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Wheeler County

4,824Population
-3.3 %Change since 2020
57Net migration
3.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
4,824 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.3 %
Net migration
57 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.3 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
4,987 (2020)
Births
48 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.0
Deaths
79 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.4
Natural change, 2023
-31
International migration
26 (2023)
Domestic migration
31 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
11.8
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48483

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.32.6
PeriodValue
20253.3 %
20243.3 %
20233.2 %
20223.3 %
20215.4 %
20205.3 %
20192.6 %
20182.8 %
20173.5 %
20164.1 %
20153.9 %
20143.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020244,8244,976
PeriodValue
20244,824
20234,825
20224,801
20214,885
20204,976