Wheeler County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Wheeler County, Texas had an estimated 4,824 residents on July 1, 2024, down 3.3 percent since the 2020 census base of 4,987, across 915 square miles. County output reached $394.2 m in 2024, 173 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals worth $6.9 m since FY2020.
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 2020-20244,862
- Households1,928
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$60,167
- Median age41.3
- Median gross rent$970 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,100
- Home value to household income1.8 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,402
- Population under 181,177
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over1,005
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,680
- Civilian labor force2,352
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over63.8 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties203rd of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2909th of 3,222
Wheeler County is the 203rd largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 1.8 times median household income, which is affordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 24.2 percent against 20.7 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Wheeler County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20244,824
- Census 2020 base population4,987
- Population change since the 2020 census base-3.27 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-1
- Births, 202449
- Deaths, 202477
- Natural change, 2024-28
- Net domestic migration, 2024-6
- Net international migration, 202433
- Total net migration, 202427
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-98
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2786th of 3,144
The county has lost 3.27 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024 by more than net migration added, so the population fell even though more people moved in than left.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Wheeler County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving75
- People arriving, from those returns144
- Tax returns filed by households leaving113
- Net household movement-38
- Adjusted gross income arriving$3.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$-2.4 m
- Average income of an arriving household$45,573
- Average income of a leaving household$51,602
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $6,029 less average income than households leaving, which drains spending power even where headcount holds up.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Wheeler County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$394.2 m
- County GDP, 2023$469.8 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-16.1 percent
- GDP change over five years19.4 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Texas areas BEA publishes201st of 254
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2552nd of 3,127
- GDP per resident$81,079
Output grew -16.1 percent in the latest year and 19.4 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.
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Employment by industry in Wheeler County
- Covered employment, annual average1,719
- Establishments reporting200
- Average annual pay$45,382
- Average weekly wage$873
- Retail trade, employment267
- Retail trade, average annual pay$30,002
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, employment117
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, average annual pay$95,198
- Transportation and warehousing, employment86
- Transportation and warehousing, average annual pay$114,503
- Professional, scientific and technical services, employment79
- Professional, scientific and technical services, average annual pay$55,617
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment58
- Construction, employment35
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 267 | 24 | $30,002 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 117 | 16 | $95,198 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 86 | 12 | $114,503 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 79 | 16 | $55,617 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 58 | 21 | $43,862 |
| Construction | 35 | 10 | $52,383 |
| Finance and insurance | 29 | 10 | $47,993 |
| Other services, except public administration | 17 | 7 | $24,224 |
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 267 jobs, 15.5 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Wheeler County?
- Establishments, all industries173
- Employment at those establishments1,087
- Annual payroll$43.7 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents35.6
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.
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Building permits in Wheeler County
- Housing units authorized by permit, 20240
- Declared construction value permitted$0
- Single family units authorized0
- Multifamily units authorized0
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. In a small county this is common and is not by itself a sign of distress, but it does mean there is no recent residential pipeline to read demand from.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Wheeler County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded3
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$6.9 m
- Average 7(a) approval$2,295,000
- Median 7(a) approval$2,105,000
- Largest single approval$2,780,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)53
- Jobs per approval17.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals1
- Median 7(a) term300 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer100.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms3
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter0
- Franchise loans3
- Franchise share of approvals100.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countHotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (3)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$830,000
- Average 504 approval$830,000
- Median 504 approval$830,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval3.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved3.6
- Combined SBA approval dollars, 7(a) FY2020 to FY2026 and 504 FY2010 to FY2026$7.7 m
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Wheeler County
Do SBA loans in Wheeler County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure3
Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Wheeler County
How large is Wheeler County?
- Land area915 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties115th of 254
- Width, east to west30.4 mi
- Height, north to south30.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land5
- Establishments per square mile0.19
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.
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Flood risk in Wheeler County
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP2
- NFIP participation rate66.7 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Wheeler County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The EPA places Wheeler County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 66.7 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.
Coverage
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Feasibility studies
When a Wheeler County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Wheeler County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20244,862
- Households1,928
- Average household size2.52
- Median household income$60,167
- Median age41.3
Common questions
Wheeler County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wheeler County, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimates 4,824 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 4,862, in 1,928 households, ranking 203rd of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wheeler County's population growing?
The population has fallen 3.27 percent since the 2020 census base of 4,987, to 4,824 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 49 births against 77 deaths, with net migration of 27. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Wheeler County?
$60,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,100, which is 1.8 times income, and median gross rent is $970 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Wheeler County?
173 establishments, employing 1,087 people with an annual payroll of $43.7 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?
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 267 jobs, 15.5 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,719 jobs at an average annual pay of $45,382, or $873 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Wheeler County?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $6.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $2,105,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $830,000 since FY2010. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
How many building permits were issued in Wheeler County?
No residential units were authorized by permit in 2024. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Wheeler County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 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.
4 Census places lie wholly or partly in Wheeler County. All 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | city | 1,710 | 3 | Wholly in this county |
| Wheeler | city | 1,431 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Allison | CDP | 101 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Mobeetie | city | 64 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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