.9%
2005	472	459	13	2.8%	3.8%
2006	453	442	11	2.4%	3.0%
2007	418	406	12	2.9%	2.9%
2008	486	475	11	2.3%	3.2%
2009	460	443	17	3.7%	4.7%

2010	514	494	20	3.9%	4.7%
2011	524	507	17	3.2%	4.4%
2012	521	504	17	3.3%	3.9%
2013	524	507	17	3.2%	3.7%
2014	559	543	16	2.9%	3.3%
2015	564	551	13	2.3%	3.0%
2016	569	557	12	2.1%	3.1%
2017	585	572	13	2.2%	2.9%
2018	576	562	14	2.4%	2.9%
2019	569	554	15	2.6%	3.0%

2020	550	540	10	1.8%	4.2%
2021	557	550	7	1.3%	2.7%
2022	565	556	9	1.6%	2.3%
2023	533	524	9	1.7%	2.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	574
Median Value	$101,400

Occupied	346	60.3%
Vacant	228	39.7%

Owned	267	77.2%
Rented	79	22.8%
Median Rent	$500

Single-Family Units	458	79.8%
Detached	458	79.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	102	17.8%

Wheeler County, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, NE

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheeler County, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wheeler County, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheeler County, NE

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheeler County, NE