Wheeler County Demographics
POPULATION            
  ACTUAL
  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Texas* 9,579,677 11,198,655 14,225,513 16,986,510 20,851,820 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 355,549 339,921 377,124 371,956 402,862 427,927
Wheeler 7,947 6,434 7,137 5,879 5,284 5,410
Mobeetie 0 0 291 169 107 101
Shamrock 3,113 2,644 2,834 2,286 2,029 1,910
Wheeler 1,174 1,116 1,584 1,378 1,378 1,592
Unincorporated Areas 3,660 2,674 2,428 2,046 1,770 1,807
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
 
ETHNICITY IN 2010            
  White Black Hispanic Asian Other Total
Texas 11,397,345 2,886,825 9,460,921 948,426 452,044 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 259,774 19,360 132,755 8,168 7,870 427,927
Wheeler 3,847 112 1,344 23 84 5,410
Mobeetie 93 1 5 0 2 101
Shamrock 1,365 86 401 11 47 1,910
Wheeler 892 9 665 7 19 1,592
Unincorporated Areas 1,497 16 273 5 16 1,807
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
 
AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2009             
  0-4 5-19  20-34  35-54  55-64  65+ 
Texas 1,992,506 5,338,116 5,253,733 6,589,190 2,243,645 2,401,852
Panhandle Region 33,026 91,357 82,888 109,017 40,871 51,673
Wheeler 412 919 740 1,209 609 874
Mobeetie 19 36 38 57 17 17
Shamrock 138 316 275 481 217 321
Wheeler 156 283 255 324 96 239
Unincorporated Areas 99 284 172 347 279 297
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2009
  Male % Male Female % Female Total
Texas 118,800,450 50% 11,938,592 50% 23,819,042
Panhandle Region 205,061 50% 203,771 50% 427,927
Wheeler 2,347 50% 2,416 50% 4,763
Mobeetie 106 58% 78 42% 184
Shamrock 800 46% 948 54% 1,748
Wheeler 674 50% 679 50% 1,353
Unincorporated Areas 767 36% 1,390 64% 1,478
SOURCE:   2009 American Community Survey
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2009: Persons 25 Years and Over
  Less Than 9th Grade 9th-12th No Diploma HS Graduate or GED Some College No Degree Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate/Prof Degree
 
Texas 1,534,021 1,534,021 3,855,923 3,167,580 914,757 2,508,991 1,224,557
Panhandle Region 24,173 28,650 74,683 62,678 16,101 32,455 14,605
Wheeler 282 496 1172 637 195 317 81
Mobeetie 13 3 42 24 12 10 5
Shamrock 46 171 510 254 73 101 33
Wheeler 162 190 262 140 25 46 8
Unincorporated Areas 61 132 358 219 85 160 35
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
  < than $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000
  $10,000 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 $99,000 $149,000 $199,999 or more
Texas 671,142 484,624 965,762 9,379,922 1,205,223 1,483,303 951,399 929,569 323,021 317,011
Panhandle Region 12,837 10,430 20,549 19,645 22,366 28,000 17,055 12,455 3,488 3,252
Wheeler 155 223 320 246 277 360 193 187 43 83
Mobeetie 0 2 3 11 0 17 7 13 0 11
Shamrock 84 97 136 139 128 121 55 73 11 15
Wheeler 44 38 113 61 41 115 56 32 20 14
Unincorporated Areas 27 86 68 35 108 107 75 69 12 43
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
Texas $24,318       Texas $48,199
Wheeler $26,444       Wheeler $40,603
Mobeetie $39,342 69167     Mobeetie $69,167
Shamrock $27,120       Shamrock $33,773
Wheeler $19,599       Wheeler $42,000
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN 2009            
  Management & Professional Service Occupations Sales & Office Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Construction, Extraction, Maint. Production, Transportation, & Moving
Texas 3,602,568 1,824,234 2,799,863 61,447 1,240,921 1,331,931
Panhandle Region 53,514 34,090 46,607 4,060 22,945 29,800
Wheeler 529 478 401 79 424 318
Mobeetie 26 17 9 6 18 12
Shamrock 141 234 196 5 158 133
Wheeler 114 125 64 14 176 95
Unincorporated Areas 248 102 132 54 72 78
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey