Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  10.2% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wheeler, TX
82 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Wheeler compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wheeler (2009 data):
- Wellington State Bank: Wheeler Branch at 405 Alan L. Bean Boulevard, branch established on 1908-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.1 mil, Deposits: $154.2 mil, headquarters in Wellington, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Wsb Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank of Mobeetie: Wheeler Branch at Highway 83, branch established on 1992-08-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.2 mil, Deposits: $79.5 mil, headquarters in Mobeetie, TX, positive income, 2 total offices
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wheeler County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Wheeler
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | American Baptist Association | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 53.1% | 25.3% | 11.7% | 3.1% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 27.3% | 22.7% | 13.6% | 4.5% | 31.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,145 | $37,740 | 1 | $425 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,125 | $25,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,975 | $35,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $736 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,445 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,495 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $8,245 | $32,980 | 9 | $4,101 |
Wheeler government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $30,000
- Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Police Protection: $53,000
Regular Highways: $29,000
Libraries: $25,000
Fire Protection: $23,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000
Sewerage: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $390,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $149,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $128,000
Total General Sales: $54,000
Public Utilities: $51,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $141,000
9.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,803 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.29% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,889 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.09% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wheeler:
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KTNZ (1010 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
- KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wheeler:
- KPDR (90.5 FM; WHEELER, TX; Owner: TOP O' TEXAS ED B/CASTING FOUNDATION)
- KBKH (92.9 FM; SHAMROCK, TX; Owner: TERRY KEITH HAMMOND)
TV broadcast stations around Wheeler:
- KWET (Channel 12; CHEYENNE, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- K43ED (Channel 43; NEW MOBEETIE, TX; Owner: WHEELER COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYSTEM,INC)
- K45DY (Channel 45; NEW MOBEETIE, TX; Owner: WHEELER COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYS. INC.)
- K47GM (Channel 47; NEW MOBEETIE, TX; Owner: WHEELER COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K39AN (Channel 39; MOBEETIE, TX; Owner: WHEELER COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYSTEM,INC)
- K41BW (Channel 41; MOBEETIE, TX; Owner: WHEELER COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYSTEM,INC)
Wheeler fatal accident list:
May 14, 2003 05:24 AM, Us-83, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 19, 1999 03:09 AM, Us-83, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 15, 1989 12:20 AM, Fm2473, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 13, 1984 11:10 AM, Stanley, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 26, 1976 01:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 1976 07:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 1 Block South Of Mobeetie St. 2 Blocks West Of Hwy 83, Call Sign: KNKN646, Licensee ID: L00128694
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Texas Rsa No. 2 Limited Partnership - 0.97 Km S Of Sr2473 & 1.2 Km W Of Us83, Structure height: 80.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN467
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Joel Prochaska, Site Is Located 1.1 Mi South Of County Line Rd, In Wheeler, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Keller And Heckman, LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Email:
- Leslie N Nixon, 801 W. Fm2473, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00759842
Registrant: Global Tower, LLC, 1801 Clint Moore Road, Suite 110, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-0320, Email:
- 2.6 Km S Of Tx Hwy 152, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71.9 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Hawkins Communications Inc, 812 S Cuyler, Pampa, TX 79065, Phone: (806) 669-3307 - 1 Block South Of Mobeetie St., 2 Blocks West Of Hwy 83, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 123.1 m
Registrant: Wheeler Tv Systems, South Highway 83, Wheeler, TX 79096, Phone: (806) 826-3026
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- 12.8 Km Wsw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: KNNT959
Assigned Frequencies : 457.675 MHz
Grant Date: 02/24/2001, Expiration Date: 05/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/09/2008, Certifier: Gary Ehler
Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (281) 580-2101, Fax: (713) 831-6899, Email:
- 12.4 Mi E On Tx 152 1.3 Mi N On Cr 1.8 Mi E On Cr Station On N Side Of Rd, Call Sign: WNJY385
Assigned Frequencies : 33.3800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2002, Expiration Date: 09/28/2012, Certifier: Janet L Tucker
Registrant: Conocophillips Communications Inc., Bartlesville, OK 74005-3338, Phone: (918) 661-3338 - Fm 152 .5 Mi E, Type: Building, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 16 m, Call Sign: KKR717
Assigned Frequencies : 48.3800 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/1995, Expiration Date: 11/20/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/21/2001, Certifier: Donald White
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 2.6 Km S Of Tx Hwy 152, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71.9 m, Overall height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: WPHZ364
Assigned Frequencies : 858.962 MHz, 859.962 MHz, 860.962 MHz
Grant Date: 12/29/2005, Expiration Date: 01/09/2016, Certifier: Ronald D Obermueller
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- 2.6 Km S Of Tx Hwy 152, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71.9 m, Overall height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: WPWM795, Licensee ID: L00044741
Assigned Frequencies : 158.820 MHz, 158.827 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2002, Expiration Date: 12/20/2012, Certifier: Daniel Stang
Registrant: State Of Dept Of Public Safety Texas, 5710 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78753, Phone: (512) 424-2049, Fax: (512) 424-5777, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- 106 E Texas, Overall height: 10.1 m, Call Sign: WPNF818
Assigned Frequencies : 950.000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/1987, Expiration Date: 08/01/2013
Registrant: Top O\' Texas Educational Broadcasting Foundation, Po Box 8088, Amarillo, TX 79114-8088 - Hidetown, Lat: 35.464694 Lon: -100.396306, Type: Tower, Structure height: 29 m, Overall height: 32 m, Call Sign: WQIK982
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2008, Expiration Date: 03/07/2018, Certifier: Chris Kaitson
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- Hidetown, Enbridge Office, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38 m, Call Sign: WQIX652
Assigned Frequencies : 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 06/11/2008, Expiration Date: 06/11/2018, Certifier: Joel Prochaska
Registrant: Keller And Heckman, LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- 1.6 Mi. S. Of Tx Hwy 152, Structure height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: KHG53
Assigned Frequencies : 6975.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/18/1986, Expiration Date: 06/01/1993, Cancelation Date: 03/04/1999
Registrant: Marsh Media, Inc., 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KA5EWA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00567354
Grant Date: 09/06/2002, Expiration Date: 09/22/2012, Certifier: James H Hubble
Registrant: James H Hubble, 15959 Hwy 152, Wheeler, TX 79096 - Call Sign: KA5QNR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01232645
Grant Date: 01/09/2007, Expiration Date: 02/20/2017, Certifier: William G Stiles Jr
Registrant: William G Stiles Jr, 8090 Stiles Ranch Rd, Wheeler, TX 79096 - Call Sign: KB5ZSB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00732343
Grant Date: 08/22/2003, Expiration Date: 08/22/2013
Registrant: Don E Rose, 209 S Franklin, Wheeler, TX 79096
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: CESSNA 182J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2924F , Serial Number: 18257024, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Flying S Management Corp, 8090 Stiles Ranch Rd, Wheeler, TX 79096 - Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 74709 , Serial Number: 3947, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/2005
Registrant (Individual): William G Stiles, 8090 Stiles Ranch Rd, Wheeler, TX 79096 - Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 81700 , Serial Number: 7AC-319, Year manufactured: 1945, Airworthiness Date: 03/13/1995
Registrant (Individual): Rodney K Puryear, 201 S Red River, Wheeler, TX 79096 - Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 94343 , Serial Number: 1566, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Virgil Simmons, Route 1, Wheeler, TX 79096
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 12
- Hazardous Condition: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Wheeler, TX
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