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Wheeler town, Steuben County, NY

1,195 Population
46.1 square miles 25.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.3 ±13.6 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Steuben County: 43 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,411 ±$8,763 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Steuben County: $37,718 ±$1,025
  • about half the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$59,688 ±$13,966 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Steuben County: $65,887 ±$2,505
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35% ±39.9% (418  ±511) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Steuben County: 13.8% 12,562 (±1.1% / ±970)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.8 minutes ±19.5 (10,260  ±3,415) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Steuben County: 22.2 819,980 (±0.4 / ±26,124)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

387 ±89 Number of households
  • Steuben County: 39,219 ±465
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±1.2 (1,195  ±529) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Steuben County: 2.3 90,849 (±0 / ±34)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±4.7% (5  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Steuben County: 4.7% † 888 (±0.9% / ±175)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

534 ±116 Number of housing units
  • Steuben County: 47,665 ±68
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$119,400 ±$15,559 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Steuben County: $137,900 ±$4,487
  • about one-quarter of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

3.5% ±2.4% (41  ±34) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Steuben County: 9.6% † 8,805 (±1% / ±916.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.9% ±26.4% (540  ±115.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Steuben County: 91.6% 60,478 (±1.8% / ±1,217.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.8% ±2.9% (107  ±33.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Steuben County: 26.3% 17,385 (±1.1% / ±709.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±0.9% (17  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Steuben County: 3.1% 2,877
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±2.1% (42  ±18) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Steuben County: 8.9% 6,466 (±0.5% / ±385)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
42 Total veterans ±18 38 Male ±18 4 Female ±6

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