COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wheeler County

Georgia · 4,903 residents · 295 sq mi

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Wheeler County is home to 4,903 people in Georgia. 30.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 43% less than in Georgia as a whole. The typical home is worth $29,800. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $177 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,903

−21%vs 2000

vs 6,179 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

295 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(366)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(431)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(428)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(300)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(633)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(594)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(613)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(407)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(259)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,585

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,053 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,522

−27%vs 2000

vs $13,005 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.3%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$177

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $249 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.6%(3,866)

Black33.1%(2,045)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(219)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.9%(3,425)

Black30.1%(1,474)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(59)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(275)

Puerto Rican0.3%(19)

Central American0.1%(5)

Cuban0.1%(4)

Honduran0.1%(4)

Dominican0%(1)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

American8.5%(626)

English6.6%(483)

Subsaharan African2.2%(158)

Irish1.3%(98)

Italian0.8%(61)

German0.8%(57)

Scottish0.7%(48)

West Indian0.5%(38)

Haitian0.3%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

Welsh0.2%(16)

Jamaican0.2%(16)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(14)

British0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(7)

Hungarian0%(1)

Israeli0%(1)

Polish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.6%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.7%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 21.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married53.8%(2,313)

Married32.6%(1,403)

Widowed2%(87)

Divorced11.6%(498)

Women 15+

Never married36.4%(795)

Married29.3%(641)

Widowed13.4%(292)

Divorced21%(459)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.6%

+5.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.1%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.9%(132)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 510 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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