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Wheeler County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Wheeler County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Wheeler County is a small rural Georgia county of 7,434 residents with a median household income of $40,539 and a per capita income of $19,272, well below state and national averages. The workforce is limited in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 46.5%, a 6.5% unemployment rate, and only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $74,600 and median gross rent of $551/month—though the county has seen a 6.4% population decline over the past five years and carries a 21.5% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,434

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,539

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

Wheeler County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,301 (58.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,735 (37.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races141 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone126 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone28 (0.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)5
  3. 3.Other Indo-European5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

69.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

510

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$16,520

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$19,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services496
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)294
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance281
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities254
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)237

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations968
  2. 2.Service Occupations432
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations387
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations294
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations276

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.71×)301
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 3.22×)428
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.07×)340
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.94×)377
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$74,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$551/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999336 (31.7%)
  • $35,000 to $39,999111 (10.5%)
  • $10,000 to $14,99994 (8.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99982 (7.7%)
  • $70,000 to $79,99963 (5.9%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99961 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$26,422

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,179 (92.8%)
  • Carpooled53 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit51 (2.2%)
  • Worked At Home27 (1.1%)
  • Walked24 (1.0%)
  • Other15 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.