Wheeler County, Oregon (OR)

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County population in 2005: 1,455 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 471
Renter-occupied apartments: 182

% of renters here:	28%
State:	36%

Land area: 1715 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.4%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 53%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
Unpaid family work: 3%

Wheeler County, Oregon business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wheeler County, Oregon:

White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
Hispanic (5.1%)
Other race (3.5%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	48.1 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Males: 782	(50.5%)
Females: 765	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,816
County population in 2003: 1,520
Jobs in 2003: 396

Total labor force in 2004: 661
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Wheeler County:	2.3 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,175 ($28,750 in 2000)

This county	$30,175
Oregon:	$42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,492

Wheeler County	$91,492
Oregon:	$201,200

Median montly rent in 2000: $410
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wheeler County in 2000: $671

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 8
Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 15
Auto thefts: 3

Wheeler County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $134,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $134,000

2004 Presidential Election results in Wheeler County Oregon:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $735 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wheeler County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fossil, Mitchell, Spray.

Neighboring counties: Crook County , Gilliam County , Grant County , Jefferson County , Morrow County , Wasco County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wheeler County: Camp Hancock (A), Double Corral (B), Tri-Creek Ranch (C), Carrol Campground (D), Wagner Ranch (E), West Wolf Lookout (F), Wildwood Recreation Site (G), Wineburger Camp (H), Winlock (I), Arthur Creek Camp (J), Woodward Ranch (K), Happy Jack Camp (L), Howard Ranch (M), Hudspeth Mill (N), Humphrey Camp (O), East Wolf Lookout (P), Ihrig Ranch (Q), Barnhouse Recreation Site (R), Edwards (S), Jones Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mitchell Cemetery (1), Winlock Cemetery (2), Haystack Cemetery (3), Masonic Cemetery (4), Spray Cemetery (5), Spanish Gulch Cemetery (6), Caleb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Slide Lake (A), Hubbel Lake (B), Wineland Lake (C), Fred Creek Lake (D), Dry Lake (E), Clark Lake (F), Maxwell Reservoir (G), Aspen Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Melvina Creek (A), Kitty Creek (B), Milk Creek (C), King Creek (D), Monroe Creek (E), Keyes Creek (F), Morris Canyon (G), Mountain Creek (H), Mud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Wheeler County include: H H Wheeler Historical Marker (1), Shelton State Park (2), Pioneer Park (3), Bear Hollow County Park (4), Spray Riverfront Park (5), Fossil Park (6), Julia A Henderson Pioneer Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Oregon:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 31
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (19% naturalized citizens)

Wheeler County:	2.1%
Whole state:	8.5%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 9
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.6%

Wheeler County marital status for males

Wheeler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 651
One, attached: 4
Two: 4
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 162
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Wheeler County with a mortgage: 96 (12 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 129

Agriculture in Wheeler County
Average size of farms: 4501 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38152
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $48.17
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.09%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43371
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 63.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54371
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.78
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.06%
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 25 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (17%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (26%)
Health care (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (47%)
Russia (22%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Germany (13%)
Canada (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wheeler County:

German (21%)
English (18%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (8%)
Scottish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (3%)

Wheeler County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 332 (55%)
Carpooled: 98 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 53 (9%)
Other means: 1 (0%)
Worked at home: 115 (19%)

People in group quarters in Wheeler County, Oregon

17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,926.

9.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.93%
Oregon average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.39% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($22,744 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($8,698 average AGI)
Wheeler County: 2.54%
Oregon average: 4.35%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

8.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.67%
Oregon average:	7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Oregon.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Births per 1000 population in Wheeler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Wheeler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wheeler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 384 (350 aged, 34 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 28%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,516

In family households: 1,263 (386 male householders, 54 female householders)
408 spouses, 358 children (312 natural, 17 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 12 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 253 (99 male householders (75 living alone)), 110 female householders (101 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 31 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 280 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 176 1-person, 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

253 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (10 men, 27 women).

95.8% of residents of Wheeler County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,566,000 ($7125 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $232,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,469,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,307,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $379,000
Federal grants: $1,796,000
Federal procurement contracts: $155,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $459,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $625,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $88,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,540,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 44

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 90

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -49

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wheeler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (64% from ground, 36% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 67
1970 to 1979: 131
1960 to 1969: 66
1950 to 1959: 144
1940 to 1949: 86
1939 or earlier: 252

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheeler County, Oregon:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 7
3 rooms: 13
4 rooms: 81
5 rooms: 98
6 rooms: 117
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 33

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeler County, Oregon:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 37
5 rooms: 43
6 rooms: 25
7 rooms: 26
8 rooms: 5
9 or more rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheeler County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 19
2 bedrooms: 168
3 bedrooms: 208
4 bedrooms: 52
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeler County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 74
3 bedrooms: 52
4 bedrooms: 28
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 11
1 vehicle: 111
2 vehicles: 188
3 vehicles: 106
4 vehicles: 39
5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeler County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 6
1 vehicle: 78
2 vehicles: 76
3 vehicles: 16
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 2

57% of Wheeler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Oregon.

Wheeler County:	56.8%
State average:	48.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 796
Northeast: 20
Midwest: 139
South: 121
West: 429

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Wood (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Electricity (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Wood (48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	25.2%
Oregon:	9.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	5.1%
Oregon:	7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	11.1%
Oregon:	16.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Wheeler County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $6,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $637,000
Central Staff Services: $237,000

Financial Administration: $191,000

Police Protection: $188,000

Solid Waste Management: $95,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $73,000

General Public Buildings: $35,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $716,000
All Other: $259,000

General Support: $100,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $133,000
Interest Earnings: $127,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $119,000
General Public Building: $20,000

Central Staff: $19,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Judicial: $4,000

Police Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,894,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $920,000
Tax - Property: $558,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $545,000

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