CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wheatland

Indiana · 439 residents · 0.41 sq mi

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Wheatland is a city of 439 people in Indiana. At a median age of 40.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 44% less than in Indiana as a whole. Median home value sits at $28,300. The median household earns $16,042, about 47% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

439

−13%vs 2000

vs 504 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

+10%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024349

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.9%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(28)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.2%(49)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(67)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(40)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,042

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,174 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,883

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,646 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.2%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $377 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(496)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(436)

Black0.7%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Korean0.6%(2)

Ancestry

German18.1%(63)

Irish15.5%(54)

English14.3%(50)

American12%(42)

French3.4%(12)

Swiss2%(7)

Dutch1.4%(5)

Hungarian0.9%(3)

Polish0.9%(3)

Welsh0.9%(3)

Belgian0.6%(2)

Italian0.6%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.6%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.6%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(40)

Married61.1%(96)

Widowed4.5%(7)

Divorced8.9%(14)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(39)

Married53.5%(83)

Widowed11%(17)

Divorced10.3%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

−17.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

24.1%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.2%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.8%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.6%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 17 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.

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