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County:

Wheeler County

State:

Texas

FIPS Code:

48483

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.41

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

39

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,434

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,137

10.9%

11.5%

-0.6%

1990:

5,879

-17.6%

-20.9%

3.3%

2000:

5,284

-10.1%

-6.0%

-4.1%

2005:

4,799

-9.3%

-6.5%

-2.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,386

83.0%

0-to-19:

1,446

27.4%

Black:

137

2.6%

20-to-39:

1,021

19.3%

Hispanic:

664

12.6%

40-to-59:

1,433

27.1%

American Indian:

29

0.5%

60-plus:

1,384

26.2%

Other:

68

1.3%

Median Age:

42.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.0%

Median Family Income:

$36,989

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.6%

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