Wheeler County, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Wheeler County, Oregon had an estimated 1,456 residents on July 1, 2024, up 0.6 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,448, across 1,715 square miles. County output reached $52.3 m in 2024, 29 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wheeler County
How many people live in Wheeler County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,485
- Households703
- Average household size2.11
- Median household income$55,284
- Median age59.3
- Median gross rent$870 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$272,400
- Home value to household income4.9 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,239
- Population under 18175
- Share under 1811.8 percent
- Population 65 and over578
- Share 65 and over38.9 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64732
- Civilian labor force606
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over46.3 percent
- Rank by population among Oregon counties36th of 36
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included3158th of 3,222
Wheeler County is the 36th largest of 36 Oregon counties by population. A median home costs 4.9 times median household income, which is seriously unaffordable by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 38.9 percent against 11.8 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single story product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeler County
Is Wheeler County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20241,456
- Census 2020 base population1,448
- Population change since the 2020 census base0.55 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 202420
- Births, 20247
- Deaths, 202418
- Natural change, 2024-11
- Net domestic migration, 202427
- Net international migration, 20244
- Total net migration, 202431
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 202448
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1634th of 3,144
The county has grown 0.55 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024 and the population still grew, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Wheeler County
Where are people moving to Wheeler County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving22
- People arriving, from those returns31
- Tax returns filed by households leaving27
- Net household movement-5
- Adjusted gross income arriving$911,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-194,000
- Average income of an arriving household$41,409
- Average income of a leaving household$40,926
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $483 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Wheeler County
What is the Wheeler County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$52.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$55.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-5.0 percent
- GDP change over five years47.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Oregon areas BEA publishes36th of 36
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes3094th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$35,226
Output grew -5.0 percent in the latest year and 47.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Wheeler County
Employment by industry in Wheeler County
- Covered employment, annual average362
- Establishments reporting72
- Average annual pay$42,630
- Average weekly wage$820
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$48,428
- Accommodation and food services, employment20
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$11,143
- Arts, entertainment and recreation, employment17
- Arts, entertainment and recreation, average annual pay$35,647
- Other services, except public administration, employment6
- Other services, except public administration, average annual pay$34,126
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 20 | 9 | $48,428 |
| Accommodation and food services | 20 | 6 | $11,143 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 17 | 5 | $35,647 |
| Other services, except public administration | 6 | 3 | $34,126 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 20 jobs, 5.5 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Wheeler County
How many businesses are in Wheeler County?
- Establishments, all industries29
- Employment at those establishments166
- Annual payroll$5.9 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents19.5
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Wheeler County
How large is Wheeler County?
- Land area1,715 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Oregon counties20th of 36
- Width, east to west41.5 mi
- Height, north to south52.6 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary6
- Residents per square mile of land1
- Establishments per square mile0.02
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Wheeler County
Flood risk in Wheeler County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Wheeler County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 410245
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book4
- Of those, participating in the NFIP4
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Wheeler County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Wheeler County (community 410245), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Wheeler County in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
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Feasibility studies
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20241,485
- Households703
- Average household size2.11
- Median household income$55,284
- Median age59.3
Common questions
Wheeler County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wheeler County, Oregon?
The Census Bureau estimates 1,456 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 1,485, in 703 households, ranking 36th of 36 Oregon counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wheeler County's population growing?
The population has grown 0.55 percent since the 2020 census base of 1,448, to 1,456 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 7 births against 18 deaths, with net migration of 31. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Wheeler County?
$55,284. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $272,400, which is 4.9 times income, and median gross rent is $870 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Wheeler County?
29 establishments, employing 166 people with an annual payroll of $5.9 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Wheeler County?
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the largest private sector at 20 jobs, 5.5 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 362 jobs at an average annual pay of $42,630, or $820 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Wheeler County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Wheeler County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Wheeler County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Wheeler County
Cities and places in Wheeler.
3 Census places lie wholly or partly in Wheeler County. All 3 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | city | 535 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Mitchell | city | 127 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Spray | town | 89 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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