Wheeler's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
A
Commute -
C+
Education -
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Weather -
D-
Amenities
About Wheeler, KS
Wheeler, KS is located in Cheyenne County in the state of Kansas.
The total City Population for Wheeler is about 2,016 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $86,000, which is roughly 27% lower than the Average Home Value of $117,888 for the state of Kansas, and roughly 60% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $46,058, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $60,103 for the state of Kansas, and roughly 29% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.08Male Population Estimate: 50.6%
Female Population Estimate: 49.4%
Median Age: 51.1
Male Median Age: 48.7
Female Median Age: 52.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:3.1%
Asian:1%
Other:0.4%
Indian:0.2%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Jerry Moran](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jerry_moran.jpg)
![Roger Marshall](/assets/images/politicians/senators/roger_marshall.jpg)
![Laura Kelly](/assets/images/politicians/governors/laura_kelly.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 15.68%
Libertarian: 1.54%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Wheeler specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cheyenne County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cheyenne County: About 150.546 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cheyenne County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 48% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Kansas is ranked #46 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 21.44 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.82The average living wage for the state of Kansas is $30.66/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Kansas a minimum wage score of 9.33 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Kansas a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Kansas is $160.23, resulting in a UI benefit score of 16.79 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Kansas does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Kansas does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Kansas does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Kansas does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Kansas does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Kansas does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Kansas does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Kansas does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Kansas does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Kansas does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Kansas does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Kansas does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Kansas does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Kansas does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Kansas does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Kansas does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Kansas does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Kansas does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 67756Latitude: 39.764200
Longitude: -101.712900
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 3293.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 785