Demographics of Wheeler County, Oregon

Wheeler County, Oregon had 1,472 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wheeler County, in four figures

1,472
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +12 people.; 59.3 ±3.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,284 ±$4,440
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wheeler County, Oregon's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wheeler County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wheeler County, Oregon's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wheeler County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,460	100.0	100.0
2021	1,453	99.5	100.2
2022	1,435	98.3	100.7
2023	1,439	98.6	101.6
2024	1,454	99.6	102.5
2025	1,472	100.8	103.1

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Population of Wheeler County, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,460	+11	−2	0	+15
2021	1,453	−7	−11	0	+5
2022	1,435	−18	−20	0	+3
2023	1,439	+4	−12	+1	+14
2024	1,454	+15	−11	0	+27
2025	1,472	+18	−10	0	+29

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.3 ±3.7: for men 59.4 ±6.6 and for women 59.2 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wheeler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	73 ±31	4.9% ±2.0	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	102 ±33	6.9% ±2.1	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	23 to 119	1.6% to 8.0%	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	224 ±64	15.1% ±4.0	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	437 ±74	29.4% ±3.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	578 ±89	38.9% ±4.5	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,284 ±$4,440, and income per person $39,179 ±$8,984, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wheeler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	129 ±41	18.3% ±5.6	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	173 ±47	24.6% ±6.3	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	197 ±57	28.0% ±7.6	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	58 ±23	8.3% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	27 to 123	4.0% to 17.3%	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1 to 45	0.2% to 6.4%	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 76	2.9% to 10.8%	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wheeler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	158 ±56	10.8% ±3.7	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 34	0.2% to 20.4%	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	39 to 133	7.0% to 22.2%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	24 to 86	3.6% to 11.8%	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wheeler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wheeler County	Oregon	United States
Housing units	908 ±66	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.4% ±5.3	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.6% ±5.4	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.8% ±8.7	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.2% ±7.3	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$272,400 ±$19,117	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$870 ±$182	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±5	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wheeler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28 to 116	1.9% to 7.8%	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,237 ±148	83.3% ±5.2	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.9%	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 1.3%	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 2.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	151 ±45	10.2% ±2.8	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wheeler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	748 ±122	50.4% ±6.4	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	683 ±134	46.0% ±7.7	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 10	0% to 0.7%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21 to 79	1.4% to 5.3%	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2 to 22	0.1% to 1.5%	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 66	0.7% to 4.4%	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wheeler County among the counties of Oregon

36th of 36 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Counties of Oregon near Wheeler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wallowa County	7,595	+2.6%
Harney County	7,380	−1.7%
Grant County	7,075	−2.3%
Sherman County	2,051	+9.1%
Gilliam County	1,971	−2.1%
Wheeler County	1,472	+0.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026