Wheeler County is located in the Panhandle Region of Texas. The County Seat is Wheeler and the largest city is Shamrock. The 2014 population estimate is 5,714 and the 2010 census population was 5,410. The land area is 914.52 square miles and there are 5.9 persons per square mile.
93.4% of the population is White, 2.9% is Black or African American, 26.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 80.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 18.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $76,600, there are 2,319 households, an average of 2.35 persons per household. The per capita income is $30,097, the median household income is $51,766, and 14.3% of the persons in Wheeler County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 626. Retail sales (in $1000) were $46,067, and sales per capita were $9,676.
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| Property | CAD Wheeler County Appraisal District real property search and mineral roll, forms, tax rate information. Address: Wheeler CAD, 402 S. Main St., Wheeler, TX 79096-9998. Phone: 806-826-5900. |
| Property | Tax Wheeler County Tax Office property search, tax rates, exemptions. Address: Assessor-Collector, PO Box 1060, Wheeler, TX 79096. Phone: 806-826-3131. |
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