Wheeler County vs. Garfield County

	Wheeler County (NE)	Garfield County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	805	1,987
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	818	2,049
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	818	2,049
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.8%	28.7%
Female persons, percent	48.9%	50.1%
White alone, percent	98.1%	99.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.6%	97.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	47	168
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	583	1,208
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,000	$98,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$917	$1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$540	$448
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$444	$431
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.4%	7.7%
Households, 2014-2018	357	886
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.30	2.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.4%	90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	1.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.3%	77.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.7%	60.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.3%	22.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.6%	10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.9%	57.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	243	1,803
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.8	12.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,083	$48,545
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,832	$27,109
Persons in poverty, percent	14.0%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	23	101
Total employment, 2017	112	590
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,201	17,116
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-16.4%	-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	85	203
All firms, 2012	41	227
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	33	203
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	36	184
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.4	3.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	575.18	569.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wheeler county (NE) and Garfield county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.