Donley County vs. Wheeler County

	Donley County (TX)	Wheeler County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,319	5,191
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-10.9%	-4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,726	5,406
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,677	5,410
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.0%	19.3%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	49.7%
White alone, percent	90.9%	92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.9%	3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.9%	25.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.7%	68.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	280	329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	8.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,150	2,715
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.9%	62.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$69,500	$85,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,079	$948
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$664	$655
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	2.2%
Households, 2014-2018	1,290	2,254
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.9%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	20.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.6%	73.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.8%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.4%	24.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.2%	63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.3%	53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,077	19,744
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,756	17,773
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,934	71,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,764	$12,727
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,224	$49,352
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,711	$26,844
Persons in poverty, percent	18.6%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	73	181
Total employment, 2017	370	1,551
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,964	77,895
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-12.9%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	315	482
All firms, 2012	330	677
Men-owned firms, 2012	199	413
Women-owned firms, 2012	97	129
Minority-owned firms, 2012	66	35
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	236	601
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	57	104
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	262	548
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	4.0	5.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	926.89	914.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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