Wheeler, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wheeler, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,229. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
Source:
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WHEELER-TX · Wheeler, TX 1 ZIPs · 2,229 pop · #14400/25278 · Wheeler County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $67,165
- RANK-MID #14400/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Allison
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,229
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $160,600
Nearest income peer: Allison, TX (+ $5,960 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wheeler
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wheeler on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Shamrock · lowest
Shamrock · lowest
$51,250 median HH income
- Briscoe · near
Briscoe · near
$54,375 median HH income
- Wheeler · this city
Wheeler · this city
$67,165 median HH income
- Allison · near
Allison · near
$73,125 median HH income
- Mobeetie · highest
Mobeetie · highest
$99,861 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wheeler, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 43rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,229
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,165
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,165 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 79096.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wheeler as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Marquez is the closest lower-income city and Texas City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wheeler.
ZIP Codes in Wheeler, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Wheeler County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wheeler. See the Wheeler County roll-up →
Wheeler lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Wheeler County: Mobeetie and Allison earn more and Shamrock and Briscoe earn less. Mobeetie marks the far end of that range at $99,861, 49% above Wheeler.
| ZIP Code | Population | Density | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79096 | 2,229 | 4 | America/Chicago |
On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Wheeler, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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