With 374 people, Wheatley is a city in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The median age is 46.3, about 7 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $170,800, having more than tripled since 2000. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,607, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 120%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wheatley
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate25.5% → 3.7%(−21.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share34.8% → 55.3%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$66,002 → $170,800(+159%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War71.4%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Wheatley, decade by decade
Wheatley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
423
$42,232
$66,002
3.8%
59.7
2000
372
$50,666
$77,785
6.1%
55.7
2010
355
$37,919
$83,006
3.1%
50.5
2020
279
$47,846
$58,178
8.5%
62.4
2024
374
$66,607
$170,800
4.9%
61.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
