Wheeler County, Texas
7 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,862
- Median household income
- $60,167
- ±10,942
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 112 of 2,352 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.3%
- 1,722 of 1,928 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wheeler | 4,927 (2021) | Po Box 486, Wheeler | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mobeetie | 86 (2021) | Po Box 56, Mobeetie | — |
| City of Shamrock | 1,773 (2021) | 116 W 2nd St, Shamrock | — |
| City of Wheeler | 1,462 (2021) | Po Box 98, Wheeler | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wheeler County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 1030, Wheeler | Website |
| South Wheeler County Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 511, Shamrock | — |
| Wheeler County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 658, Temple | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
FORT ELLIOTT CISD
School district1 schools
501 E WILSON, Briscoe, TX, 79011
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KELTON ISD
School district1 schools
16703 FM 2697, Wheeler, TX, 79096
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SHAMROCK ISD
School district1 schools
100 S ILLINOIS ST, Shamrock, TX, 79079
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WHEELER ISD
School district1 schools
1 MUSTANG DR, Wheeler, TX, 79096
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.