Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 2,354 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 106 | 4.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 129 | 5.5% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 398 | 16.9% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 227 | 9.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 325 | 13.8% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 436 | 18.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 269 | 11.4% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 277 | 11.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 76 | 3.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 111 | 4.7% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 49,615 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 72,389 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 1,646 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 13 | 0.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14 | 0.9% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 266 | 16.2% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 142 | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 244 | 14.8% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 338 | 20.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 247 | 15.0% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 217 | 13.2% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 72 | 4.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 93 | 5.7% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 59,359 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 79,957 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 30,326 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 29,968 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 51,471 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 34,196 | 0% |
Employment Status in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 4,212 | 100% |
| In labor force | 2,678 | 63.6% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,678 | 63.6% |
| Employed | 2,554 | 60.6% |
| Unemployed | 124 | 2.9% |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not in labor force | 1,534 | 36.4% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,678 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 4.6% |
| Females 16 years and over | 2,173 | 100% |
| In labor force | 1,090 | 50.2% |
| Civilian labor force | 1,090 | 50.2% |
| Employed | 1,063 | 48.9% |
| Own children under 6 years | 421 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 225 | 53.4% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 726 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 525 | 72.3% |
Commuting To Work in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 2,519 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 1,956 | 77.6% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 332 | 13.2% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 2 | 0.1% |
| Walked | 101 | 4.0% |
| Other means | 72 | 2.9% |
| Worked at home | 56 | 2.2% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 20 | 0% |
Occupation in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,554 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 813 | 31.8% |
| Service occupations | 471 | 18.4% |
| Sales and office occupations | 384 | 15.0% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 488 | 19.1% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 398 | 15.6% |
Industry in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,554 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 601 | 23.5% |
| Construction | 188 | 7.4% |
| Manufacturing | 15 | 0.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 23 | 0.9% |
| Retail trade | 142 | 5.6% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 254 | 9.9% |
| Information | 6 | 0.2% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 116 | 4.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 128 | 5.0% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 586 | 22.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 143 | 5.6% |
| Other services, except public administration | 219 | 8.6% |
| Public administration | 133 | 5.2% |
Class of Worker in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,554 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 1,723 | 67.5% |
| Government workers | 523 | 20.5% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 304 | 11.9% |
| Unpaid family workers | 4 | 0.2% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 1,862 | 79.1% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 65,178 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 794 | 33.7% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 14,729 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 221 | 9.4% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 13,659 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 68 | 2.9% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 7,060 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 30 | 1.3% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 5,537 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 261 | 11.1% |
| Nonfamily households | 708 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 25,481 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 51,200 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 5,325 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 3,891 | 73.1% |
| With private health insurance | 3,198 | 60.1% |
| With public coverage | 1,345 | 25.3% |
| No health insurance coverage | 1,434 | 26.9% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 1,342 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 366 | 27.3% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 3,060 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 2,409 | 100% |
| Employed: | 2,303 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,638 | 71.1% |
| With private health insurance | 1,615 | 70.1% |
| With public coverage | 74 | 3.2% |
| No health insurance coverage | 665 | 28.9% |
| Unemployed: | 106 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 20 | 18.9% |
| With private health insurance | 17 | 16.0% |
| With public coverage | 3 | 2.8% |
| No health insurance coverage | 86 | 81.1% |
| Not in labor force: | 651 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 334 | 51.3% |
| With private health insurance | 250 | 38.4% |
| With public coverage | 119 | 18.3% |
| No health insurance coverage | 317 | 48.7% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Wheeler County
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 9.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 16.4% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 25.7% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 5.8% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 7.9% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 8.6% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 29.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 42.7% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 100.0% |
| All people | 0 | 13.0% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 15.6% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 15.6% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 16.9% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 15.0% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 12.2% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 12.5% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 10.9% |
| People in families | 0 | 10.3% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 26.5% |