Wheeler County, GA Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 4,596 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 4,700 | 2.3 | 104 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 4,800 | 2.1 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 4,800 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 4,700 | -2.1 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 4,800 | 2.1 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 4,900 | 2.1 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 5,000 | 2.0 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 5,100 | 2.0 | 100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 5,100 | 0.0 | 0 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 5,155 | 1.1 | 55 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 5,145 | -0.2 | -10 |
97 | 67 | - | - |
| 1982 | 5,159 | 0.3 | 14 |
64 | 59 | - | - |
| 1983 | 5,054 | -2.0 | -105 |
58 | 56 | - | - |
| 1984 | 5,099 | 0.9 | 45 |
69 | 54 | - | - |
| 1985 | 5,100 | 0.0 | 1 |
73 | 56 | - | - |
| 1986 | 5,019 | -1.6 | -81 |
68 | 55 | - | - |
| 1987 | 4,987 | -0.6 | -32 |
65 | 60 | - | - |
| 1988 | 4,937 | -1.0 | -50 |
64 | 55 | - | - |
| 1989 | 4,881 | -1.1 | -56 |
70 | 50 | - | - |
| 1990 | 4,903 | 0.5 | 22 |
59 | 41 | - | - |
| 1991 | 5,063 | 3.3 | 160 |
100 | 86 | 0 | -7 |
| 1992 | 5,109 | 0.9 | 46 |
68 | 62 | 0 | -82 |
| 1993 | 5,301 | 3.8 | 192 |
58 | 64 | 0 | 66 |
| 1994 | 5,355 | 1.0 | 54 |
59 | 40 | -1 | -87 |
| 1995 | 5,475 | 2.2 | 120 |
66 | 72 | -1 | -4 |
| 1996 | 5,748 | 5.0 | 273 |
69 | 71 | 0 | 116 |
| 1997 | 5,974 | 3.9 | 226 |
65 | 59 | 0 | 63 |
| 1998 | 6,006 | 0.5 | 32 |
67 | 56 | 0 | -97 |
| 1999 | 6,111 | 1.7 | 105 |
68 | 53 | 0 | -51 |
| 2000 | 6,179 | 1.1 | 68 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 6,674 | 8.0 | 495 |
83 | 81 | 11 | 477 |
| 2002 | 6,541 | -2.0 | -133 |
66 | 65 | 11 | -140 |
| 2003 | 6,500 | -0.6 | -41 |
75 | 56 | 10 | -64 |
| 2004 | 6,394 | -1.6 | -106 |
82 | 51 | 8 | -137 |
| 2005 | 6,573 | 2.8 | 179 |
80 | 59 | 9 | 150 |
| 2006 | 6,831 | 3.9 | 258 |
81 | 37 | 8 | 210 |
| 2007 | 6,830 | 0.0 | -1 |
85 | 38 | 9 | -55 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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