2022 population: 4,807 ( 603 from 2010 , 180 from 2020)
Land area: 914.5 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,270	68.03%	15.0%
Black:	134	2.79%	19.6%
Indian:	36	0.75%	80.0%
Asian:	35	0.73%	52.2%
2+ races:	88	1.83%	44.3%
Hispanic:	1,244	25.88%	7.4%

Total non-White:	1,537	31.97%	1.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	109	10.9
Deaths:	177	17.7
Net Migration:	-134	-13.4
Net Immigration:	19	1.9

Change in White population:	-577	-10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-26	-0.5

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
5,410
3,847	71.11%
112	2.07%
20	0.37%
23	0.43%
61	1.13%
1,344	24.84%
1,563	28.89%

2000
5,284
4,386	83.01%
137	2.59%
29	0.55%
33	0.62%
35	0.66%
664	12.57%
898	16.99%

1990
5,879
5,291	90.00%
150	2.55%
42	0.71%
7	0.12%
n/a
389	6.62%
588	10.00%

1980
7,137
6,577	92.15%
180	2.52%
33	0.46%
54	0.76%
n/a
290	4.06%
560	7.85%

1970
6,434
5,926	92.10%
255	3.96%
10	0.16%
1	0.02%
n/a
183	2.84%
508	7.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
595	11.3
683	12.9
-342	-6.5
44	0.8

-539	-10.2
665	12.6

Number	Rate
1990's
642	10.9
880	15.0
-498	-8.5
116	2.0

-905	-15.4
310	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,098	15.4
863	12.1
-1,499	-21.0
n/a

-1,286	-18.0
28	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
648	10.1
n/a

651	10.1
52	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, TX

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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
40.0
1,223	25.4%
3,584	74.6%
996	20.7%

1,908
2.57

1,435	75.2%
1,074	74.8%
105	7.3%
473	24.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
1,371	25.3%
4,039	74.7%
995	18.4%

2,181
2.46

1,525	69.9%
1,232	80.8%
109	7.1%
656	30.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.0
1,316	24.9%
3,968	75.1%
1,105	20.9%

2,138
2.41

1,479	69.2%
1,267	85.7%
100	6.8%
659	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.1
1,584	26.9%
4,295	73.1%
1,281	21.8%

2,346
2.45

1,649	70.3%
1,444	87.6%
103	6.2%
697	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
34.9
1,974	27.7%
5,163	72.3%
1,388	19.4%

2,756
2.57

2,122	77.0%
1,901	89.6%
84	4.0%
634	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	56	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	99	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	82	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	110	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	172	9.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	136	7.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	50	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	75	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	145	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	217	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	255	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	152	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	118	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	107	5.6%
$200,000 or more	77	4.0%

Median Household Income	58,158
Per Capita Income	30,454

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	92	4.8%
Public Assistance	6	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	273	14.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,508	69.9%
Unemployed	106	4.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,614	74.9%
Not in Labor Force	542	25.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	760	598	56.0%
Non-Profit	34	97	26.0%
Self-Employed	312	128	70.9%

Local Government	84	184	31.3%
State Government	6	8	42.9%
Federal Government	34	17	66.7%

Total Private + Self	1,072	726	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	158	306	34.1%
Total	1,230	1,032	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	315	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	475	20.9%
Professional, Technical	291	12.8%
Service Occupations	518	22.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	83	3.6%
All others	675	29.7%

White Collar		47.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	298	13.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	250	11.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	216	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	205	9.0%
Retail trade	181	8.0%
Construction	168	7.4%
Educational services	158	6.9%
Other services	148	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	119	5.2%
Public administration	98	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	90	4.0%
Utilities	85	3.7%
Manufacturing	65	2.9%
Finance and insurance	60	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	59	2.6%
Wholesale trade	47	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	19	0.8%
Information	7	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,089	21.87%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	73	1.47%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	53	1.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	53	1.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	23	0.46%
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	23	0.46%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	32	0.64%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	13	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,783	80.8%
Spanish	849	18.1%
Tagalog	13	0.3%
Arabic	10	0.2%
Other Indo-European	9	0.2%
Other	8	0.2%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%
Korean	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	609	12.2%
English	412	8.3%
German	394	7.9%
American	205	4.1%
Dutch	169	3.4%
Scottish	95	1.9%
French	40	0.8%
Italian	39	0.8%
Norwegian	37	0.7%
Russian	31	0.6%
French Canadian	30	0.6%
Swedish	30	0.6%
Czech	27	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	25	0.5%
Scandinavian	17	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,608	92.5%
Not a citizen	372	7.5%

Native	4,526	90.9%
Foreign-born	454	9.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
237	6.9%	253	7.3%	1,369	39.7%	997	28.9%	502	14.5%	94	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	237	6.9%
9-12 Years	253	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,369	39.7%
Some College	997	28.9%
Bach. Degree	502	14.5%
Grad Degree	94	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,746	2,675	71	2.6%	6.4%
1991	2,672	2,555	117	4.4%	7.0%
1992	2,760	2,587	173	6.3%	7.7%
1993	2,669	2,548	121	4.5%	7.2%
1994	2,764	2,657	107	3.9%	6.6%
1995	2,819	2,710	109	3.9%	6.1%
1996	2,882	2,757	125	4.3%	5.8%
1997	2,830	2,750	80	2.8%	5.4%
1998	2,800	2,706	94	3.4%	5.0%
1999	2,758	2,637	121	4.4%	4.7%

2000	2,712	2,604	108	4.0%	4.4%
2001	2,727	2,622	105	3.9%	5.0%
2002	2,758	2,632	126	4.6%	6.3%
2003	2,800	2,682	118	4.2%	6.7%
2004	2,796	2,689	107	3.8%	6.0%
2005	2,688	2,581	107	4.0%	5.5%
2006	2,804	2,710	94	3.4%	5.0%
2007	3,053	2,975	78	2.6%	4.4%
2008	3,393	3,311	82	2.4%	4.9%
2009	3,220	3,039	181	5.6%	7.5%

2010	2,736	2,568	168	6.1%	8.2%
2011	2,852	2,706	146	5.1%	8.0%
2012	2,888	2,763	125	4.3%	6.7%
2013	3,130	2,994	136	4.3%	6.3%
2014	3,076	2,965	111	3.6%	5.2%
2015	2,822	2,712	110	3.9%	4.5%
2016	2,484	2,366	118	4.8%	4.6%
2017	2,352	2,258	94	4.0%	4.3%
2018	2,426	2,349	77	3.2%	3.9%
2019	2,263	2,196	67	3.0%	3.5%

2020	2,226	2,092	134	6.0%	7.6%
2021	2,079	1,951	128	6.2%	5.6%
2022	1,989	1,911	78	3.9%	3.9%
2023	2,069	1,993	76	3.7%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,612
Median Value	$105,200

Occupied	1,908	73.0%
Vacant	704	27.0%

Owned	1,403	73.5%
Rented	505	26.5%
Median Rent	$896

Single-Family Units	2,214	84.8%
Detached	2,197	84.1%
Attached	17	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	68	2.6%
Mobile Homes	209	8.0%

Wheeler County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wheeler County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Wheeler County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wheeler County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wheeler County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Wheeler County, TX