Wheeler County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 4,46755.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,55044.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 240.3%Two or more races
  • 110.1%Hispanic or Latino

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $120,367

Here:	$120,367
State:	$274,276

Mobile homes: $35,650

Here:	$35,650
State:	$74,102

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 7

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $998 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $630 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wheeler County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alamo, Glenwood.

Neighboring counties: Luna County, New Mexico , Brown County, Texas , Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana , Russell County, Alabama , Treutlen County .

Current college students: 146
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 17 (49.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 62000 to 2009
• 41990 to 1999
• 191980 to 1989
• 11970 to 1979
• 5Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,624
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 65
• 10 to 19: 34
• Mobile homes: 811
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Wheeler County with a mortgage: 272 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 971

Religion statistics for Wheeler County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wheeler County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1833: April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia FLOODING, Incident Period: March 14, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-214: March 14, 1966, FEMA Id: 214, Natural disaster type: Flood

6.82% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($25,196 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.82% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,196 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

from Telfair County, GA

1.54% ($24,348 average AGI)

6.76% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,673 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.76% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($37,673 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wheeler County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,151 (401 living alone), Female householders: 758 (315 living alone)

• 808 spouses (808 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,481 children (3,313 natural, 107 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 862 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 172 parents, 0 foster children, 362 other relatives, 184 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 227

Size of family households: 570 2-persons, 188 3-persons, 213 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 712 1-person, 26 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

548 married couples with children.
279 single-parent households (143 men, 136 women).

98.3% of residents of Wheeler speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $38,404,000 ($5,829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $413,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,139,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,764,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,075,000
Federal grants: $15,579,000
Federal procurement contracts: $166,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $681,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $216,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $739,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,862,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Wheeler County, Georgia
• 62014 or later
• 132010 to 2013
• 1902000 to 2009
• 5161990 to 1999
• 2851980 to 1989
• 5761970 to 1979
• 3671960 to 1969
• 1651950 to 1959
• 2161940 to 1949
• 2971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wheeler County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheeler County, Georgia
• 81 room
• 02 rooms
• 323 rooms
• 544 rooms
• 4005 rooms
• 3666 rooms
• 2417 rooms
• 368 rooms
• 809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeler County, Georgia
• 301 room
• 22 rooms
• 1093 rooms
• 1674 rooms
• 1605 rooms
• 1196 rooms
• 737 rooms
• 88 rooms
• 109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wheeler County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheeler County, Georgia
• 8no bedroom
• 181 bedroom
• 1552 bedrooms
• 6953 bedrooms
• 3054 bedrooms
• 395+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheeler County, Georgia
• 35no bedroom
• 1291 bedroom
• 1482 bedrooms
• 2373 bedrooms
• 1394 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeler County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeler County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 28no vehicle
• 4611 vehicle
• 4202 vehicles
• 2403 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 45+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wheeler County in renter-occupied apartments
• 203no vehicle
• 3501 vehicle
• 1262 vehicles
• 53 vehicles
• 24 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

94.6% of Wheeler County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 7,260
• Other state: 780
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 86
• South: 676
• West: 4

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 276
• Number of aged recipients: 50
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 226
• Number of recipients under 18: 29
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 151
• Number of recipients older than 64: 96
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 140
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 117