Wheeler County, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
Wheeler County, Oregon has a population of 1,485 across 1,715 square miles, up 0.6 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $52.3 m in 2024, 29 establishments operate here.
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Wheeler County
How many people live in Wheeler County
- Population1,485
- 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-equivalents3158th
Wheeler County is the 36th largest of 36 Oregon counties by population. A median home costs 4.9 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market 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 storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wheeler County
Is Wheeler County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base0.55 percent
- Census 2020 base population1,448
- 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
The county has grown 0.55 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone 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 people moving to Wheeler County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving22
- People arriving, from those returns31
- Adjusted gross income arriving$911,000
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$41,409
- Largest single originWheeler County Non-migrants (460 households)
- Largest single destination (460 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler County Non-migrants | 460 | 900 | $29.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 22 | 31 | $911,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Wheeler County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Wheeler County
What the Wheeler County economy runs on
- 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 Oregon counties36th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents3094th
- 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
Who employs people in Wheeler County
- Covered employment, annual average362
- Establishments reporting72
- Average annual pay$42,630
- Average weekly wage$820
- Sector 11, employment20
- Sector 11, average annual pay$48,428
- Sector 72, employment20
- Sector 72, average annual pay$11,143
- Sector 71, employment17
- Sector 71, average annual pay$35,647
- Sector 81, employment6
- Sector 81, average annual pay$34,126
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 20 | 9 | $48,428 |
| Sector 72 | 20 | 6 | $11,143 |
| Sector 71 | 17 | 5 | $35,647 |
| Sector 81 | 6 | 3 | $34,126 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 20 jobs, 5.5 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Wheeler County
What businesses operate 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.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Wheeler County
How big 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
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.
- Population1,485
- 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?
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 growing?
The population has grown 0.55 percent since the 2020 census base. 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 there 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 the average wage in Wheeler County?
Average annual pay is $42,630, or $820 a week, across 362 covered jobs. 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.
Where do people moving to Wheeler County come from?
The largest single origin is Wheeler County Non-migrants, with 460 households. Arriving households report an average income of $41,409 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.