COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Ephrata
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Wheeler is 97% smaller than Ephrata. Ephrata earns more, with a median household income $4,943 higher.
WHEELEREPHRATADIFFERENCE
Total population42613,647−97% vs Ephrata
Population density8163,993−3,177
Population growth1.9%3.0%−1.1 pts
Median age54.937.1+17.8
Male43.8%51.7%−7.9 pts
Female56.3%48.3%+7.9 pts
Foreign-born11.6%5.5%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%85.9%−10.9 pts
Black0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%7.3%+9.2 pts
Asian0.2%1.5%−1.3 pts
Other8.3%3.2%+5.0 pts
Median household income$64,792$69,735−$4,943
Per capita income$38,215$37,465+$750
Poverty rate12.9%7.9%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.375−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%23.2%+16.0 pts
Graduate degree19.8%7.9%+11.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%2.4%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation50.1%72.6%−22.5 pts
Median home value$414,300$224,400+$189,900
Median gross rent$994$1,143−$149
Owner-occupied61.5%55.6%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%0.8%+24.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%38.8%+6.1 pts
Average commute25.922.7+3.2
Worked from home23.0%5.5%+17.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.5%5.1%−4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025