2022 population: 7,314 ( 107 from 2010 , 165 from 2020)
Land area: 295.5 square miles
Population density: 24.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,059	55.50%	7.9%
Black:	2,675	36.57%	3.6%
Indian:	8	0.11%	33.3%
Asian:	26	0.36%	62.5%
2+ races:	109	1.49%	101.9%
Hispanic:	437	5.97%	22.8%

Total non-White:	3,255	44.50%	7.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	140	9.4
Deaths:	180	12.0
Net Migration:	-140	-9.4
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-346	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	239	3.2

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
7,421
4,405	59.36%
2,582	34.79%
6	0.08%
16	0.22%
54	0.73%
356	4.80%
3,016	40.64%

2000
6,179
3,866	62.57%
2,045	33.10%
7	0.11%
5	0.08%
33	0.53%
219	3.54%
2,313	37.43%

1990
4,903
3,370	68.73%
1,474	30.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
59	1.20%
1,533	31.27%

1980
5,155
3,612	70.07%
1,521	29.51%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
22	0.43%
1,543	29.93%

1970
4,596
3,176	69.10%
1,410	30.68%
1	0.02%
8	0.17%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,420	30.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
702	11.4
501	8.1
493	8.0
159	2.6

539	8.7
703	11.4

Number	Rate
1990's
654	13.3
598	12.2
-167	-3.4
-3	-0.1

496	10.1
780	15.9

Number	Rate
1980's
687	13.3
553	10.7
-278	-5.4
n/a

-242	-4.7
-10	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
214	4.7
n/a

436	9.5
123	2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, GA

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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
33.9
1,204	16.5%
6,110	83.5%
1,145	15.7%

1,597
4.36

983	61.6%
691	70.3%
75	7.6%
614	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
1,399	18.9%
6,022	81.1%
882	11.9%

2,152
2.54

1,519	70.6%
1,067	70.2%
176	11.6%
633	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.4
1,378	22.3%
4,801	77.7%
777	12.6%

2,022
2.52

1,415	70.0%
1,023	72.3%
169	11.9%
607	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
1,416	28.9%
3,487	71.1%
793	16.2%

1,820
2.66

1,375	75.5%
1,099	79.9%
116	8.4%
445	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
1,731	33.6%
3,424	66.4%
760	14.7%

1,757
2.90

1,383	78.7%
1,180	85.3%
87	6.3%
374	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	218	13.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	143	9.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	158	9.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	125	7.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	70	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	84	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	51	3.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	235	14.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	196	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	62	3.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	16	1.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	51	3.2%
$200,000 or more	20	1.3%

Median Household Income	36,354
Per Capita Income	17,980

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	151	9.5%
Public Assistance	28	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	348	21.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,600	51.9%
Unemployed	190	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,790	55.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,215	44.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,609	254	86.4%
Non-Profit	42	218	16.2%
Self-Employed	143	69	67.5%

Local Government	51	22	69.9%
State Government	4	61	6.2%
Federal Government	263	27	90.7%

Total Private + Self	1,752	323	84.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	360	328	52.3%
Total	2,112	651	76.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	191	6.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	210	7.6%
Professional, Technical	179	6.5%
Service Occupations	525	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	1.0%
All others	1,658	60.0%

White Collar		21.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	452	16.4%
Transportation and warehousing	420	15.2%
Public administration	388	14.0%
Construction	262	9.5%
Health care and social assistance	248	9.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	216	7.8%
Retail trade	185	6.7%
Manufacturing	171	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	162	5.9%
Other services	124	4.5%
Educational services	86	3.1%
Finance and insurance	16	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.5%
Information	8	0.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.2%
Wholesale trade	2	0.1%
Utilities	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	385	5.10%
Puerto Rican	23	0.30%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.01%

Total Central American	4	0.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1	0.01%
Honduran	3	0.04%
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	15	0.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,047	96.2%
Spanish	272	3.7%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.0%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	710	9.4%
English	174	2.3%
Irish	145	1.9%
African	69	0.9%
German	46	0.6%
Welsh	44	0.6%
Italian	33	0.4%
European	17	0.2%
Scottish	11	0.1%
French	9	0.1%
British	6	0.1%
Israeli	1	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,530	99.7%
Not a citizen	20	0.3%

Native	7,512	99.5%
Foreign-born	38	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
166	3.5%	961	20.1%	2,126	44.4%	928	19.4%	557	11.6%	54	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	166	3.5%
9-12 Years	961	20.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,126	44.4%
Some College	928	19.4%
Bach. Degree	557	11.6%
Grad Degree	54	1.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,049	1,902	147	7.2%	5.4%
1991	1,994	1,879	115	5.8%	5.3%
1992	2,000	1,826	174	8.7%	6.6%
1993	2,049	1,918	131	6.4%	5.7%
1994	1,955	1,785	170	8.7%	5.1%
1995	1,956	1,769	187	9.6%	4.8%
1996	1,970	1,718	252	12.8%	4.6%
1997	2,067	1,866	201	9.7%	4.5%
1998	2,061	1,862	199	9.7%	4.2%
1999	2,061	1,832	229	11.1%	3.8%

2000	2,294	2,152	142	6.2%	3.5%
2001	2,265	2,096	169	7.5%	4.1%
2002	2,401	2,233	168	7.0%	5.3%
2003	2,394	2,237	157	6.6%	5.1%
2004	2,418	2,263	155	6.4%	5.1%
2005	2,583	2,407	176	6.8%	5.7%
2006	3,084	2,900	184	6.0%	5.1%
2007	2,964	2,799	165	5.6%	4.9%
2008	2,924	2,701	223	7.6%	6.8%
2009	2,933	2,637	296	10.1%	10.4%

2010	1,944	1,646	298	15.3%	10.7%
2011	1,978	1,688	290	14.7%	10.1%
2012	1,951	1,694	257	13.2%	9.0%
2013	1,893	1,655	238	12.6%	8.1%
2014	1,864	1,633	231	12.4%	7.1%
2015	1,676	1,491	185	11.0%	6.1%
2016	1,734	1,576	158	9.1%	5.4%
2017	1,756	1,597	159	9.1%	4.8%
2018	1,671	1,546	125	7.5%	4.0%
2019	1,676	1,552	124	7.4%	3.5%

2020	1,608	1,492	116	7.2%	6.5%
2021	1,629	1,539	90	5.5%	3.9%
2022	1,657	1,574	83	5.0%	3.0%
2023	1,627	1,536	91	5.6%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,434
Median Value	$82,600

Occupied	1,597	65.6%
Vacant	837	34.4%

Owned	1,092	68.4%
Rented	505	31.6%
Median Rent	$414

Single-Family Units	1,437	59.0%
Detached	1,430	58.8%
Attached	7	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	111	4.6%
Mobile Homes	760	31.2%

Wheeler County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheeler County, GA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheeler County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheeler County, GA