John Day River from hill · Photo: Jsayre64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wheeler County, Oregon
1,485 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Wheeler County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
John Day River from hill · Photo: Jsayre64 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Listings a voucher can reach, per 100 voucher households
—
Needs today’s listings and HUD’s voucher count
People counted homeless, 2025
6,255
−207 vs. 2024 · 4,171 unsheltered · one January night, across Oregon Balance of State CoC (OR-505)
Year-round shelter beds
1,469
Emergency shelter, across Oregon Balance of State CoC (OR-505) · 121 permanent supportive housing beds
Income-restricted properties with open waitlists
—
No income-restricted properties tracked here yet
Point-in-Time count, Oregon Balance of State CoC (OR-505)
HUD counts people experiencing homelessness on one night each January, by Continuum of Care. Wheeler County is part of Oregon Balance of State CoC; these figures cover the whole CoC, not just the county.
Where people slept, by year
The unsheltered share fell from 73% to 67% of everyone counted (2023 to 2025).
Shelter beds against people counted
In 2025 there were 33 year-round shelter beds per 100 people counted. Rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing are not shelter and are shown below.
| Year | All people | Sheltered | Unsheltered | Shelter beds (ES + TH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,365 | 1,446 | 3,919 | 1,250 |
| 2024 | 6,462 | 1,397 | 5,065 | 1,686 |
| 2025 | 6,255 | 2,084 | 4,171 | 2,089 |
| Group | 2025 |
|---|---|
| All people | 6,255 |
| Sheltered | 2,084 |
| Unsheltered | 4,171 |
| Chronically homeless | 1,654 |
| Veterans | 417 |
| People in families with children | 1,065 |
| Unaccompanied youth | 695 |
Year-round beds by type
3,734 beds
| Emergency shelter | 1,469 | 39% |
|---|---|---|
| Transitional housing | 620 | 17% |
| Rapid re-housing | 1,524 | 41% |
| Permanent supportive housing | 121 | 3% |
Only the first two are shelter. Rapid re-housing is short-term rental help; permanent supportive housing is long-term housing with services.
How OR-505 compares with other Oregon CoCs
People counted homeless per 10,000 residents, 2025. Each Continuum of Care’s count divided by the population of the counties it covers.
- Portland, Gresham/Multnomah County (OR-501)131
- Eugene, Springfield/Lane County (OR-500)91
- Central Oregon (OR-503)82
- Oregon Balance of State (OR-505)56
- Medford, Ashland/Jackson County (OR-502)52
- Salem/Marion, Polk Counties (OR-504)49
- Hillsboro, Beaverton/Washington County (OR-506)16
- Clackamas County (OR-507)13
Oregon Balance of State counts 56 per 10,000, ranking 4th of 8 Oregon CoCs. Populations are county totals; a county split between CoCs is divided evenly.
Sources: HUD Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory counts (by Continuum of Care); HUD Picture of Subsidized Households; HUD LIHTC database; Census ACS 2024 5-year population; Range Lab RST income-restricted property listings and rental listings. About the data.