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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wheeler County is $24,154, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wheeler County median household income is $34,808, which has grown by 21.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 23.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wheeler County residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #14

Wheeler County	24,154 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wheeler County	23,464 USD
Oregon	27,230 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wheeler County	27,333 USD
Oregon	32,599 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wheeler County	18,750 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #34

Wheeler County	34,808 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wheeler County	48,883 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

Wheeler County	21.07%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wheeler County		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.02%	$10,888, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.55%	$17,333, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.75%	$6,060, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.87%	$20,854, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wheeler County	49,417 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wheeler County	60,599 USD
Oregon	79,373 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
White	$33,558, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$67,708, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Two or More Races	$185,556, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$16,250, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,750, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,571, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$30,172, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,180, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	571, 48.39%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	351, 61.47%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	351, 61.47%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	314, 89.46%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 10.54%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	220, 38.53%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	609, 51.61%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	295, 48.44%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	295, 48.44%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	273, 92.54%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 7.46%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	314, 51.56%, see rank	42.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	571, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	386, 67.60%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44, 7.71%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 1.58%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	59, 10.33%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 1.40%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	65, 11.38%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wheeler County	20.7 minutes
Oregon	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	587	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	314, 53.49%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86, 27.39%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 15.92%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29, 9.24%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	58, 18.47%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 9.24%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 15.92%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	273, 46.51%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124, 45.42%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	63, 23.08%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 25.27%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.10%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 2.56%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 2.56%, see rank	5.35%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wheeler County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	587, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	115, 19.59%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	67, 11.41%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2, 0.34%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 2.04%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69, 11.75%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	34, 5.79%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.34%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 1.70%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14, 2.39%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	107, 18.23%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 9.71%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	71, 12.10%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 4.60%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wheeler County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	243	18.30%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	57	13.48%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.