Language Spoken At Home in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,176 | 100% |
English only | 7,106 | 99.0% |
Language other than English | 70 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.3% |
Spanish | 66 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 4 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,572 | 100% |
American | 322 | 4.3% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 3 | 0.0% |
English | 3,234 | 42.7% |
French (except Basque) | 24 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 72 | 1.0% |
Greek | 5 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 95 | 1.3% |
Italian | 0 | 0.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 34 | 0.4% |
Polish | 4 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 13 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 0 | 0.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 23 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,028 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,339 | 66.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 614 | 30.3% |
Married-couple family | 916 | 45.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 339 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 105 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 31 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 318 | 15.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 244 | 12.0% |
Nonfamily households | 689 | 34.0% |
Householder living alone | 643 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 236 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 664 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 526 | 25.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,226 | 100% |
Householder | 2,028 | 48.0% |
Spouse | 916 | 21.7% |
Child | 1,034 | 24.5% |
Other relatives | 138 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 110 | 2.6% |
Unmarried partner | 102 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 4,540 | 100% |
Never married | 2,294 | 50.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,030 | 22.7% |
Separated | 192 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 98 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 926 | 20.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,037 | 100% |
Never married | 336 | 16.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,238 | 60.8% |
Separated | 93 | 4.6% |
Widowed | 255 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 115 | 5.6% |
Fertility in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 67 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 19.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 140 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 135 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 35 | 25.9% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 14.1% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 16 | 11.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 35 | 100% |
Who are female | 22 | 62.9% |
Who are married | 26 | 74.3% |
School Enrollment in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 852 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 105 | 12.3% |
Kindergarten | 78 | 9.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 478 | 56.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 92 | 10.8% |
College or graduate school | 99 | 11.6% |
Educational Attainment in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,710 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 392 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,060 | 18.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,135 | 54.9% |
Some college, no degree | 368 | 6.4% |
Associate's degree | 274 | 4.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 259 | 4.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 222 | 3.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 8.4% |
Veteran Status in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,499 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 429 | 6.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 808 | 19.1% |
Under 18 years | 1,066 | 100% |
With a disability | 28 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 2,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 453 | 17.8% |
65 years and over | 634 | 100% |
With a disability | 327 | 51.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,486 | 100% |
Same house | 7,160 | 95.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 314 | 4.2% |
Same county | 44 | 0.6% |
Different county | 270 | 3.6% |
Same state | 236 | 3.2% |
Different state | 34 | 0.5% |
Abroad | 12 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,572 | 100% |
Native | 7,518 | 99.3% |
Born in United States | 7,477 | 98.7% |
State of residence | 6,289 | 83.1% |
Different state | 1,188 | 15.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 41 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 54 | 0.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 54 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 18 | 33.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 36 | 66.7% |
Year of Entry in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 95 | 100% |
Native | 41 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 41 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 54 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 54 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 54 | 100% |
Europe | 15 | 27.8% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 5 | 9.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 34 | 63.0% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |