Moving to Wheeler, Oregon

Population: 391. Estimated population in July 2024: 395 (+1.0% change)
Males: 185 (47.3%), Females: 206 (52.7%)

Tillamook County

Zip code: 97147

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.0 years
Median household income: $29,000
Median house value: $144,400

Population by Race

Races in Wheeler:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (25.6%), German (16.9%), United States (15.3%), Irish (11.3%), Dutch (7.7%), French (6.4%).

Elevation: 18 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wheeler

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wheeler city

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 14.9%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

4.1% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 1.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+13.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wheeler:

  • TILLAMOOK COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TILLAMOOK, OR)
  • PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SEASIDE, OR)
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; ASTORIA, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wheeler:

  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 32 miles; ASTORIA, OR; Abbreviation: AST)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 63 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
  • NEWPORT MUNI (about 78 miles; NEWPORT, OR; Abbreviation: ONP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wheeler:

  • NEHALEM BAY STATE (about 3 miles; MANZANITA, OR; Abbreviation: 3S7)
  • TILLAMOOK (about 20 miles; TILLAMOOK, OR; Abbreviation: S47)
  • SEASIDE MUNICIPAL (about 22 miles; SEASIDE, OR; Abbreviation: 56S)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheeler:

  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 80 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)