COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Menomonie
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Wheeler is 97% smaller than Menomonie. Wheeler earns more, with a median household income $7,903 higher.
WHEELERMENOMONIEDIFFERENCE
Total population42616,664−97% vs Menomonie
Population density8161,216−399
Population growth1.9%3.6%−1.6 pts
Median age54.926.1+28.8
Male43.8%47.4%−3.6 pts
Female56.3%52.6%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born11.6%2.8%+8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%89.9%−14.9 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%3.4%+13.1 pts
Asian0.2%2.8%−2.5 pts
Other8.3%2.8%+5.5 pts
Median household income$64,792$56,889+$7,903
Per capita income$38,215$32,639+$5,576
Poverty rate12.9%17.7%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%38.7%+0.6 pts
Graduate degree19.8%14.5%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%5.8%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation50.1%66.1%−15.9 pts
Median home value$414,300$220,800+$193,500
Median gross rent$994$970+$24
Owner-occupied61.5%40.4%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%7.2%+18.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%39.2%+5.7 pts
Average commute25.917.1+8.8
Worked from home23.0%8.1%+14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.5%5.8%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025