COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Eau Claire
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Eau Claire, Pennsylvania
Wheeler is 47% larger than Eau Claire. Wheeler earns more, with a median household income $3,073 higher.
WHEELEREAU CLAIREDIFFERENCE
Total population426290+47% vs Eau Claire
Population density816227+589
Population growth1.9%-2.8%+4.8 pts
Median age54.939.6+15.3
Male43.8%57.0%−13.2 pts
Female56.3%43.0%+13.2 pts
Foreign-born11.6%0.0%+11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%97.1%−22.1 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino16.5%0.0%+16.5 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other8.3%2.9%+5.3 pts
Median household income$64,792$61,719+$3,073
Per capita income$38,215$30,375+$7,840
Poverty rate12.9%13.6%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.374−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%14.3%+25.0 pts
Graduate degree19.8%2.7%+17.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%0.9%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation50.1%53.0%−2.9 pts
Median home value$414,300$146,900+$267,400
Median gross rent$994$680+$314
Owner-occupied61.5%78.4%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%13.3%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%4.2%+40.8 pts
Average commute25.926.5−0.6
Worked from home23.0%16.7%+6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025