Ben Wheeler is a tiny town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 456 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ben Wheeler is the 950th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Ben Wheeler was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ben Wheeler economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ben Wheeler, where the median household income is $120,523.00.Ben Wheeler is a blue-collar town, with 40.52% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Ben Wheeler is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ben Wheeler who work in management occupations (34.15%), office and administrative support (9.41%), and healthcare (5.93%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.10% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Ben Wheeler’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. One downside of living in Ben Wheeler is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ben Wheeler, the average commute to work is 48.26 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Ben Wheeler doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Ben Wheeler are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.06% of adults in Ben Wheeler have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Ben Wheeler in 2022 was $35,775, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,100 for a family of four. However, Ben Wheeler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ben Wheeler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ben Wheeler residents report their race to be White. Ben Wheeler also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.44% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ben Wheeler include English, Irish, Italian, German, and French. The most common language spoken in Ben Wheeler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Spanish.
