Am I Rural? – Report

Report produced by the Rural Health Information Hub on 03/21/25.

Location
Report Address:
Wheeler, OR *

Latitude: 45.68936
Longitude: -123.88261

Census Tract:
    41057960100 (2010)
    41057960102 (2020)

County:
Tillamook County, OR

* Report is for a specific point in Wheeler, OR. Results may not be the same for all points in Wheeler, OR.

Common Rural Definitions
How Your Location is Defined
Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), 2023

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Nonmetropolitan - not located in a metropolitan or micropolitan area.
Urban Areas, 2020

Data Source: 2023 TIGER/Line, U.S. Census Bureau

Located within an Urban Area.
  • Urban Area Name: Bayside Gardens--Manzanita, OR Urban Area
  • UA Number: 05935
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) defined rural areas

Data Source: List provided by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy - updated 11/21/2024

Tillamook County, OR has been designated by FORHP as rural.
Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) 2010

Data Source: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service

Note: FAR levels are based on 2010 ZIP codes, which may be different than what the location currently uses

ZIP code (2010): 97147

  • FAR Level: 4
  • FAR Description: Areas where the majority of the population lives 60 minutes or more from Urbanized Areas (50,000 or more population); and 45 minutes or more from Urban Clusters (25,000-49,999 population); and 30 minutes or more Urban Clusters (10,000-24,999 population); and 15 minutes or more from Urban Clusters (2,500-9,999 population). Note: Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau prior to the 2020 Census.

For a full list of FAR ZIP codes, see: Frontier and Remote Area Codes, Economic Research Service.

Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs)
by 2010 census tract

Data Source: Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes, Economic Research Service

  • RUCA Code: 10.0
  • Primary Description: Rural areas: primary flow to a tract outside a UA or UC (including self)
Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCCs) 2023

Data Source: Economic Research Service

RUCCs are assigned at the county level.

Information for Tillamook County

  • RUCC Code: 7
  • RUCC Description: Nonmetro - Urban population of 5,000 to 20,000, not adjacent to a metro area
Urban Influence Codes (UICs) 2024

Data Source: Economic Research Service

 Information for Tillamook County
  • Urban Influence Code: 8
  • UIC Description: Noncore, not adjacent to a metro area and contains a town of at least 5,000 residents
Census 2020, Percent Rural

Data Source: Urban and Rural, U.S. Census Bureau

Information for Tillamook County
  • Percent of County Population that is Rural: 60.66
Program Eligibility
The information provided by this service addresses only the rural aspect of a program's requirements. Your Am I Rural? report is not a guarantee of your rural status. Please check with the program contacts directly to verify your eligibility for specific federal programs.
Program Rural? Explanation
CMS - Rural Health Clinics (RHC) Program YES CMS interim guidance considers a location to meet the rural location requirement for the RHC program if it is outside of an urbanized area in the 2010 Census Bureau data OR if it is outside of an urban area in the 2020 Census Bureau data.
  • This location is outside of 2010 Urbanized Areas
Shortage Designations
Area Type Details
Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) YES
Name: Low Income/Homeless - Tillamook County
ID: 1418321681
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Homeless Population HPSA
Score: 6
Date of Designation: August 4, 1994
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Dental Care HPSA YES
Name: Low Income - Tillamook County
ID: 6418341991
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 11
Date of Designation: January 12, 2004
Last Update: September 10, 2021
Mental Health HPSA YES
Name: LI - Tillamook County
ID: 7418995272
Type: HPSA Population
Population: Low Income Population HPSA
Score: 18
Date of Designation: August 6, 2021
Last Update: August 6, 2021
Medically Underserved Area/Population YES
Name: TILLAMOOK SERVICE AREA
ID: 03930
Type: Medically Underserved Area
Score: 61.2999992
Date of Designation: August 10, 1992
Last Update: August 10, 1992

For data sources and definitions, see the Rural Classifications help section.