COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wheeler vs Moses Lake
PLACE A
Wheeler, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Moses Lake, Washington
Wheeler is 98% smaller than Moses Lake. Moses Lake earns more, with a median household income $9,960 higher. Moses Lake has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 2%).
WHEELERMOSES LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population42627,469−98% vs Moses Lake
Population density8161,515−699
Population growth1.9%23.5%−21.5 pts
Median age54.932.3+22.6
Male43.8%50.1%−6.3 pts
Female56.3%49.9%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born11.6%7.6%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.0%54.7%+20.3 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%34.9%−18.4 pts
Asian0.2%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other8.3%6.8%+1.5 pts
Median household income$64,792$74,752−$9,960
Per capita income$38,215$35,449+$2,766
Poverty rate12.9%15.8%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.428−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%21.4%+17.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%5.3%+14.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%4.6%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation50.1%63.7%−13.6 pts
Median home value$414,300$310,000+$104,300
Median gross rent$994$1,216−$222
Owner-occupied61.5%61.2%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%4.9%+20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households44.9%47.5%−2.5 pts
Average commute25.918.2+7.7
Worked from home23.0%7.1%+15.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.5%6.7%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025