COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Altoona
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Wheeler is 99% smaller than Altoona. Wheeler earns more, with a median household income $13,542 higher. Wheeler has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
WHEELERALTOONADIFFERENCE
Total population42642,347−99% vs Altoona
Population density8164,325−3,509
Population growth1.9%-5.1%+7.0 pts
Median age54.940.4+14.5
Male43.8%49.3%−5.5 pts
Female56.3%50.7%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born11.6%1.6%+10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%88.0%−13.0 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%1.6%+14.9 pts
Asian0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Other8.3%6.0%+2.3 pts
Median household income$64,792$51,250+$13,542
Per capita income$38,215$31,593+$6,622
Poverty rate12.9%16.6%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%20.5%+18.7 pts
Graduate degree19.8%5.3%+14.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%6.8%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation50.1%60.0%−9.8 pts
Median home value$414,300$119,900+$294,400
Median gross rent$994$819+$175
Owner-occupied61.5%63.9%−2.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%11.8%+13.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%45.8%−0.9 pts
Average commute25.917.9+8.0
Worked from home23.0%7.0%+15.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured0.5%5.6%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025