Most working residents leave Wheatley for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Forrest City (25%), Memphis (10%) and Palestine (6%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wheatley2%

Forrest City25%

Memphis10%

Palestine6%

Little Rock4%

31 mi

median commute distance

189

jobs based in Wheatley

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Housing

A typical Wheatley home is worth about $95K

The typical Wheatley home is worth about $95,000, down 2.2% in a year, 58% below the Arkansas typical home.

$95KZillow home value

Typical home value

Wheatley$95K

Arkansas$227K

−2.2%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Natural hazards

High risk, with tornadoes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

TornadoesInland floodingDrought

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Wheatley has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–51°

Spring52–72°

Summer70–90°

Fall52–73°

Nov 11

typical first frost

Mar 18

typical last frost

+0.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Health

How healthy Wheatley is

Wheatley beats the Arkansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Arkansas

2 better21 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	Wheatley	AR
More adults treating high blood pressure	82.7%	76.9%
More adults getting cholesterol checked	87.9%	84.8%
More adults who have had a stroke	5.5%	4%

Forrest City Medical Center

20.3 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Outdoors

0% of Wheatley is conserved land

2.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 1,954 acres

2.7 mi

of trails · 0.9 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Wheatly City Park	0.2 mi	1

A job hub

Every workday, about 186 people come to Wheatley for work

Where Wheatley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

189jobs based in Wheatley

2%of working residents work in town

31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2012 · Wheatley AR 001 · Wikimedia Commons

Wheatley’s story

Wheatley in pictures

22 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

2005ARMap-doton-Wheatley
2012Wheatley AR 001

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About Wheatley

Town in Arkansas, United States

Wheatley is a town in southwest St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 279 at the 2020 census, down from 355 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population: 279
Area: 3.2 sq mi
Elevation: 210 ft
ZIP code: 72392

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What makes Wheatley stand out

374 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Most working residents commute out of Wheatley