Wheeler ZIP Code List — Gratiot County, MI

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	176	13.6%
18 and over	1,117	86.4%
65 and over	264	20.4%
Median age	48.5 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,255	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	31	2.3%
Two or more races	26	2%
Other race	12	0.9%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.6%
$10k–$15k	4.8%
$15k–$25k	7.7%
$25k–$35k	9.2%
$35k–$50k	10.3%
$50k–$75k	23.1%
$75k–$100k	13.9%
$100k–$150k	12.8%
$150k–$200k	7.7%
$200k+	6.0%
Median income	$65,270

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$120,900
Median rent / month	$1,571
Owner occupied	91.2%
Renter occupied	8.8%
Vacant	8.2%
Single-family detached	91.1%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	8.9%
Median rooms	6.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.40

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	5.9%
2000–2009	7.1%
1990–1999	10.3%
1980–1989	5.2%
1970–1979	15.5%
1960–1969	7.2%
1950–1959	18.5%
1940–1949	8.1%
1939 or earlier	22.4%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	4.2%
2 bedrooms	17.1%
3 bedrooms	58.7%
4 bedrooms	15.8%
5+ bedrooms	4.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.7%
1 vehicle	15.2%
2 vehicles	42.3%
3 or more	36.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	19.2%
Electricity	7.7%
Propane / LP gas	57.9%
Fuel oil	6.2%
Wood	8.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	340	62.3%
Cohabiting couple	44	8.1%
Male householder, no spouse	43	7.9%
Female householder, no spouse	119	21.8%
Households with children under 18	96	17.6%
Households with seniors (65+)	177	32.4%
Average household size	2.37

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	25.8%	19.5%
Married	62.7%	56.0%
Separated	0.7%	0.8%
Widowed	0.7%	11.0%
Divorced	10.1%	12.7%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	93.9%
Bachelor's or higher	16.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	18	8.3%
Kindergarten	7	3.2%
Elementary school	76	35.0%
High school	55	25.3%
College / grad school	61	28.1%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	31.2%
Service	8.5%
Sales & office	23.0%
Natural resources & construction	11.8%
Production & transportation	25.5%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	83.6%
Government	11.3%
Self-employed	5.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	83.5%
Carpool	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	3.7%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	31.5

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	33.3%
Retirement income	26.6%
Supplemental Security	13.2%
Cash public assistance	6.8%
Food stamps / SNAP	17.4%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	35.8%
High cholesterol	35.1%
Heart disease	7.5%
Stroke	3.4%
Asthma	11.0%
Arthritis	31.4%
Kidney disease	3.2%
Pulmonary disease	9.0%
Cancer	7.2%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	19.0%
No physical activity	22.7%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	31.8%
Fair or poor health	16.1%
Poor mental health	16.4%
Poor physical health	12.0%
No health insurance	10.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	73.7%
Visited dentist	64.9%
Cholesterol screening	90.9%
Teeth loss	14.1%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	62	5.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	21.8%
Under 18	13.1%
18–64 years	18.6%
65 and over	37.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	76.2%
Public insurance	42.5%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,268	98.1%
Spanish	8	0.6%
Other Indo-European	8	0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,289	99.7%
Born in same state	1,289	99.7%
Born in different state	1,241	96.0%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	4	0.3%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%