WheelerMS
A town of 524, settled in 1888.
Is Wheeler a good place to live?
Wheeler has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
524 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wheeler: who provides what
Wheeler is unincorporated, so Prentiss County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wheeler.
Most of Wheeler’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Wheeler’s average trip to work stands at 17 minutes, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. The top destinations are Booneville (31%), Tupelo (14%) and Baldwyn (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Wheeler’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Prentiss County School District. The largest public high school is Wheeler High School, with 577 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 577 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Wheeler’s year
The town’s peak summer temperature stands at 90°F, against 91°F in Mississippi’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are more common in Wheeler than in Mississippi
27% never finished high school. For adults 25 and older in Wheeler, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 34%. Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 9% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s midpoint age comes in at 33.6 years.
| Wheeler | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.6 years | 37 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 25% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Wheeler’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.2 points. Across Mississippi, 51.5% of residents are women.
| Wheeler | MS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.5% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 27.3% | 12.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 29.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 21.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 15.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 33.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Wheeler is
In Wheeler, 16% of adults have diabetes. CDC measures, 31 in all: Wheeler beats Mississippi on 4 and trails on 6. Also worth knowing: among 102 Mississippi towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Wheeler. 37% of adults in Wheeler get no exercise outside work; 45% have high blood pressure.
| Wheeler | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 45% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Wheeler | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Wheeler, mostly inland flooding
Nearly a third of Wheeler’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 23%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Wheeler
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wheeler
About 8 of every 100 Wheeler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Wheeler for work
Where Wheeler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wheeler
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Wheeler is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Prentiss County, Mississippi. Per the 2020 United States census, the population was 274. Its ZIP code is 38880.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- ZIP code
- 38880
Questions about Wheeler
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheeler, MS a good place to live?
Wheeler has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.