COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Lake Station
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Lake Station, Indiana
Wheeler is 97% smaller than Lake Station. Wheeler earns more, with a median household income $5,201 higher.
WHEELERLAKE STATIONDIFFERENCE
Total population42612,977−97% vs Lake Station
Population density8161,565−749
Population growth1.9%5.3%−3.3 pts
Median age54.933.5+21.4
Male43.8%52.5%−8.8 pts
Female56.3%47.5%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born11.6%9.8%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%59.1%+15.9 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%32.8%−16.3 pts
Asian0.2%1.4%−1.2 pts
Other8.3%4.2%+4.1 pts
Median household income$64,792$59,591+$5,201
Per capita income$38,215$26,896+$11,319
Poverty rate12.9%15.4%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.411−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%7.4%+31.8 pts
Graduate degree19.8%1.9%+17.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%16.3%−7.9 pts
Labor force participation50.1%61.6%−11.5 pts
Median home value$414,300$137,400+$276,900
Median gross rent$994$1,124−$130
Owner-occupied61.5%72.0%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%5.1%+20.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%43.4%+1.5 pts
Average commute25.926.8−0.9
Worked from home23.0%4.4%+18.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.5%7.2%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025